By Kristina Cilia and Rex McAfee Imagine a 1960s Ferrari 250 GTO carefully lit in a museum, or maybe a...
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.
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 world over a central meeting place to indulge, dream and participate in world-renowned car events. One of my favorite gatherings from this “automotive montage” is the Monterey Pre-Reunion at Weathertech...
100 years ago, the small French automobile company Chenard & Wacker, a manufacturer of Paris taxis defeated, Bentley, Bugatti, Delage,...
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 event was long overdue. With over 200,000 fans packing the stadiums, the Bugatti circuit awash with meticulously turned out car club displays, and a feverish air of festivity, it was...
The largest festival of motorsport and car culture in the world, served up a four day extravaganza of the most...
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 host them. These facilities have garages to perform mechanical work in, a slow area to leave and join the dedicated racing surface from those garages, and a length of specially...
After 14 hours in the car, we arrived at Road Atlanta. The red Clay of Georgia was once again caressing...
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 a dream-team partnership between the legendary Carlo Abarth and Vincenzo Osella, the story of this iconic car is well worth exploring in more detail—so let’s dive in. From Motor Thun...
All Content © 2022 Rex McAfee, [email protected] Under clear blue skies with a coastal breeze from nearby Monterey Bay, the...
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 action to the Leicestershire circuit, the perennially popular Donington Historic Festival had not been able to welcome fans to the stands for three long years. Now in it’s eleventh year...
Photos and words by Dennis Gray A week after running WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway, the SVRA drivers, crews, and cars...
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 of the excitement we’ve come to expect from this iconic street course on the Pacific. From crazy Stadium Super Trucks jumping off ramps to the clouds of smoke generated by...
Growing up, Donington Park was my local circuit, the first place I ever really experienced motorsport first hand, the sights,...
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 for the first Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) event, the David Love Memorial, of the 2022 season. Celebrating the life of CSRG’s Co-founder, David Love, the two-day vintage race event...
After a few years of delays due to the global pandemic, the eagerly anticipated—and, to some, controversial—new regulations around Formula...
The Mille Miglia is an Italian icon, extending all the way back to 1927. The Coppa delle Alpi is a...
The sport of vintage racing is enjoyed by thousands of spectators and participants around the world. It attracts people of all ages and from all walks of life, whether they have previous experience with the sport or have recently discovered the enjoyment of watching or racing vintage or historic cars....
Words by Sean Smith / Photos by Sean Smith & Michael DiPleco When you hear the word Duesenberg you have...
In the blink of an eye, 2022 has arrived—along with the first vintage race of the season. The Sportscar Vintage...
While you may not recognize the airport “Hendricks Army Field”, you have probably heard of the race that has taken place on its runways since 1952: the 12 hours of Sebring. Like many airports that served their country during WWII, this sunbaked expanse of Florida concrete also helped sports car...
With the sale of 5R002 at the Mecum Auction in Florida in January of 2022—at a record breaking price for...
If you’re searching for an American racetrack with a unique history, look no further than WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on...
Jeff O’Neill’s second motorsport event, the Velocity Invitational, took place November 11th through the 14th at Weathertech Raceway, Laguna Seca. O’Neill and his General Manager Ryan Turri put together ten groups of historic vintage race cars along with a Mustang v. Mini endurance race. Additionally, demonstrations occurred throughout the weekend...
