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With a top speed beyond 200 mph, the new ALPINA B5 Bi-Turbo Touring is expected to be the world’s fastest production estate, offering a unique combination of comfort, luxury and ultra-high performance. Available in the UK from £91,000 (Saloon £89,000), the B5 Bi-Turbo sets a new price point for entry to the 200 mph club. Both cars are […]
The BTCC and support Championships will descend on Croft Circuit from Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 June 2017. This year’s meeting was epic with three different winners, changeable conditions and wheel to wheel racing throughout the field. As well three rounds of the BTCC, a full support package will also be in attendance. Christmas Ticket […]
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 […]
Over 400 historic race cars dating from the 1990s back to the 1920s will line up on the grid at Donington Park to compete in a spectacular series of races in the 2016 edition of the Donington Historic Festival, over the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, April 30th, Sunday, May 1st and Monday, May 2nd […]
The Facts and Figures behind ‘The World’s Biggest Classic Motor Racing Festival’ The trend-setting Silverstone Classic celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2015. When founded in 1990 it was the UK’s first historic motor racing festival. For the first time in the Classic’s 25 year history, a crowd of more than 100,000 is expected for this […]
Some racing drivers are a legend in their sport. Fabrizio Giovanardi is just such an example, having won the British Touring Car Championship twice, as well as notching up 122 appearances, 41 podiums and 24 race wins. “This is a very important year for Airwaves Racing. This is going to be the one when we […]
Touring Car Legends, a new three-part documentary series by Gaucho Productions, will debut on ITV4 at 8pm on Wednesday 5th February 2014. The series tells the inside story of the British Touring Car Championship from the first race on Boxing Day 1957 to the present day. Narrated by Tiff Needell, the 3x1hr shows mixes evocative […]
You may want a rugged, all wheel drive but seek something a little lower profile than the raft of soft roader SUVs that are on the market. The Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer – shown above – offers a good alternative to the likes of the Audi A4 Allroad and VW Passat Alltrack. The Insignia Country […]
This is the all new, British built Honda Civic Tourer. It is set to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013. The car features the Honda Magic Seat system as well as a class leading boot space of 624 litres with the rear seats in place, up to the window line. This […]
The provisional dates have been announced for the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship. To make sure you don’t miss out, I have published them here: Round Date Circuit, County 1 Sat 30/Sun 31 March Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 2 Sat 20/Sun 21 April Donington Park, Derbyshire/Leicestershire 3 Sat 4/Sun 5 May Thruxton, Hampshire 4 Sat […]