The Goodwood Revival 2011 was held 16-18 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. A crowd of...
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.
Photos by Dennis Gray and Bob Ross The Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival 2011 was held June 3-5, at Infineon Raceway...
The 2012 Goodwood Revival will stage a race exclusively for 30 AC Cobras and their derivatives in honor of the 50th anniversary of Carroll Shelby’s cult Anglo-American sports car. Organizers anticipate the (14-16 September 2012) race will see the finest collection of significant and authentic racing AC Cobras ever assembled...
The East African Safari Classic Rally 2011 was held November 19-28, starting in Mombasa on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast. On...
The 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will be held August 17-19 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, again serving as one...
The inaugural Eco Targa Florio was staged September 29 – October 2, 2011 in Sicily, Italy. The Eco Targa Florio 2011 was comprised of three events: the Green Prix for alternative energy vehicles, the Classic for historic vehicles and the Ferrari Tribute for Ferraris built between 1948 and today. The...
The Goodwood Revival – The Best Place on Earth to See the Things We Love By Ned J. Lawler Photos...
Report and photos by Louis Galanos Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) returned to the Daytona International Speedway during the 2011 Veteran’s...
The inaugural Mille Miglia North America Tribute was held October 25-29, 2011, starting and ending in Santa Barbara, California. Event organizer Stratus Media Group, Inc., is sub-licensed to produce the Mille Miglia North America Tribute by the MAC Group, Meet Comunicazione and Sanremorally (ATI) – official licensees of the Mille...
Steve Ross led home a McRae GM1 1-2-3 in the feature McLaren Cup Formula Libre Grand Prix at the second...
Rally Nippon 2011 – From Japan’s Modern to Ancient Capitals Report and photos by Len Clarke The 2011 running of...
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) released their 2012 historic car racing calendar, calling for a total of five race weekends next year as the organization continues to shrink their schedule. SVRA will race at three tracks in 2012, with two events at Sebring and Watkins Glen, plus one at Mid-Ohio....
In October 1971 Sir Jackie Stewart won the FIA World Driver’s Championship, Tyrrell won the World Constructor’s Championship with Ford...
Canadian Jay Esterer (McRae GM1) added his name to New Zealand motor racing’s revered Lady Wigram Trophy after dominating the...
The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2011 was held Sunday, 8 November in London, with nearly 500 pre-1905 vehicles celebrating the 115th anniversary of the 1896 Emancipation Run. The Royal Automobile Club’s flagship event received entries from 22 countries, with the international contingent representing over 25% of the total...
The Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti was held September 2-3, 2011 at Cortina d’Ampezzo in the heart of the Dolomites in...
By Martin Swig On October 25-29, 2011 the Santa Barbara, California Stratus Media Group showed us their interpretation of a...
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Savannah Speed Classic 2011 was held October 28-30 at the 1.96 mile, 10-turn Grand Prize of America Track on Hutchinson Island in Savannah, Georgia. Situated next to the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort, the venue overlooks the Savannah River and the city’s famed River...
The Coronado Speed Festival 2011 was held September 24-25 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California. The 14th...
The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 will celebrate “Young Guns – Born to Win” by honoring drivers, riders, designers and...
The Algarve Historic Festival 2011 was held October 20-23 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao, Portugal. Returning for its third year, the Algarve Historic Festival has quickly established itself as the largest and most important event of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula. The Algarve Historic Festival 2011...
Report and photos by Jackie Buys For the first time ever, the West Coast welcomed the Rennsport Reunion. Laguna Seca’s...
The Grand Prix de Pau Historique, now held annually, will be back in 2012 for another run in the Bearn...
Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV was held October 14-16, 2011 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. The first West Coast appearance of Porsche Rennsport Reunion saw more than 300 Porsche race cars battle on the 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course. Hosted by Porsche Cars North America, Rennsport Reunion IV assembled...
The Historic Racing Drivers Club (HRDC) will celebrate 50 years of the MGB as a racing car in 2012. On...
Report and photos by Len Clarke La Festa Autunno was held October 8-12, 2011, starting and ending in Tokyo. Celebrating...
Historic racing cars of the Group C era will be featured in a support race run by Motor Racing Legends at next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, held Saturday 16 June 2012. The Group C cars last ran at Le Mans in 2010, when a front row of all...
Report by Marco Zanello and photos by Giacomo Zanello The Dix Mille Tours of Le Castellet was held 7-9 October...
Report and photos by Peter Falkner The F1 Historic and Spa Six Hours 2011 took place on September 23-25th at...
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The Alfa Romeo 8C Europe Rally 2011 was held September 20-25 in Austria. Among Alfisti, the Alfa Romeo 8C, or eight cylinder models, are ranked as the most exclusive and best models produced by the Milanese manufacturer. Available in different engine displacements and...
