Bespoke Rallies has announced the running of a 25-day 5,763-km adventure in Tasmania and Victoria state, Australia, this November. Named...
When Rod Millen hit the starter on his custom-designed and built four-wheel drive, four-rotor 1985 Mazda RX7 the explosion made...
With 400 vintage cars, thirty less than last year, in order to ensure greater safety and quality of service to the crews in the race, the 1000 Miglia will leave from Brescia on Wednesday May 13th and return on Saturday 16th, after running through Cervia-Milano Marittima, Rome and Parma, passing...
The 58th National Austin 7 Rally will be held on Sunday July 5th, at Beaulieu in Hampshire, UK. For those...
The Mekong is a great and mighty river that feeds into China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia and is...
It is unlikely that readers of this publication would not be familiar with the Mille Miglia (aka 1000 Miglia), but some might like a refresher on the history of this famous race. Here is the link to the first of our 3-part history of this most historic race https://sportscardigest.com//life-and-times-of-the-mille-miglia/. On...
Porsche in the Monte Carlo Rally 1952–1982 By Patrick Daase & Maurice Louche In 1968, Porsche won the Monte Carlo...
1000 Miglia 2020, the 38th edition of the historical re-enactment of the race held from 1927 to 1957, will start...
Bespoke Rallies unveiled its biggest ever calendar of classic and 4×4 rallies at the recent Goodwood Revival – the comprehensive schedule comprises no less than 24 global adventures between November this year and October 2023. Dakar Enduro Topping the list of newcomers is the 21-day Dakar Enduro that’s scheduled for...
Canadian motorsports owes a huge debt to the team of Jim Fergusson and his wife, Alice. Their efforts were almost...
The first Japanese Grand Prix held in 1963, at Honda’s then very new facility at Suzuka, is generally recognized as...
The Dutch name DAF—Van Doorne Automobielfabriek(Van Doorne’s Automobile Factory)—is world-famous for its beefy trucks. But some familiar with its massive long-haul semis might be surprised to learn that DAF produced compact and small family cars from 1959 to 1974. Two points to remember about these DAF cars are that they...
This year’s Liège-Brescia-Liège Rally for Triumph TRs in July was a great success, with 26 TRs from 1953 to 1976...
Alongside friend and Alfa specialist Dave Vegher, I drove my 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce, in the 2019 California...
1000 Miglia opened registrations for the 2019 Warm Up USA training and USA championship race that will take place in and around Washington, D.C. from Wednesday, October 23rd to Saturday, October 26th, 2019. The event will feature one day of regularity rally training, followed by a three-day race in the...
This year’s Wales Rally GB (October 3-6) will be the 75th running of the globally renowned event – a significant milestone...
The winners of the 2019 “La Leggenda di Bassano–Giannino Marzotto Trophy”were Andrea Giacoppo and Daniela Grillone Tecioiu, from Vicenza in...
The 7th edition of one of the last, great endurance motor challenges, that follows in the wheel tracks of its pioneers, reaches its conclusion. After 8500 miles (13680 km) of driving adventure the greatest of Peking to Paris rally has reached its terminus in Paris for the 7th time. Australians Gerry Crown...
Bassano del Grappa will once again be the spectacular backdrop for the arrival of the final stage of the 25th...
Photo Gallery from the May 15–19, 2019 running of the Mille Miglia from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia,...
More than half a century ago, Turkey’s first passenger vehicles went into mass production—Anadol. Manufactured by Istanbul-based Otosan Otomobil Sanayii (“Otosan Automotive Industry”), Anadol produced seven different models from 1966 to 1991. Behind all of this industriousness was Ankara-born philanthropist and entrepreneur Vehbi Koç (1901–1996), who did an astonishing amount to...
To celebrate 50 years of legendary Frazer Nash Car Club ‘raids’, no less than 90 wonderful Frazer Nash cars, including...
Rally Round’s inaugural Trans-Himalayan Adventure kicked off on April 20, 2019, with a mixture of 20 crews driving classic, vintage...
Photo Gallery from the 2019 running of the Copperstate 1000, in Arizona....
The Tour Auto Optic 2000 will take place from April 29th to May 4th, 2019. It will start from the...
2018 Indochina Road Classic Route What are the ingredients for a good rally? Breathtaking scenic roads, unique cars and great...
The 19th winter running of the Traversée de Paris (Crossing of Paris) will take place on Sunday January 13th, bringing together 700 vehicles (cars, motorbikes, light utility vehicles, tractors, omnibuses, etc.) of all makes and from all periods to drive through the streets of the French capital. Organized by Vincennes en Anciennes,...
A super-low mileage, 1985 MG Metro 6R4 homologation road car is to be offered at Silverstone Auctions’ debut sale at...
Five times World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio competed in the 1948 Grand Prix of South America, and it was 70...
Reg Hillary, long time Canadian racer and rallyist died on Tuesday, December 4th in his 98th year, a life well lived. Born in England, Reg started his motorsports career on a Speedway bike, sans brakes on dirt tracks around London, England. He came to Canada in 1957 and immediately became...
