Archive for October 2009
Oct 29th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Retrospective
The annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run takes place on Saturday/Sunday 31 Oct. and 1 November 2009 and commemorates the Emancipation Run of 14 November 1896 which celebrated the passing into law of the Locomotives on the Highway Act, which raised the speed limit for ‘light locomotives’ from 4 mph to 14 mph and [...]
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Oct 25th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Retrospective
The future racing at the legendary circuit Spa Francorchamps – traditional home of the Belgian Grand Prix – is in jeopardy after it emerged that the Ardennes circuit has had its licence suspended by the local Council of State until 2026.
This bombshell was dropped following an investigation into noise levels in the wake of a [...]
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Oct 22nd, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Retrospective
Coys have again assembled a superb offering of automobilia and related collectors items for their Coys collectors auction in Padova (I) 24 October 2009.
Included in the 200 lot strong listing of collectors motor cars and automobilia collectibles are a.o. the Jim Clark racing gloves, a superb scratch built model of the Bugatti Type 35 by [...]
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Oct 19th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Features
Already early this year the F.I.S.C. Legendary Circuits Series published a very favourable piece about the track day Open Pitlane at the circuit Spa Francorchamps, next year’s date being 20 March 2010. This event is being jointly organized by Jan B. Lühn & Patrick Gassmann and Alain Defalle & Vincent Collard, whom we all know from their [...]
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Oct 15th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Retrospective
The Brussels Collection Car will be organized in the Brussels Kart Expo, 17-18 october 2009, opening hours from 09:30 till 18:30.
The expo halls will be perfectly suited for the convivial atmosphere of a true old timer fair. Easy to find and an immense parking area will guarantee the comfort of many visitors.
Their ingredients being nostalgia [...]
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Oct 12th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing
The brand-new Autodromo Internacional do Algarve race circuit in southern Portugal will play host to the Algarve Historic Festival 16 -18 October 2009.
British historic race organiser, Motor Racing Legends, will be running the Sir Stirling Moss Trophy in celebration of the famous racing driver 80th birthday.
The race, for 1950s sports cars, will also see Sir [...]
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Oct 8th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Retrospective
On Sunday 27 September ‘09, both Europeesche Verzekeringen and 402Events again organized their Nationaal Oldtimer Festival on the Circuit Park Zandvoort.
The paddock was crowded with the most beautiful motor racing classics and there were plenty of activities to visit at and around the circuit. People could even take their classic on track and join the [...]
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Oct 5th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Legendary Circuits Series
Ever experienced a racing holiday with wife and kids? Then here is your chance, while the F.I.S.C. motor racing series is now offering their Tour France Track Week 2010. Located in the southern part of France, there are some interesting circuits which normally would be out of reach, when racing just for the weekend. This [...]
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Oct 1st, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Track days
RMA Track Days did organize a track day at the well respected circuit of Brands Hatch, the UK’s former F1 circuit, 29 September 2009.
RMA Track Days was incorporated back in 1990 and has since organised over 800 track day events in sixteen different countries. Events ranging from low key track days at some of the [...]
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