Racing and Competition

Aston Martin heads into this weekend’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with its partner teams fielding arguably the strongest ever assault on the US endurance classic by the luxury British sportscar brand.

The MG Vintage Racers’ Newsletter was founded as a grassroots newsletter to connect, support, and promote all MGs in vintage racing. Beginning with just 40 MG racers across the country, MGVR now has over 200 MG racers participating and is very active in its support role.

The Pure McLaren GT Series returned to action at Portugal’s Portimão circuit on September 23-26, with two sprint races and a mini-endurance contest celebrating McLaren Automotive’s first decade of innovation.

Aston Martin’s Vantage GT3 made a victorious return to the Nürburgring Nordschleife, as the British luxury sportscar brand secured its first-ever win on the famous German circuit in Round 8 of the high-profile Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS).

Our video this week is a short informational video on the MG XPower which ran at Le Mans – MG-Lola EX257 (sometimes referred to as simply MG EX257). These cars were created out of a partnership between MG and Lola back in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will make a welcome return to the legendary Nürburging Nordschleife for Round 8 of the 2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) this weekend as it competes at the German venue for the first time since the car made its formal competitive debut there three years ago.

ston Martin clinched its first major GT championship title in Japan when the British luxury sportscar brand’s partner team D’station Racing won the 2021 Super Taikyu Series championship, with one round still left to run in the series.

The Goodwood Revival has made a glorious return to the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex today so for our video this week, I would like to link to the live stream of the Revival. No worries if you don’t catch it in real-time, the same stream will rebroadcast the recorded events.

McLaren 720S GT3 racers Stewart and Lewis Proctor have secured the British GT Silver-Am Class Championship in their first season of racing together. The father-and-son duo wrapped up the title at Oulton Park last weekend (September 11-12) with a round to spare.

The first of three ‘new’ 16-cylinder P15 V16 BRM racing cars, built to commemorate the marque’s 70th anniversary, was shaken down at Blyton Park racetrack, Lincolnshire, last week in the presence of its new owner, John Owen, ahead of its on-track debut over the Goodwood Revival.

Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced a 17-race schedule for 2022. SVRA’s SpeedTour weekends include vintage racing, contemporary sports cars, and other features.

With just over a week to go until the Goodwood Revival returns, the hosts are excited to announce that they have assembled one of our most illustrious ever grids for the John Whitmore Trophy to take place on the Saturday morning.

Lotus, one of the most famous names in world motorsport, has revealed an all-new competition-spec GT4 challenger and at its core is the critically acclaimed Emira sports car.

Four Aston Martin Vantage GTEs will return to the scene of the brand’s greatest racing triumph this weekend when three partner teams take on the most famous endurance race of all, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Aston Martin’s customer-focussed Vantage GT3 achieved its best overall result in the Total Energie Spa 24 Hours this weekend, with the #95 Garage 59-run entry finishing third.

British GT race winners Tolman will debut its freshly built FIA specification Lotus Elite at this year’s Silverstone Classic this weekend. Its entry into the RAC Historic Tourist Trophy marks the first time the Warwickshire-based specialist has competed at the event since 2014.

The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will fight for honors in three classes of this weekend’s TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa, as the luxury sportscar brand and its partner team Garage 59 bid to record an outright victory in the famous Belgian endurance event for the first time.

Bowler Motors, the off-road performance specialist, has revealed the Land Rover Defender rally car that will compete in its own championship in 2022.