Amazingly, the august RAC Club has been celebrating and championing motoring achievements for more than 125 years and their glitzy clubhouse in exclusive Pall Mall is home to some of the most spectacular motoring trophies, including the British Grand Prix and Tourist Trophy. Now in their fifth year, the prestigious RAC Historic Awards annually celebrates exceptional events, people, endeavors and … [Read more...]
Racing
Classics go futuristic
Goodwood's 2024 Revival will serve as a landmark moment in motorsport history, as the entire weekend of historic racing is set to take place exclusively using sustainable fuel. Already an event that champions second-hand sustainability, today’s announcement sees the Revival further extend its Revive & Thrive ethos with sustainable fuel ensuring the future of classic combustion engine … [Read more...]
It’s Evans above all others in Japan
Elfyn Evans secured a lights-to-flag victory on Sunday at FORUM8 Rally Japan as his Toyota Gazoo Racing team locked out the top three positions on home soil. Welsh driver Evans clinched his eighth career win by finishing a dominant 1min 17.7sec ahead of team-mate Sébastien Ogier at this final round of the season, confirming his place as the runner-up driver in the 2023 FIA World Rally … [Read more...]
TOCA Junior Championship planned for 2025
TOCA – organiser of the British Touring Car Championship – has provided initial outline information regarding its proposed TOCA Junior Championship for saloons from 2025. It is important to note that these details remain subject to the final approval of Motorsport UK in relation to issuing the necessary permits for the new championship. The particulars contained herein are in no way presumptive … [Read more...]
Silverstone Festival 2024 details and discounts
Tickets for the 2024 Silverstone Festival will go on general sale on Wednesday 15 November with best prices offered to those booking the following weekend. The event will once again be staged over the end-of-summer bank holiday weekend – which next year is 23-25 August – and will offer fantastic fun-fuelled entertainment for all the family. Staged at the home of British motorsport, the … [Read more...]
2024 Kwik Fit BTCC boosted
The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship says all cars will receive double the power via its hybrid-turbo boost system from next season onwards. The BTCC became the first touring car series in the world to introduce hybrid power when it was officially launched for the 2022 season, which was followed by further tweaking to the way in which the hybrid power was deployed in 2023. With … [Read more...]
Mansell mania makes millions in auction
There is no doubt that ‘Mansell mania’ continues to be strong, with an incredible set of results achieved for Nigel Mansell’s Legacy Collection. Highlights from the collection being sold by the 1992 Formula One World Champion included the 1985 Canon Williams Honda European Grand Prix Helmet 'First Win'. Worn by Mansell in the 1985 European Grand Prix when driving for Canon Williams Honda, it was … [Read more...]
Great names return for Silverstone Festival
Two of the most successful teams in British Grand Prix history in recent decades – Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS and Williams Racing – will be supporting Silverstone’s 75thanniversary celebrations at Silverstone Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend 25-27 August. Williams famously won its first-ever Grand Prix win at Silverstone in 1979 and since then has racked up seven further victories with star … [Read more...]
Racing lines 10 August
Visitors to this summer’s Silverstone Festival 25-27 August will be treated to the sensational sounds of BRM’s incredible V16 – widely hailed as the greatest sounding F1 engine of all time. It will be the first time Silverstone has reverberated to the mind-blowing wail of BRM’s fearsome supercharged 1.5-litre power plant in public for more than a generation and is yet another highlight among the … [Read more...]
Seb secures Silverstone success
Welsh racer Seb Morris secured an excellent victory as part of an impressive podium hat-trick in the GT Cup Championship at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit over the weekend to mark a superb return to action for the Pro driver and team-mate Charles Dawson. Having been on the racing sidelines for more than three months, recovering from a broken back, Dawson starred and Wrexham’s Morris expertly … [Read more...]
