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Development of the I.D. R Pikes Peak started around seven months ago – a multifaceted challenge, including for the Volkswagen Design team. “We already have a wealth of experience with high-performance cars and with racing cars, but a high-performance prototype like the I.D. R Pikes Peak was a world first for us,” said Klaus Bischoff, […]
The FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy is bringing its superstar drivers and spectacular machinery to Channel 4 this season in a move that will further expand the series’ growing fanbase. The new agreement will see UK audiences enjoy an action-packed hour-long broadcast of highlights from each round of the world championship. This includes […]
Specialist vehicle insurance broker, Footman James, can now arrange insurance for specialist sports cars, competition cars and support vehicles. For over 30 years, Footman James has provided insurance solutions for the specialist vehicle market and the introduction of these products further expand their existing offering. Whilst already offering existing classic vehicle customers Track Day cover […]
There are just a few days left for show-goers to take advantage of significantly discounted Early Bird tickets for this summer’s eagerly-anticipated ‘Rocking and Racing’ Silverstone Classic (28-30 July 2017). Building on the huge success of recent retro extravaganzas at the home of British motor sport, pre-sales for the 2017 event are already running at […]
The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is speeding into 2017 with its most successful grid in history, as an extraordinary 16 race-winners and a whole host of eager challengers prepare to go head-to-head for the most coveted crown in UK motor sport. For the second year in succession, a capacity 32-strong grid was unveiled […]
Rookie Williams driver, Lance Stroll, will be attending Autosport International on Saturday 14th January 2017. Stroll will be the first Canadian F1 driver since Jacques Villeneuve, who left the sport in 2006, when he takes to the grid in Melbourne The 18-year-old, who started karting in 2008, has gone on to win the 2014 Italian […]
With the FIA World Motor Sport Council ratifying a revised date for the British Grand Prix, next summer’s Silverstone Classic is now confirmed for the weekend of 28-30 July 2017 – a week later than the provisional date originally announced. The UK’s round of the Formula One World Championship had initially been set for Sunday […]
The date for the 2017 Wales Rally GB – 26-29 October – has been officially ratified by the World Motor Sport Council. As in 2016 Britain will host the penultimate fixture of a 13-round FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) opening in Monte Carlo in January and culminating in Australia during November. After many seasons as the […]
The action-packed timetable for the 2016 Donington Historic Festival features 17 races showcasing competition cars from the 1920s to the 1990s, as Donington Park drives back in time over the Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May & Monday 2nd May. With three full days of racing, each featuring a mix of grids […]
With a firm place on the motoring calendar, the family-friendly Cholmondeley Pageant of Power is one of the most-loved motorsport events in the UK. This year it’s shaking things up with a new name and a host of exciting features including a revised format. Today at London’s Hurlingham Club, organisers announced that the ninth staging […]