Sunshine and motorsport stars bring record crowds to Race Retro, powered by Motor Sport

Visitors to this year’s Race Retro, powered by Motor Sport, were treated to motorsport stars, rally legends and glorious sunshine at Stoneleigh Park over the weekend, bringing a record crowd to the show.

Some 24,212 enthusiasts attended over the three show days, an increase on 2018’s 23,100 attendees, to see the mix of rally and racing cars as well as special guests including British racing drivers John Watson and John Fitzpatrick along with ‘Rally Professor’ Rauno Aaltonen.

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Garage 59 switches to new Aston Martin Vantage GT3

– Garage 59 to contest Blancpain Endurance Series with new Vantage GT3
– Team to take part in selected rounds of Intercontinental GT Challenge
– Aston Martin High Performance test driver Chris Goodwin to race for team

Experience counts as Honda BTCC team targets title

The Honda Civic Type R cars of Halfords Yuasa Racing are ready to race for titles in the 2019 British Touring Car Championship after both 2018 drivers Matt Neal and Dan Cammish re-signed for the new season.

Team Dynamics, which runs the Halfords Yuasa Racing team, is targeting ‘Championship titles’ after an impressive first season with the potent new FK8 Civic Type R, in which the team finished a creditable second in the Manufacturers and Teams championships.