Since first opened by the Bugatti Owners Club in 1938, Prescott Hill, overlooking the idyllic Vale of Evesham, has become one of the UK’s premier speed hill climb venues. Its sinuous 1128-yard ribbon of tarmac has witnessed many titanic battles between the elite band of the specialist sports’ premier drivers, striving to win the British Hillclimb … [Read more...]
Veterans to run on sustainable fuel
RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run on Sunday 2 November will celebrate motoring’s past and embrace its future, with a revolutionary new sustainable fuel blend widely available for the very first time in the event’s long and storied history. While some of the 400+ pioneering pre-1905 horseless carriages are powered by steam and electric motors, … [Read more...]
121 year old lines up for historic rally
The RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run next month is reserved exclusively for pre-1905 vehicles, yet each year it welcomes remarkable ‘new’ discoveries from the very dawn of motoring. Such is the event’s enduring appeal that early motor cars continue to emerge, are painstakingly restored, and then showcased in the world’s longest-running … [Read more...]
Historic Motorsport, Heritage Engineering & Racing Passion!
Inaugurated in 2012, Castle Combe’s Autumn Classic race meeting has grown in popularity with both spectators and competitors, currently sitting third most well-liked of the UK’s historic motor racing carnivals, just below the Silverstone Festival and of course Goodwood’s Revival in this fiercely contested league. Sponsored by Avon Aluminium and celebrating … [Read more...]
Welsh Motorsport and Supercar Festival this weekend
There's a feast of fun with fantastic cars, bikes and fine classics at Pembrey Circuit, Kidwelly on Sunday. The second annual Welsh Motorsport and Supercar Festival will take place from 9.30am with displays on and around the track, celebrity interviews and appearances to keep families entertained and perhaps encourage some younger enthusiasts to try their … [Read more...]
Rain fails to dampen Goodwood historic event
Engines roar into life and grandstands fill with spectators, but rain continues to fall on this normally sunny enclave of Sussex on Revival weekend. Whether spectator, competitor or official the delay just heightens anticipation which after Friday’s qualify sessions, indicates the very competitive nature of this year’s race card containing the cream … [Read more...]
Mr Motorsport passes the chequered flag
As a tribute to mark the sad passing of legendary motorsport team manager Stuart Turner on Monday 8 September, we publish the following report of ‘An Evening with Stuart Turner’, hosted by Swansea Motor Club 14 April 2013 Almost 150 South Wales motor club members and business leaders were held enthralled for three hours on Wednesday 10 April, when renowned … [Read more...]
Epic Festival of Speed to remember
With Formula 1 as its main theme, the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, supported again by Mastercard, provided an epic weekend for hard-wired petrol heads to casual motoring enthusiasts! Held in sublime British summer weather, the 4-day weekend attracted over 200,000 spectators to the stunning Sussex estate with the headline theme ‘Champions and … [Read more...]
Speed king seeks new crown
Exactly a century after Sir Malcolm Campbell set a 150mph World Land Speed Record at Pendine, grandson Don Wales revealed he eyes the 200mph barrier in a steam-powered eco-racer. 100 years after Sir Malcolm’s 350hp ‘Bluebird’ Sunbeam streaked across the sand to set the new world record on 21 July 1925, Don was in the driving seat (above) for a staged … [Read more...]
Historic results on hot Nicky Grist Stages
William Creighton scorched to victory on the Nicky Grist Stages, when he won the event for the first time in his Castrol MEM Rally Team Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. Builth Wells Mayor Cllr. Mark Hammond flagged the cars away from the start of the Quinton Motor Club organised event from outside Strand Hall, as 142 crews headed out for the morning loop of four … [Read more...]
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