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Dec 10th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Features
With Christmas celebrations arriving, I have found you a very interesting gift for under your Christmas tree.
Quite recently I came across the famous Suixtil brand, an icon of the 50‘s & 60’s when it was sponsoring the Argentinean racing team and Fangio. The Suixtil brand soon represented the spirit of that era and embodied courage, friendship 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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Aug 25th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing
One of the highlights of the British historic motorsport year, is the Gold Cup meeting 30-31 August 2009 – Bank Holiday - at Oulton Park.
The Gold Cup offers a fantastic opportunity to take a trip down memory lane and get up close to some famous single-seater, touring car and sports car machinery from previous eras, plus the [...]
Tags: gold cup, gold cup meeting, Historic Motor Racing, historic rally car register, oulton park, oulton park gold cup Posted in Historic Motor Racing |
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Aug 16th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing
Spa 6 Hours, Le Mans Classic, AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix … each the epitome of sporting excellence. Add to that list the Rolex Monterey Historics.
Since 1974, the Rolex Monterey Historics have showcased the world’s passion for vintage racing cars and has risen to a pre-eminent place on the international motorsports calendar, held at the beautiful [...]
Tags: avd oltimer grand prix, Historic Motor Racing, le mans classic, monterey, monterey historics, rolex, rolex monterey historics, spa 6 hours Posted in Historic Motor Racing |
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Aug 16th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing
The Bentley Drivers Club is celebrating its 60th year of racing at Silverstone with its first ever two-day meeting, on 8-9 August 2009. Everything from Vintage Bentleys to modern-day machines will take to the track in this, the 60th anniversary of the Club’s first Silverstone race meeting – honouring a continuous run of annual BDC [...]
Tags: 60 years of bentley racing, bentley drivers club, bentley race, bentley racing, equipe gts, Historic Motor Racing, masters top hat, morgan championship, silverstone circuit, vintage bentleys Posted in Historic Motor Racing |
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Aug 16th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing
One of the biggest events on the Nürburgring is also one of the most traditional historic race meetings in the world. In its 37th year running, on 7-9 August 2009, the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix will assemble its usual huge number of interesting race cars spanning nine decade of motor racing. The programme shows some [...]
Tags: avd oldtimer gp, Historic Motor Racing, oldtimer gp, oldtimer grand prix Posted in Historic Motor Racing |
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Jul 30th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing
The Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix, together with the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, is one of Europe’s most interesting street races and will be organized 1 – 2 August ’09.
In the center of Copenhagen, classic cars will be roaring through the streets and around Fælledparken, the city’s major park. This year’s edition will be showcasing some [...]
Tags: copenhagen, copenhagen events, copenhagen historic grand prix, Historic Motor Racing Posted in Historic Motor Racing |
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Jul 9th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing
MG Live! is the new name for the MG Car Club ‘s Silverstone International meeting. MG Live! is the biggest event for all MG owners and enthusiasts. Located at what was the home of British Motorsport, Silverstone Circuit, no other UK car show offers so much.
As well as the change of name, the weekend [...]
Tags: Historic Motor Racing, mg, mg live, silverstone circuit, silverstone international, silverstone international circuit Posted in Historic Motor Racing |
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Jul 8th, 2009 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing
The Grande Premio Historico do Porto will be organized 10-12 July 2009, using the ancient harbour circuit of Porto.
Circuito da Boavista has witnessed car racing already since 1931. However, 1950 marked a turning point at the Boavista Circuit, which was redesigned into a modern 7.775 km GP track.
In 1951, the Automobile Club of Portugal was [...]
Tags: boavista, circuito da boavista, grande premio historico do porto, Historic Motor Racing, porto boavista Posted in Historic Motor Racing |
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