Britain’s very first Grand Prix was staged at Brooklands in 1926. Now, celebrating this year’s centenary in spectacular style, the award-winning Brooklands Museum is staging a very special event on Saturday 8 August – 100 years to the day after the original race was held. Marking this milestone in British motor racing history, an amazing gathering of 100 … [Read more...]
10,000 jobs & 130 companies hit by Welsh Government axe
Welsh Government has pulled support for 10,000 people and 130 companies who are members of the Welsh Automotive Forum. The 27 year old trade cluster has published its intention to voluntarily dissolve at the end of this month when funding ceases through Industry Wales, which is also being closed down by Welsh Government. WAF was established in 1999 to … [Read more...]
Race Retro shines in natural setting
BRSomehow Race Retro’s pleasant rural Warwickshire setting captures the true nature of all historic and club motor sport facets that the popular annual Stoneleigh gathering personifies. Porsche won its first of 19 Le Mans 24-hour victories in 1970 with a 917 driven by Hans Herrmann and British BRM F1 driver Richard Attwood, who anonymously sat next to me in … [Read more...]
Railway landmark event pulls into Llandudno
The biggest event in the heritage railway world is heading for Llandudno and Transport for Wales will be the headline sponsor. Hundreds of people from historic railways right across the UK are expected in Llandudno during March for the Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards 2026. Considered to be the ‘Oscars’ of the heritage rail world, the … [Read more...]
Rally North Wales regulations published
Regulations have been published for this year's Trailhead Get Jerky Rally North Wales. This year sees a return to Welshpool with unrivalled facilities for pre-event checks, Rally HQ and service. From there, competitors will have almost 45 competitive miles over 6 stages in the classic Dyfnant and Aberhirnant forest complex, plus a visit to Welshpool Town … [Read more...]
Britain to get new race and rally event
Motor Racing Legends and the British Automobile Racing Club has launched Rewind Tour Britain. Combining aspects of circuit racing and rallying in the spirit of the original Tour of Britain, this new event is set for May 27-30, 2027. The 1970s Tour of Britain was an innovative format, with stars of stage and circuit fighting head-to-head in lightly … [Read more...]
Historic motorsport models lined up for auction
Desirable historic motorsport models are set to get pulses racing when they go under the hammer with H&H Classics at its upcoming Millbrook Sale. The auction takes place on Wednesday 3 December at the historic Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, the second time it has hosted an H&H Classics auction this year. One of the stand out and oldest … [Read more...]
Rallye Prescott celebrates Colin McRae’s 1995 world championship
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...]
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