The 1927 Alvis Grand Prix car, one of the first of its kind to use front wheel drive, has been extensively restored 96 years after a retirement at Brooklands curtailed the factory effort. Abandoned in a Warwickshire scrapyard after its race career ended, the sole surviving Alvis Grand Prix is highly original, having not been subjected to years of … [Read more...]
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Weekend roadtest: GWM Funky Cat 1st Edition
The UK’s electric car revolution is becoming a bloody affair. From initially resisting the new technology on cost grounds including writing off established investments in petrol and diesel engine technology and having to develop hybrid or pure electric powertrains, along with making tens of thousands of workers redundant, manufacturers have struggled to … [Read more...]
Newslines 6 April
Welsh government is very unlikely to see £7.35m it spent on an ill-fated Circuit of Wales racetrack project, it has told the BBC. Officials say there is "little chance" of getting it back from the insolvent company behind the £433M Circuit of Wales after the project fell apart in 2017 when the Welsh government rejected a request to guarantee almost half … [Read more...]
Grand Prix legends return to Silverstone
An incredible grid of legendary front-engined Grand Prix cars will be one of the standout highlights at Silverstone Festival 2023 from 25-27 August which this summer is celebrating the world famous circuit’s 75thanniversary in spectacular style with special races, parades and displays. As ever, the three-day event will feature an unrivalled line-up of retro … [Read more...]
Welshman Morris steps onto podium
Former British GT Champion Seb Morris, from near Wrexham, delivered an impressive showing on his racing return at Donington Park over the weekend with an excellent podium finish just reward for a sparkling debut in the GT Cup Championship. Even though having been away from competitive track action for 10 months, and with the fresh challenge of a new car – … [Read more...]
Leading Welsh racer is back on track
Professional racing driver Seb Morris will make a very welcome return to endurance action just a few days from now having been confirmed as team-mate to GT4 driver Charles Dawson in the GT Cup Championship with RAM Racing. Welshman 26-year-old Morris, from Marford near Wrexham, is thrilled to be back in GT action for 2023 after being drafted in as Dawson’s … [Read more...]
Castle Combe Circuit programme unveiled
Castle Combe Racing Club successfully previewed its 2023 racing season with a Media & Track Day providing an opportunity for drivers and teams to test cars and meet journalists and snappers from motorsport magazines including Autosport and Motorsport News, before the season starts in earnest at Howards Day, Easter Monday 10 April. Typical spring weather … [Read more...]
Up close and personal with Ferrari F1
Fans visiting The Formula 1® Exhibition, in Madrid, can expect to get up close and personal with Scuderia Ferrari’s 2021 power unit. Exclusively displayed at the show, its inclusion marks the first ever public display of a Scuderia Ferrari power unit, and the first display of a Ferrari engine since 2013. Known for their extreme secrecy regarding design … [Read more...]
Maserati return to sports car racing
Maserati is back. The Autodromo Varano de’ Melegari was the setting for the track debut of the high-performance GT2, the car that epitomises the House of the Trident’s return to racing. The shakedown at the Parma circuit is the precursor to a series of events marking the run-up to the official unveiling of the car at the end of June in Belgium, at the 24 … [Read more...]
Welsh sports car’s leading light in F1 season opener Sunday
A Welsh made car will be the safest on the grid when the lights go out to start this year's F1 season in Bahrain on Sunday. Aston Martin will raise the intensity by unleashing the might of the world’s most powerful ultra-luxury St Athan-built SUV, DBX707, as an Official FIA Medical Car of Formula 1. The critically acclaimed DBX707 has received … [Read more...]
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