The theme for the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed has been revealed as ‘The Rivals – Epic Racing Duels.’ Fifty years on from the fight between James Hunt and Nikki Lauda for the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship, the Festival will celebrate the competition that pushed drivers, cars and teams to greater heights. It’s also…
The 2025 Hot Wheels Legends Tour has been won by custom Fiat 126B inspired by Group B rally cars. Built by Paweł Czarnecki in Poland, the pint pot Fiat took more than 2500 hours to build and there were an additional 800 hours spent 3D printing parts for the rally-inspired machine. With more than a…
A new night race for classic cars forms part of Knockhill Circuit’s 2026 events programme. Two races will be held in the dark in September 2026 for the Classic Sports Car Club, and there will be a floodlit it lane to support the crews. Local Scottish racers will also be able to join in this…
The 2026 Royal Automobile Club Concours will be held on Wednesday 8 July at its Woodcote Park estate. Following the success of the RAC’s first Concours in 2025, the 2026 event will be a centrepiece of the UK’s motoring summer as it falls between the British Grand Prix the previous weekend and the Goodwood Festival…
Boreham Motorworks has revealed its new TEN-K engine that offers a 10,000rpm red line and produces 330bhp. Weighing just 85kg, the TEN-K using the company’s race experience to create a 2100cc road car engine specifically for its Ford-approved restomod Escort models. A Formula 1-inspired 16-valve cylinder tops the naturally aspirated four-cylinder motor that has design…
The 2025 Lancaster Insurance Classic Car show has been hailed as one of the best in recent years by visitors, clubs, traders and the organisers. Run at the traditional NEC, Birmingham venue from 7-9 November, the show saw 72,738 visitors across the three days, up from 71,520 in 2024. There were 338 car clubs represented…
The 2026 Goodwood Revival’s race schedule has been confirmed and will feature the Stirling Moss Trophy as a highlight on the Friday evening. There will be 15 races across the weekend of 18-20 September 2026 and, as well as the Stirling Moss Trophy returning to the grid, another race making a comeback is the Lavant…
Nissan has launched a kit to covert the L-Series straight-six engine in its 240Z and other models to a twin-cam set-up. The Nissan DOHC (double overhead cam) kit has been developed in-house by the Japanese firm and has the potential to push power from the engine to 300bhp and raising the red line to 7500rpm….
Iconic Auctioneers sale at the NEC Classic Car Show saw 12 new record prices set during an auction that generated total sales of £11 million. A highlight of the auction was the 1978 Jaguar XJC V12 entered by Harry Metcalfe of Harry’s Garage that sold for £157,500 including premium. This is a new world record…
The legendary Beast created by John Dodd is coming up for auction on Saturday 29 November at The Brooklands Velocity sale by Historics Auctioneers. The sale is being held at Mercedes-Benz World and the Beast is one of the star lots thanks to its sensational looks and 27-litre Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine. Conceived by John…
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