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BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB PLANS BUMPER RACE CARD FOR SILVERSTONE

Golden Jubilee for Times Trophy race The 50th anniversary of the Times Trophy race will be celebrated at the Bentley Drivers Club’s 73rd annual race meeting at Silverstone on Saturday 7 August 2021, writes Stuart Newman. A Bentley scratch race, incorporating a contest for pre-war cars, the Times Trophy is the meeting’s blue riband event and will be the high point of an 11-race p...

6 HOURS OF MAGNY-COURS 2021

Jean-Claude Andruet and Henri Leconte to race at Magny-Cours Around 20 teams have entered Les 6 Heures de Magny-Cours, organised by V de V Sports during the weekend 14-16 May. The six-hour endurance race will also provide an opportunity to prepare for the eagerly-awaited Les 2 Tours d’Horloge, which will be revived on the Paul Ricard circuit in November. The types of car and regulatio...

MODENA CENTO ORE 2021

Italy from east to west The 2021 Modena Cento Ore, takes place on 8-13 June, and will run from the Adriatic to the Mediterranean along the most beautiful roads in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria and Marche. Taking a coast-to-coast route the event includes 10 special uphill stages on roads closed to normal traffic, three races on the circuits at Misano, Imola and Mugello, and 1 super specia...

FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

Round 2, 29th Historic Vltava Rallye Round 2 of the 2021 FIA EHRC takes place in the Czech Republic on 7-8. The rally is based in the Bohemian city of Klatovy and has attracted an international field of 24 cars from 10 nations with a great selection of historic cars, writes Jeff Carter. Category 4 has six entries from Spain, Austria, Finland and two home entries from the Czech Republic. Da...

SPECIAL: JACK FISHER

BOOK REVIEW By Ken Davies Special: JACK FISHER Click HERE to read Ken Davies' review on our Buy a Book page.

PORSCHE 911 SC - EXPERIENCES & ILLUSTRATED PRACTICAL ADVICE FROM ONE MAN'S HOME RESTORATION

BOOK REVIEW By Peter Baker Porsche 911 SC - Experiences & illustrated practical advice from one man's home restoration Click HERE to read Peter Baker's review on our Buy a Book page.

HERO-ERA 2021

Gearing up for 2021 HERO-ERA, now based at Bicester Heritage, is making a dramatic post-lockdown return, with 10 historic events planned for the rest of 2021. The schedule begins with A Novice Trial, based in Bicester, running between 21-23 May, and followed with some well-established favourites that include, the Classic Marathon (Spain and Northern Portugal), The Scottish Malts, RAC Rall...

HSCC SNETTERTON

HSCC 2021 championships open at Snetterton The Historic Sports Car Club opens its 2021 racing season with a bumper programme on the Snetterton 300 circuit over the weekend of 17/18 April, writes Paul Lawrence. With over 240 entries and 19 races it will be a full weekend with some fine racing. Sadly, after a change in government instructions, spectators will not now be allowed at the event....

D129OOE - THE WORKS MG MAESTRO 2.0 EFI

BOOK REVIEW By Ken Davies D129OOE - The works MG Maestro 2.0 Efi Click HERE to read Ken Davies’ review on our Buy a Book page.

FORMULA 1 - CAR BY CAR 1990-99

BOOK REVIEW By Peter Baker FORMULA 1 - CAR BY CAR 1990-99 Click HERE to read Peter Baker's review on our Buy a Book page.

FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

Round 1, 36th Sanremo Rally Storico The 36th Sanremo Rally Storico gets underway on Friday 9th April and will host Round 1 of the nine-round 2021 FIA European Historic Rally Championship, writes Jeff Carter. Based in the north west Italian town of Sanremo, the rally will consist of a total of 437.74km, with 14 special stages over 131.3km on asphalt. The two-day event will see six stages on...

CASTLE COMBE RACING CLUB

Howard’s Day 2021, Easter Monday 5 April Castle Combe Racing Club will once again organise one of the first post-lockdown race meetings of the season at the popular Wiltshire circuit, running four double-header races for the Club's well-supported FF 1600, GT, Saloon and Hot Hatch Challenge. Operating under approved COVID-19 protocols as required by the UK Government, an entry of over 100 ...

HOW NOT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL RACING DRIVER

BOOK REVIEW By Ken Davies HOW NOT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL RACING DRIVER Click HERE to read Ken Davies’ review on our Buy a Book page.

THE ESSENTIAL BUYER'S GUIDE - RELIANT SCIMITAR GTE (1968-1986) SE5, SE6, SE8 (1989-1990) MIDDLEBRIDGE

BOOK REVIEW By Peter Baker The Essential Buyer’s Guide - RELIANT SCIMITAR GTE (1968-1986) SE5, SE6, SE8 (1989-1990) MIDDLEBRIDGE Click HERE to read Peter Baker’s review on our Buy a Book page....

HSCC DONINGTON PARK

Historic F2 and Classic F3 open at Donington Park The Historic Sports Car Club’s 2021 Historic Formula 2 Series and Classic Formula 3/Classic Formula Ford 2000 Championship start at Donington Park over the Easter weekend (2-3 April) during the Masters Historic Festival, writes Paul Lawrence. The Historic Formula 2 season will kick off on Saturday with a fantastic entry of 1970s single...

FORD MODEL T - AN ENTHUSIAST'S GUIDE - 1908 TO 1927 (ALL MODELS AND VARIANTS)

Out now from Porter Press International – FORD MODEL T - AN ENTHUSIAST’S GUIDE - 1908 TO 1927 (ALL MODELS AND VARIANTS) written by Chas Parker. Click HERE to read Peter Baker’s review on our ‘Buy a Book’ page, then order direct from Porter Press and use Retro-Speed’s special Discount code RETRO10 at the Checkout....

THE ESSENTIAL BUYER'S GUIDE - LANCIA HF 4WD & INTEGRALE 1986 TO 1994

BOOK REVIEW The Essential Buyer’s Guide - LANCIA HF 4WD & INTEGRALE 1986 to 1994 Click HERE to read Peter Baker’s review on our Buy a Book page.

MR. LE MANS - TOM KRISTENSEN

MR. LE MANS – TOM KRISTENSEN Click HERE to read Peter Baker’s review on our Buy a Book page.

ROOTES MAESTROS

BOOK REVIEW By Ken Davies Rootes Maestros “In their own words.” Click HERE to read Ken Davies’ review on our Buy a Book page.

DODGE VIPER: THE FULL STORY OF THE WORLD'S FIRST V10 SPORT CAR

BOOK REVIEW By Peter Baker Dodge Viper: The full story of the world’s first V10 sport car Click HERE to read Peter Baker’s Review on our Buy a Book page.



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