As head of Goose Communications, historic racer Nick Wigley is the man at the forefront of the Silverstone Classic. We asked him about the event and plans for its future.…
Ninety years to the day after Sir Malcolm Campbell became the first person to travel at 150mph; his World Land Speed Record run was re-created at Pendine Sands in South…
A scintillating Boulogne Trophy race for Vintage Racing Cars topped a thoroughly entertaining VSCC Hawthorn Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park. In front of a strong crowd, five cars enacted…
One of Britain fastest and most renowned racers of historic cars is also the head of a leading race preparation and restoration business. Paul Lawrence chatted with Martin Stretton about…
Over the last four or five seasons of historic racing, Andy Wolfe has really made his name as a racer and preparer in the mould of established aces like Martin…
American racer James King, now 70-years-old, is competing in major historic events on both sides of the Atlantic. He’s raced against some of the sport’s biggest names and is still…
By Jamie Howlett Oxford Brookes University is celebrating its 150th anniversary, and as part of a series of special events it hosted 'Motorsport: Past, Present and Future' on May 29…
The Dijon-Prenois circuit in France will forever be linked with the outrageous contest between Gilles Villeneuve and René Arnoux in the 1979 French Grand Prix. Those glory days for Dijon…
Continuing the Jaguar theme on our classified spotlights, this week we turn our attention from D-type to E-type. The Jaguar focus is appropriate, given that the marque celebrates its 80th…
I didn’t catch his surname, but at Goodwood a Motor Sport reader named John told me emphatically that a Ferrari was going to win in Malaysia. Vettel or Räikkönen? He was less…
Vintage Sports Car Club, Oulton Park, June 18 1977 At the time there were fears of perhaps terminal decline. Oulton Park, one of the world’s best inventions, had been sliced…
The Spa Six Hours. Sounds glamorous doesn’t it? Sounds like it should be stock full of low slung slices of exotica staffed by snake-hipped professional drivers who’ve just passed their…
Michael Lyons was the star of the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship at Zandvoort (August 29-31) taking two wins in his Hesketh 308E. The event was another huge success,…
By David Brabham Photos: PSP Images Looking back over the last weekend at the Silverstone Classic, I have very mixed emotions. On the one hand it was a great event,…
If ever proof was needed that for some people, things come all too easily, then look no further than the case of one Stirling Moss. In 1961 he secured his…
The practice periods An account of the practice sessions will be found on pages 465-6. It is suggested that these pages be digested before this race report. So the RAC…
