The 2022 Classic Sports Racing Group Charity Challenge took place at Sonoma Raceway from September 30 – October 2. This...
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.
As the south of England radiated in the warm rays of the early autumn sun, the historic Goodwood Circuit received...
Images courtesy of Glen Smale, Peugeot Motorsport, and Archives Terre Blanche/Photononstop On 26-27 May 1923, the first Le Mans 24 Hours event was held, or the Grand Prix d’Endurance de 24 Heures, as it was called in France. In the early years, it was not a race as such, but...
Held for a second year at historic Weathertech Raceway, Laguna Seca, the 2022 Velocity Invitational is poised to offer the...
Seventy years ago, the first Carrera Panamericana Road Race was held and since those original races held from 1950 to...
Moving to a late August date over the late summer Bank Holiday, the Silverstone Classic delivered yet another incredible weekend of racing at the superb Northamptonshire circuit. Pooling the collective grids of the phenomenal Masters Historic Racing, alongside the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association, Historic Sports Cars Club, Motor Racing...
Over the last few weeks, I have assembled a gallery of images from the 2022 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Images...
Ms. Ellen Bareley curated the Le Mans Legends Heritage Display. This display contained close to fifty cars, all with Le...
By Kristina Cilia and Rex McAfee Imagine a 1960s Ferrari 250 GTO carefully lit in a museum, or maybe a Duesenberg parked in front of a historic estate. For some, a beautiful combination of machine and setting, yet for others, a failed attempt at capturing the true essence of an...
The 2022 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is being held at the WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway this year. For the first...
Held once a year on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, “Holy Week,” as referred to by some, gives car enthusiasts the...
100 years ago, the small French automobile company Chenard & Wacker, a manufacturer of Paris taxis defeated, Bentley, Bugatti, Delage, and other major manufacturers in the first 24 Hours Grand Prix of Endurance. On a wet rain-soaked, muddy course over public roads through and around Le Mans, France. Chenard &...
It’s that time of year in the Pacific Northwest when the weather is just right for vintage racing. July 4th...
Four long years since the fall of the last chequered flag at the Le Mans Classic, Europe’s premier historic racing...
The largest festival of motorsport and car culture in the world, served up a four day extravaganza of the most desirable, rare, celebrated and delectable cars. A number of first showings were presented at the festival, headlined by the unveiling of the Porsche 963, the new contender from the Stuttgart...
16th Masters Historic Festival The Masters Historic European season made its second visit to UK soil, for the 16th running...
Motorsports, for better or for worse, 80% of the time need to be run at dedicated facilities built precisely to...
After 14 hours in the car, we arrived at Road Atlanta. The red Clay of Georgia was once again caressing my boots. This storied track is often known for the ALMS, the IMSA, and other professional series, but The Mitty is special. Organized and sanctioned by Historic Sportscar Racing, one...
The principality nestled amongst the mountains that line the southeastern coast of France is a name that’s known worldwide. Monaco....
Despite its long and storied history, the Abarth Osella PA1 is still formidable as a vintage racer. The result of...
All Content © 2022 Rex McAfee, [email protected] Under clear blue skies with a coastal breeze from nearby Monterey Bay, the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Challenge visited the historic Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca for its fourth round of the 2022 season. Scheduled in Spring for the first time since 2016, it was...
Pacific Raceways has been the home track of SOVREN since the club was formed in the late 1980s. The vintage...
It seemed a long time coming…whilst only a fortnight since the Masters Historic Racing series brought a weekend of historic...
Photos and words by Dennis Gray A week after running WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway, the SVRA drivers, crews, and cars set up camp 150 miles North at Sonoma Raceway, known to Old Timers as Sears Point. Sonoma Raceway’s 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course features more than 16 stories of elevation changes,...
Driving into Monterey’s Laguna Seca on Thursday, the weather did not look good. A cold rain was accented by an...
Back to its traditional Spring running, the 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach brought West Coast race fans all...
Growing up, Donington Park was my local circuit, the first place I ever really experienced motorsport first hand, the sights, sounds and smells of finely prepared race cars, the thrill of last lap battles and late lunges on the brakes. The oft-recalled drive of Ayrton Senna in 1993, setting a...
At the entrance to Goodwood Motor Circuit, the towering blue Goodwood flags rippled gently in the calm breeze of an...
The first weekend in April greeted vintage racers and spectators alike to clear blue skies and unusually warm sunny weather...
After a few years of delays due to the global pandemic, the eagerly anticipated—and, to some, controversial—new regulations around Formula One car design and specifications have finally come to the forefront. As many racing fans know, F1 cars are at the very bleeding edge of what you can do with...
