KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SINCE 1999
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08-Jul-20 /historicracing.com
James Hunt's dog Oscar at Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland. Photo courtesy of Peter Windsor
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08-Jul-20 /historicracing.com
James Hunt's dog Oscar at Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland. Photo courtesy of Peter Windsor
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Emile Levassor 1843 - 1897
Levassor won the first proper motor race in history and also laid out what became the normal layout for all the automobile designers who followed him.
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Jud Larson 1923 - 1966
Jud Larson was a hard-drinking, hard-driving sprint car driver who raced at a time when few drivers survived to retire.
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Yuji Ide 1975
Yuji Ide is a Japanese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon to Formula One with the Super Aguri F1 team in 2006 but lost his FIA Super Licence during the season due to erratic driving. He then returned to the Formula Nippon series.
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Jocko Maggiacomo 1914 - 1997 -
John Campbell-Jones 1930 -
Winfried Vogt 1945 - 1989 -
Robert Synge 1957 -
Louise Aitken-Walker 1960
Historic Racing News
News and information from Salon Privé
29-Jun-20 /SALON PRIVÉ
From the globally renowned Concours d’Elégance to the presentation of the Club Trophy, this year’s Salon Privé is set to be another unforgettable celebration of the very best that the motoring world has to offer.
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MICHELIN STAR DINING COMES TO SALON PRIVÉ
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Salon Privé raises the bar again, introducing Michelin star dining through celebrity chef and car enthusiast Phil Howard
18-Jun-20/ Salon Privé
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Animals in motor sport. Number 2 - Seal
Pictured here is Seal, Innes Irelands black lab wearing one of his master's hats.22-Jun-20/ historicracing.com -
Animals in motor sport. Number 1 - Bud
With the passing of Lewis Hamilton's Bulldog Coco, hopefully she can meet up with another Bulldog, Bud.
20-Jun-20/ historicracing.com
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1911
The start of the first Monte Carlo Rally took place. -
1956
Tasman Cup, Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram, New Zealand. Won by Peter Whitehead in a Ferrari. -
1961
Tasman Cup, Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram, New Zealand. Won by Jack Brabham. -
1967
Round 3 Tasman Cup, Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram, New Zealand. Won by Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax. -
1979
Argentinian Grand Prix. Won by Jacques Laffite in a Ligier Ford. -
1979
Elio De Angelis first Formula One race.
