Sports Car Digest is going vintage racing. The desire to race began a long, long time ago when we were...
Vintage Car Racing
Photos, news, results and more from vintage car racing events around the world. At Sports Car Digest we believe sports cars are meant to be raced so we decided to celebrate the world of vintage car racing right here. We celebrate both the race cars from our past and the events that are designed to showcase just how amazing these machines are. The cars are the stars, they are loud, smelly and beautiful “time machines” that we are totally obsessed with. We cover all the major vintage races that feature historic sports-cars from across the globe. We share our passion for vintage racing thus creating memorable motorsports events. Vintage motorsports is growing quickly, and according to HSR, vintage racing represents one of the fastest growing segment of motorsports in the United States and Europe. Get all the updates and news on this growing space here.
Here is a great Targa Florio videos found on YouTube. Nearly seven minutes of 8mm-filmed action at the 1969 Targa...
Between the racing show, the club cars and the village, the Le Mans Classic goes to no end of trouble to offer its public three exciting days dedicated to automobile passion. Actually, the faithful public comes in bigger numbers for each meeting: 20,000 spectators in 2002 to 70,000 in 2006…...
From Hemmings Motor News: Experienced and novice hillclimbers will be pitting their vintage sports cars against the laws of gravity...
North American-based Historic Grand Prix will make its first appearance at the HSR Mitty SpeedFest taking place May 1-4, 2008...
The second edition of the Mugello Historic Festival, the special event for the fans of historical cars, ended this past weekend, with numerous events dedicated to the Prancing Horse. Ferrari, owner of the Mugello circuit in Tuscany, chose the track for the start of the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge, the...
Often overlooked and discarded, the 1961 – 1965 1.5 litre Formula 1 era deserves much more credit. Sure the engines...
Group B referred to a set of regulations introduced in 1982 for competition vehicles in sportscar racing and rally racing...
Fifth Annual Reno Historic Races Honor Vasek Polak and Porsche The Reno Historic Races delivers an exciting blend of historic production and special purpose-built racecars. The world-class historic cars are divided into groups according to make, age and horsepower. A typical representation includes racecars from prestigious manufacturers such as Ferrari,...
The Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races presented by Toyota will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2008 by celebrating highlights from...
Group C Racing announced their program of events for the 2008 season which is the most ambitious to date. The...
Legendary race cars such as the Porsche 935, the “Spirit of Sebring” Greenwood Corvette, and Jaguar XJR-5 will duke it out much as they did in contributing to the incomparable history of world-renowned Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s famed 2.238-mile permanent road course during the Monterey Festival of Speed May 16-18....
After a battle which lasted four days in the Greek mountains, on tarmac and gravel surfaces, day and night, the...
Portland Historic Races celebrates Women in Motorsports as a special feature at this summer’s event There have been many notable...
Race car driver Gary Sheehan typically races modern sedans like the Subaru WRX STi, so he jumped at the invitation to drive the ex-Jo Bonnier McLaren M6B Can-Am vintage racer at Infineon Raceway. In Gary’s first outing in the brutal 600hp...
Arthur Hebert claimed his first-ever Infineon Raceway victory on Sunday at the Wine Country Classic Historic Car Races. Hebert started...
The 2008 Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historic Races closed Sunday afternoon after a vintage race program celebrating “All American Muscle”...
The Carolina Trophy is the first and only true North American vintage road rally in the grand European tradition. Taking place over September 14th – 19th, 2008 and based out of historic Asheville, North Carolina, the Carolina Trophy is a competitive TSD and regularity trial in the spirit of the...
Some of the most respected former Formula One (F1) drivers are ready to go wheel-to-wheel in this year’s Toyota Race...
Vintage racing lost one of its most avid and dedicated participants on Friday June 27, Henry E. Payne III. After...
It’s like a planetary alignment for Triumph fans, only way cooler, since you can actually see it: Hundreds of historic Triumphs from around the globe are converging on Watkins Glen September 3rd – 7th for the Kastner Cup Vintage Race, presented by Classic Motorsports magazine and Moss Motors....
With an entry that runs to a total of over 700 racing drivers, the Silverstone Classic (July 25-27) features many...
The BMW M1 ProCar Series made its comeback on July 19th at Hockenheim, 30 years after its last outing, when...
Silverstone Classic Saturday, July 26th Results and Pictures Peter Sowerby won the first FIA Historic Formula One race of the weekend in a lights to flag victory in front of a large crowd enjoying the glorious summer sunshine and entertainment at the 2008 Silverstone Classic. ...
2008 Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Saturday Race Highlights Include Bobby Rahal Winning the Can-Am Race in Dramatic Fashion and Toyota...
2008 Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Sunday Race Highlights Include Historic IMSA GT and Historic F1 The third and final day...
The 2008 Goodwood Revival is quickly approaching, as it takes place over the weekend of September 19-21. This year’s race will celebrate its tenth anniversary, as well as the 60th anniversary of the famous Goodwood Motor Circuit. The following “star” drivers are confirmed for the race. They are listed in...
Toyota was the title sponsor of the 35th Monterey Historic Automobile Races. To honor the sponsorship, Toyota brought four historic...
The Glover Trophy race for 1.5-litre Grand Prix cars provided typically close racing. James King got to Magwick first from...
The 2008 Earl of March Trophy race fell to Cooper driver Simon Frost. This 20-minute encounter for 500cc Formula 3 cars built between 1948 and 1959 provided typically frenetic battles throughout the field, the tussle for second place between Kieft pilot Nigel Ashman and former motorcycle ace David Lecoq in...