Spain will host the final round of this year’s FIA European Rally Championship after being added to the calendar on Monday. Rising stars of the ERC will cross paths with FIA World Rally Championship legends as both series combine at RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada - offering the ultimate spectacle to rally fans worldwide from 20 - 22 October. The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with … [Read more...]
Racing to help woods and trees
SRO Motorsports Group has further diversified its sustainability strategy by joining the fight to protect and revive forests. Working with Reforest'Action and its partner Sylva Nova, SRO will support reforestation in the Walloon region of Belgium by helping to restore an area of high biological interest. This represents the next step in the company's growing effort to reduce its own … [Read more...]
Formula Student takes to the grid next weekend
With Covid restrictions lifted, spectators will be back in full force at Silverstone for Formula Student, which will take place at the famed circuit across the weekend of 9-10 July. For the first time in two years, more than 130 teams from over 30 countries will have the chance to showcase the results of their hard work in formal presentations and dynamic events at the home of British … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 July
Hundreds of beautiful and valuable classic cars are heading to France with Brittany Ferries this weekend belonging to Brits and other nationals attending the biennial Le Mans Classic festival in Pays de la Loire. Around 430 rare and valuable made the voyage from Portsmouth to ports of Caen and St Malo with an estimated value is £25.8 million, making the garages of Brittany Ferries' vessels among … [Read more...]
Ultimate air b&b for F1 fans on show this weekend
As the home of British motorsport prepares to welcome record crowds at this weekend’s Grand Prix, new pictures have been released of the luxury residences currently being built just yards from Silverstone’s hallowed tarmac. Escapade Silverstone is an £80m development of two, three and four-bedroom residences next to the racetrack’s most legendary series of corners - Copse, Maggots, Becketts and … [Read more...]
Fan-tastic supercar sets Goodwood record
Former F1 driver Max Chilton driving an innovative Batmobile-like EV equipped with a pair of fans creating 2000kg of downforce, provided an impressive climax to Goodwood’s mid-summer motorsport soiree. Followed by an impressive swirl of dust as it whooshed along, the diminutive Gloucestershire-made car’s stealth-fighter-like profile might look intimidating, with a footprint based on a 1960s F1 … [Read more...]
British Motorsport Day Westminster presentation
Motorsport UK and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Motorsport yesterday presented Our Eclectic Future at British Motorsport Day in the Palace of Westminster to showcase the vision of a world powered by a range of use-appropriate systems and fuels. Fossil-fuels will continue to power existing vehicles around the world for quite some time, and therefore solutions are needed to shift to … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 June
Ferrari has overhauled its new and used car programme, service and maintenance. Warranty is good for seven years and it’s been backdated for many models sold since 2015 while buyers can choose to extend it to 15 years on major components and that is transferable to new owners while a new approved used programme is on-line. Ford says it wants to build its new generation of electric cars in … [Read more...]
Hi-def dash-cam close to human eye resolution
Smart car and car networking company, Cruise Cloud Technology Corporation, is launching its MIOFIVE 4K Dash Cam with 5G Wi-Fi and built in storage. The high end driving recorder with 24 Hour Parking Monitoring and G-Sensor, uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to make the driving experience smarter, smoother and safer is available on Amazon UK for £149.99. Equipped with a Sony … [Read more...]
Classic racer renovation recognised
Among the many awards given at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza of Villa d’Este is one that recognises the historical and cultural importance of the motor car. FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciensor international federation of historic vehicles) established its Best Preserved Vehicle Awards in 2016 to reward the custodians of truly authentic and perfectly maintained … [Read more...]