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Under wraps
We’ve been to France. Some of us to the wonderful Retromobile show; another party to photograph the F1 Renault which…
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Donington Park lease sold
A new company has taken a 150-year lease on Donington Park and vows to focus on the Collection and to…
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Manufacturers and fans flock to Essen
A Porsche stand featuring live restorations is one of the stars of TechnoClassica Essen 2007, which is billed as the…
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GT series launched
A new endurance race series for pre-1966 GTs and pre-1963 sports cars has been created by Flavien and Vanessa Marçais.…
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News in brief, April 2007
Stephane Ratel’s SRO organisation is planning to bring the mighty GT1 cars back in to racing this season with a…
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Bradford blast
Group B rally cars will take to the streets of Bradford City Centre on July 22 when cars from 'Slowly…
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Chimay licence restored
Racing will return to the Chimay street circuit in Belgium this year after local administrative issues were resolved. The annual…
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Show time
More than a decade after it last featured as a special stage on the Rally of Great Britain, Chatsworth in…
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Legends for Safari
Rally legends Stig Blomqvist (above) and Björn Waldegård are among early entries for the third East African Safari Classic Rally…
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McLaren life to be filmed
A feature film is to be made based on the life story of the late Bruce McLaren, with filming set…
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Preview Race Retro
Group B rally action and 450 stands at Stoneleigh show One of the biggest ever gatherings of Group B rally…
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Group C revival
The new team behind the management of the Group C/GTP race series is confident it will secure bigger grids for…
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GPLive – Turbo chargers
Organisers expect a dozen 1984-87 F1 cars for demonstration runs The organisers of the GPLive event at Donington Park in…
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Shelsley surfaces
The entire 1000 yards of Shelsley Walsh will be resurfaced before the 2007 season, with work at the historic Worcestershire…
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500cc anniversary
The 60th anniversary of the first race for 500cc Formula 3 cars at Gransden Lodge in July 1947 will be…
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Ex-Schumacher cars take pride of place
A small mews street in London is currently the home of four ex-Schumacher F1 cars. The Jordan, two Benettons and…
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‘Toulo’ de Graffenried
The passing of ‘Toulo’ de Graffenried has broken one of the few remaining links with the earliest post-war grands prix.…
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Benny Parsons
Former NASCAR Winston Cup champion Benny Parsons recently lost his battle against cancer, aged 66. The former taxi driver started…
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Gunnar Elmgren
The historic racing world was saddened to learn of the death of Gunnar Elmgren, until recently President of the FIA…
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How to...
…choose a historic racer An excellent place to start is with a sports-racing car: they are the perfect introduction as…
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