Archive for November 2009

Bentley charity art auction

Nov 30th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

Bentley Motors is staging an exclusive art auction at Bonhams, London, to raise money for The Christie, a specialist cancer centre in Manchester, which treats 40,000 patients a year and is an international leader in cancer research.
Bentley Styling and Design team have created individual pieces for auction, drawing on the skills and techniques utilised in [...]



Essen Motor Show

Nov 26th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

Oldtimers and Classic Cars are still popular at the Essen Motor Show, which is due 28 November – 6 December 2009.
The suppliers in the “Oldtimers & Classic Cars” section registered brisk demand in 2008. In particular, vehicles which have been outstandingly restored or have been preserved in the original condition were popular.
Two of the oldest [...]



Pirelli Calendar

Nov 23rd, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

The 2010 Pirelli Calendar is out, and to celebrate its debut, Pirelli Tyres released a preview of undated photos of the models (Daisy Lowe, Lily Cole, Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley, Marloes Horst, Catherine McNeil, Georgina Stojiljkovic, Enriko Mihalik, and Miranda Kerr) at work with photographer Terry Richardson.
From its birth 46 years ago, the Pirelli calendar has been [...]



F.I.S.C. Legendary Circuits Series joins Facebook

Nov 19th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Legendary Circuits Series

F.I.S.C. Legendary Circuits Series joined Facebook recently, now inviting their community into a dialogue, add their pictures, video’s and more, using the countless opportunities this phenomenon is offering the world.

Facebook, with over 300 million subscribers, is the second largest phenomenon on the Internet, offering their subscribers, whether they are private people, groups or businesses, the [...]



Ferrari Historic Challenge World Finals

Nov 16th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Historic Motor Racing

This weekend, 14-15 November 2009, the Ferrari Historic Challenge enjoyed its last weekend of their motor racing season at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valencia in Spain.
Privateers have always played an important role in Ferrari’s racing activities, already from the very earliest days of the marque. Ferrari continued this tradition in 1993 with the creation [...]



Race Car Live! returns to Brands Hatch

Nov 12th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

The London Motorsport Show and Race Car Live! have amalgamated to create one of the UK’s biggest motorsport events, which will take place on 21-22 November 2009 at Brands Hatch Indy circuit.
Race Car Live! will create a one stop shop for all your racing needs, including the opportunity to test drive racing cars from various [...]



British Steam Car World Record Tour

Nov 9th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

The British Steam Car World Record Tour will start in Christchurch, Dorset 14th November 2009.
The Mayor of Christchurch, Councilor David Flagg, will be hosting a civic reception for the British Steam Car Team to celebrate its success.
The Councilor Flagg says: “We’re honored to be the first town to be visited by the steam car and [...]



NEC Classic Motor Show Birmingham

Nov 5th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

The NEC Classic Motor Show in Birmingham, 13-15 November 2009, is all about bringing together people who share a passion for cars.
Every year this traditional ’season grand finale’ for the classic car scene attracts many tens of thousands of enthusiasts from all over the UK, Europe and even further away.
The show celebrates all ages, marques [...]



RMA Track Days – Nürburgring Nordschleife

Nov 2nd, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Track days

Disneyland for petrol heads is probably the best description for the Nurburgring Nordschleife and the surrounding area.
Completed in 1927 and initially built to help bring industry to the area, the Nurburgring Nordschleife has certainly put the small town of Nurburg on the map, helped in no small way by RMA course instructor Sabine Schmitz and [...]