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The new Masters Sports-Prototypes category for Group C/GTP sports cars is taking shape for 2011 with a number of exciting entries and a confirmed calendar of five great historic events .
With the confirmation that the category will now be included into the prestigious September Spa 6-Hours event , the Masters Sports-Prototypes series has a great season to look forward to from the inaugural event at Barcelona in April, through Brands Hatch, Porto, Donington Park and Spa.
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The second annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival , to be held at Infineon Raceway on June 4-5, 2011, will feature the iconic McLaren marque, announced Steve Earle, president of General Racing, Ltd.
“McLaren, like Ferrari and Porsche and other great names in motorsports, created the bloodlines that we worship today in historic automobile racing,” said Earle, who for four decades has devoted his life to organizing historic car racing events and is the originator of the Wine Country... Read Full Story
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The 19th annual Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance , to be held at Trump National Golf Club, Rancho Palos Verdes, California on Sunday, September 18, will highlight California Style and Design. The featured Marques* will be the coachwork of Howard “Dutch” Darrin, the Shelby Cobra and Woodies.
“This year’s event will be a colorful tribute to the art and beauty of our cars plus the art and natural beauty of the Palos Verdes Peninsula,” said Concours Chairman Peter Kunoth.
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With 223 kms over 16 tarmac rally stages there are also 540 kms of touring stages starting at Drury, overnighting at Whitianga and finishing at Pukekawa. There are almost double the entries of 2010 in the both the racing classes.
Event Director Peter Martin said: “The new route would not have been possible without the co-operation of all the District Councils and the NZTA who have assisted with obtaining the road closures. On the Saturday the main road out of Coromandel to Matarangi Beach... Read Full Story
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John Lloyd's ex-Morocco Rally Escort undergoing a refit at Viking for the KQ Safari Classic
It looks very much as if the first eleven months of 2011 will be the last time that anyone can say ‘a Porsche has never won the Safari Rally’. The line-up from the famous Stuttgart marque for the Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally is simply amazing – and continues to grow with every passing day.
If we talk solely about confirmed entries, there are already exactly half of the thirty... Read Full Story
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Drivers and fans of historic Grand Prix cars are in for a treat in 2011 thanks to a new initiative from Masters Historic Racing .
A new race format for Grand Prix Masters car races will respond to the growing number of later post-1978 cars, by giving the pre-1978 ‘pre-ground effect’ cars a chance at outright podium wins with stand-alone races during some of the Masters Festivals in 2011 for the earlier cars. With a combined qualifying session for all historic Grand Prix cars at the start... Read Full Story
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Top Hat and Masters historic racers will have an unprecedented televised season opener thanks to a deal between Masters Historic Racing , Motors TV and production company Race TV.
The Top Hat Raceday at Oulton Park on Saturday March 12th will receive a dedicated one-hour show highlighting the personalities, the cars and the action from the opening historic race meeting of the season. Viewers will be treated to the best of the action from the day plus in-depth features on some of the cars... Read Full Story
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After a fantastic response from competitors to the announcement of two historic race series to be run under the Historic Racing Drivers Club banner, the HRDC is pleased to confirm that its 'TOURING GREATS' race for pre-1960 historic touring cars is now complete, with a fully-subscribed, 32-car grid for the series' inaugural race at Brands Hatch on 9 April.
HRDC founder, Julius Thurgood, commented: "This is what the competitors have been waiting for - a series which has made a positive... Read Full Story
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Organisers of Tour Britannia will be on hand at the forthcoming RaceRetro show in Stoneleigh on the 25th – 27th of February (Hall 2, Stand B36) to answer any questions about what promises to be one of the finest editions of the prestigious race tour for classic cars to take place on the 16th-19th of June 2011.
Taking place of pride on the stand and guaranteed to attract a lot of attention, will be Brad Mottier’s beautiful pre war Bigley Special which will be a familiar sight from Tour... Read Full Story
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Full details of the biggest-ever Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance have been announced today, with a first look at some of the early entrants.
Widely recognised as the UK’s premier Concours competition, the internationally-renowned Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance will once again be sponsored by Chubb Insurance and this year will host eight individual competition classes.
Simon Mobey, UK & Ireland Personal Insurance Manager, Chubb Insurance, said: “Chubb is delighted to continue its... Read Full Story
