Historic Racing Drivers Club heads to Spa Summer Classic

In addition to its successful start to the 2012 UK race calendar, the HRDC will be staging a 61-minute race, augmented by a 30-minute qualification session, on the evocative Ardennes GP circuit of Spa Francorchamps, at the Spa Summer Classic over 15/16 June.

MG in quest for BTCC promotional stars

Have you ever watched motor racing on the television and wanted to be part of the glitz and glamour?  Well MG Motor UK may be able to help.

MG is searching for candidates to form a top team of promotional staff for the rest of the 2012 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season. For successful candidates it could be the start of a career in modelling or promotional work.

Kumho selected as tyre supplier to the 2013 British Historic Rally Championship

For the last four years, competitors in the MSA British Historic Rally Championship have run on control tyres. However, following requests for change, they will next year be able to choose from the products of four different manufacturers, not least Kumho Tyres.

Welcoming the news, the company’s European Motorsport Manager Steve Thompson said: “We developed a range of gravel and asphalt products especially for this series, which proved very popular prior to the advent of single-make control tyres, so we are delighted at the change of regulation and confident of a positive response from the teams.”

Pierre-Cesar Baroni’s successful career change

We know Pierre-César Baroni as the brilliant rally driver of the 80s and 90s. He launched into competition in 1973 behind the wheel of the unforgettable R8 Gordini and hung up his crash-helmet with a stellar second place in the Rally Antibes 2000.

During that time, Pierre-César built up a stunning record of achievements behind the wheel of the most beautiful cars in rallying, and his crowning achievement would be as European Rally Champion in 1993 driving a Lancia Delta HF Integrale!

The Breadvan and Stirling Moss’s SWB: Two unique cars on display at the Ferrari museum to celebrate 250 anniversary

There are certain cars that, because of their rarity and the role they’ve played in automotive history, simply must be preserved for posterity. 2012 marks the 60th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT and to celebrate that milestone, the Ferrari Museum has organised a series of exhibitions of the most famous cars to bear the 250 moniker. These are the road-going and racing models which, between 1952 and 1963, sported the famous 3000 cc V12 engine designed by Gioachino Colombo.

Toyota GT86 and Lexus LFA line up for Nürburgring 24 hours

- Four GT86 and one LFA to compete in the Nürburgring 24 Hours this weekend (17 – 20 May)
- Gazoo Racing to field the race-engineered LFA and two GT86
- Two further production GT86 entered by Toyota Swiss Racing Team, race prepared by Toyota Motorsport