Photo Gallery from the VSCC’s August 12, 2022, race meeting at Mallory Park, UK....
Spring is in the air and the dawn of a new season of racing with the Historic Racing Drivers Club...
From an early age Robert Blakemore had a passion for pre-war racing cars, particularly Aston Martins. His father owned a MkII, and the young Blakemore would wile away hours just sitting in the driver’s seat imagining he was racing at some of the world’s famous circuits…being careful not to touch...
The Vintage Sports-Car Club will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its first standalone race meeting — held at Donington Park...
Mallory Park, Leicestershire, UK August 12, 2017 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
The Vintage Sports Car Club has announced that “Formula Vintage” will be the new name for its racing program as it aims to introduce its unique lineup to a new and broader audience of enthusiasts. The VSCC began racing some 80 years ago, its very first race meeting taking place...
The Vintage Sports-Car Club enjoyed an epic season finale at Mallory Park last Saturday, with its annual Bob Gerard Memorial...
The first time I recall sitting in a racing car was as a child at the BRM works at Bourne,...
It is early 1964 and having recently qualified as a doctor, I had signed up for a short-service commission as medical officer for the Royal Air Force in Changi, Singapore, to start at the beginning of the summer. But there was a problem; I had an obsession for motor racing....
Beating Peter Gethin for the European Formula 5000 champion-ship was something really special. I had a great car and tremendous...
Mallory Park, Leicestershire, UK August 22, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Chris MeekPhoto: James Beckett Collection When Mallory Park was purchased, including the estate, in 1983, I cemented a long relationship with the circuit that went back to the 1950s. My first race was in 1957 with my first win on Whit Monday 1959 in an Elva Courier. The last race...
F1-67 “NONDA” Think back, if you can, to the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and possibly even the ’80s. Did you ever...
The 2010 Tour Britannia had a small but very competitive entry in both the regularity and competition sections, the former having 17 finishers and the latter 21. Overall winners on the Index of Performance were Michael Bell and James Patterson in a very effective Gilbern GT 1800. The competition section...
In 1975, at Mallory Park, I made my race debut in British Touring car Championship—it was the first round of...
Unlike many racing drivers, none of my family was associated with motor sport or the motor trade. Spain, my country,...
My early days of racing gave very few opportunities, starting with a Sprite I slowly progressed to Formula Ford and then onto Formula Three. However, had it not been for the support of Alan McKechnie, I may not have “made it” at all. Injury, too, was something that hindered me....
Mallory Park, Leicestershire, UK August 23, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
When the greats of historic motoring racing reappear at Silverstone in July for the Silverstone Classic, many fans will have...
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The Napier-Bentley was created as a one-off special, built in 1968 by original owner Peter Morley on a Sunbeam Chassis....
Having grown up the son of racer and team owner Reg Parnell, it’s little wonder that Tim Parnell has lived...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in the hands of a dedicated engineer or enthusiast. Names like Colin Chapman (Lotus), John Cooper (Cooper) and Eric Broadley (Lola) are just a few of such individuals that set out...
My first visit to Donington Park motor racing circuit was as an 11 year old lad, with my father. It...
