A display of cars from the 007 blockbuster No Time To Die will be in pole position at Silverstone for The Classic over the end-of-summer bank holiday weekend 26-28 August. To celebrate 60 years of James Bond on the silver screen, EON Productions and Christie’s are teaming up to present a very special two-part charity auction with 60 standout lots. The … [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 … [Read more...]
Historic F1 sounds echo again at Silverstone
Historic-sounding F1 cars will once again be lining up at Silverstone over the August Bank Holiday. The Silverstone Grand Prix circuit will once again reverberate to the awesome shrill of F1’s best-ever sounding engines at The Classic this summer 26-28 August. The high-revving V8, V10 and V12 powertrains introduced at the end of the 1980s to supersede … [Read more...]
Sportslines 25 November
Ticket sales for The Classic 2022 open today – one month ahead of Christmas – and all those booking their tickets before midnight on the opening day will be in with a great chance of winning some absolutely amazing prizes. Lucky winners could be rewarded with a pair a of weekend tickets to the 2022 Formula 1 British Grand Prix 1-3 July also hosted at … [Read more...]
The Classic returns to captivate car lovers this weekend
This weekend’s eagerly-anticipated 30th birthday edition of The Classic 30 July – 1 August will be the biggest and best in the festival’s outstanding history with record grids, record classic car displays, record anniversary circuit parades and record ticket sales plus epic levels of very welcome entertainment for the whole family. “It’s the high-octane, … [Read more...]
The Classic tribute to the Triumph Stag
As the world’s biggest celebration of retro motoring and motor sport, The Classic is renowned for its record-breaking celebrations of bygone road and racing icons. Visitors to recent festivals have witnessed giant track parades featuring unprecedented numbers of Ferrari F40s, Jaguar XJ220s, McLaren sportscars, Porsche 911s and even Formula One racers. This … [Read more...]
Looking back at historic Welsh racer
Unlike best-selling blockbuster novels, specialized books on niche subjects tend to trickle off bookshop shelves over a far longer period of time, so it was perhaps not unusual to receive a fresh new copy of Cyril Kieft’s definitive racing biography some sixteen years after it was first launched in 2005. Despite the delay, this authorized biography, proved … [Read more...]
The Classic gears up for summer spectacular
As the world’s biggest historic motor racing festival, The Classic is an incomparable celebration of motoring nostalgia featuring mind-boggling numbers of automotive legends from both road and track. For a long three-day weekend in high summer, Silverstone’s paddocks are packed with unrivalled multitudes of retro race cars all revving up … [Read more...]
Aston Martin to re-evaluate entry into WEC series
Aston Martin Lagonda has postponed development of its World Endurance Championship Hypercar race entry following the recent decision by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the International Motor Sport Association to harmonise the Hypercar class with the so-called LMDh prototype category in the WEC from 2021 and the US-based WeatherTech Sportscar Championship … [Read more...]
Take a few historic laps of Silverstone
We’re all familiar with the iconic Silverstone track and the incredible F1 moments created there. What some people don’t know is that Silverstone was initially built on the site of a World War II Royal Air Force bomber station, which opened in 1943. Leasing Options has created an animation where you can see how the track has evolved from three runways … [Read more...]
