Inside historic racing: Race Retro drama, rare restorations and BTCC upgrades revealed

A journey through the UK’s historic motorsport scene, from pre-season testing to the spectacle of Race Retro. Photographer Jakob Ebrey captures standout moments — from rally stage drama and BTCC machinery upgrades to rare restorations and iconic race cars in action across Snetterton, Donington and Silverstone

White classic rally car with green and red stripes engulfed in flames during motorsport event

Disaster struck the Ford Anglia 105E of Ceri Morgan on the popular rally stage at Race Retro

April 1, 2026
Blue Ford touring car driven by Sutton with sponsor logos including Carlyle Tools and NAPA Auto Parts on racetrack

BTCC hero Ash Sutton’s team Alliance Racing has upgraded its Ford Focus ST hatches to ‘Titanium’ saloon spec, here at Snetterton

Vintage Guyson Special open‑wheel race car on display at Shelsley Walsh exhibition booth

Race Retro featured the restored Hepworth FF (Guyson Sandblaster Special) hillclimb car

Formula 1 car with United Colors of Benetton livery racing on track under golden sunset lighting with driver in red helmet

The versatile Tom Bradshaw is a lucky boy… here in a 1985 F1 Toleman at Donington

Talbot rally car driven by J. Pritchard kicking up mud on dirt rally stage with Welsh flag on roof

Our art ed loves a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, so no surprise he picked John Pritchard’s at Race Retro

Classic Ford race car in Jägermeister livery racing on track with Bosch and Shell sponsor logos

Ric Wood Motorsport is always good for a hairy old saloon – here’s its Zakspeed Capri turbo at Silverstone

Vintage endurance race car number 26 with Barclays International sponsor logo surrounded by team members in pit area

Amid a sea of GB3s and Ginettas at Donington, Jan Magnussen piloted Legacy Outlaws’ Lola T292

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