Posts Tagged ‘ grand prix ’

Race Retro Historic Motorsport Show celebrates 100 years of Alfa Romeo

Mar 8th, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Latest News, Retrospective

Race Retro, the international historic motorsport show in Stoneleigh, Coventry, will bring together racing Race Retro, the international historic motorsport show in Stoneleigh, Coventry, will bring together racing and rally legends to celebrate all aspects of motorsport.



Legendary Circuits

Jan 4th, 2010 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Latest News, Legendary Circuits Series

What are they, Legendary Circuits? If you ask someone in his twenties, I am sure you will get a different answer, then when you ask someone my age.
The first Grand Prix I watched live, was the 1967 Zandvoort Dutch GP. There I was, 14 years old at that time, buying myself a ticket with some [...]



Jackie Stewart, winning is not enough

Dec 21st, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Latest News, Retrospective

Three-times Formula One World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart ’s sons have recorded a tribute song for their father’s 70th birthday and with a little help from Eric Clapton.
An expression of true love between a father and son is sometimes unspoken; not so with the Stewart family. Paul Stewart, Sir Jackie’s eldest son, wrote a song [...]



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 [...]



Defend Spa Francorchamps

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 [...]



L’Excellence Automobile

Sep 27th, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Retrospective

A red dot looms at the exit of the Thillois bend. The crowd gathers in the stands, holding their breath. The car accelerates towards the end of the home straight in a monstrous roar, hotly pursued by the chasing pack. This driver is too good for them, the car so finely tuned and the Alfa [...]



F1 Historic & Spa Six Hours

Sep 21st, 2009 | By Pieter Bakker | Category: Historic Motor Racing

The annual F1 Historic & Spa Six Hours event at the circuit Spa Francorchamps will be organized during the weekend of 25 – 27 September 2009.
The revised name clearly reflects the longing to bring to the fore one of the series internationally most enjoyed by the public. Only a few weeks after the modern F1 [...]