Historic Motor Racing

Just Gold Hospitality is looking forward to a fantastic year of Historic Motor Racing.
From the big events like the Silverstone Classic to the smaller club events.
Please click on the individual links for further information.

Silverstone Classic

20th-22nd July Silverstone GP Circuit

2011 was bigger and more exciting than ever with much more to entertain you. The Silverstone Classic is the fusion of iconic rock, classic racing covering 90 years, celebrities, famous brands, car clubs and family fun.

Over the last three years the event concept has changed from being purely classic motor racing based to include live music concerts under the legend ‘Rocking and Racing’.

Open access grandstands and pit garages coupled with a variety of family-led entertainment including funfair, air displays, a concours d’ elegance, art galleries, shopping, go karting, steam traction rallies, helicopter pleasure flights and a host of other attractions it’s a weekend of fun for all the family.

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Masters Historic Festival

26th-27th May Brands Hatch GP Circuit

The traditional Masters Historic Festival returns to brands Hatch at the end of May for another celebration of cars and drivers from golden eras gone by.

Last year’s event attracted superb grids of historic F1 and sports car machinery, as well as demonstrations of famous F1 cars from the recent past including Damon Hill’s championship-winning 1996 Williams Renault and Michael Schumacher’s 1992 and 1993 Benettons.

This year will see the usual mix of famous F1 and sports cars brought back to life and driven hard on the legendary Brands Hatch GP circuit, as well as demonstrations and plenty of off track entertainment for all the family.

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HSCC Superprix with FIA Historic Formula One

30th June-1st July Brands Hatch GP Circuit

The annual HSCC extravaganza of historic Formula One, saloon and sports car machinery returns to the Brands Hatch GP circuit on 30 June – 1 July.

Last year’s event threw up one of the surprises of the year, with relatively unknown Japanese youngster Hideki Yamauchi, on his first visit to the UK, dominating both the Formula One and Group C races.

Cars that attended in 2011 included well known machinery from Williams and Tyrrell, plus more than 300 other entries for one of the biggest celebrations of historic motorsport on the continent.

Please click on the menue on the left or the event headline for more information


Latest Silverstone Classic News

    • Brand new 'Lightweight' Jaguar E-type is for sale
      Fancy a brand new Lightweight Jaguar E-type that is as close as you will get to the real deal at a fraction of the multi-million-pound price of one of the original 12? Then you'll get your chance at H&H's Motorexpo private sale showcase at Canary Wharf in June. Dubbed Lightweight number 14, this 1963 car is the result of the painstaking 7000-hour restoration of the Lindner-Nocker factory Low Drag Lightweight that was finally finished last year. How so? Well, this is quite confusing, so bear with us. read more
    • Wartime comes back to Brooklands
      The 1940s Relived – at Brooklands this Saturday – will pay tribute to the men, women and machines that defeated Nazi Germany as the race track and aerodrome became key to the allied war effort. The war years meant aircraft manufacturers Vickers-Armstrong and Hawker took exclusive control of the site and, with 14,000 workers to call on, production of aircraft went into overdrive. By the end of the war Brooklands had produced 2515 Wellington Bombers, 842 Vickers Warwicks and more than 3000 of Britain’s second great fighter – the Hawker Hurricane. read more
    • Rare classics gather for St Mawes' Festival
      The second annual St Mawes Classic Car Festival brought a host of rare machinery to the Cornish fishing village. The event spanned over four days from 7 May and this year’s theme took in the best of Cornish art, sculpture and gardens with a visit to the Leach Pottery and Hepworth Museum in St Ives followed by a challenging drive to lunch at the Gunards Head. read more
    • Historic racing debate raises big issues
      A star-studded debate provided a fascinating sideshow at this year's Grand Prix de Monaco Historique. Following the success of a pilot at Goodwood last year, Credit Suisse held its first Historic Racing Forum in front of a capacity crowd. And it was a belter with C&SC's Alain de Cadenet and Simon Taylor joining Jochen Mass, Emanuele Pirro and Duncan Dayton to discuss the thorny issue of whether historic racing is better than F1. read more
    • Vintage Bentleys embark on near 2000-mile epic
    • Feast of Ferraris gathers in Belfast
      More than 20 classic and modern Ferraris met at the slipways of Titanic Belfast last weekend. The group was made up of cars from the Ireland and Scotland Ferrari Owners’ Clubs which then headed north to the Giant’s Causeway and a drive along the Antrim Coast Road. Alan Tyndall from the Irish Ferrari Owners’ Club said: "We’re delighted to welcome our friends from Scotland and to see how many of our own club members have supported this event." read more
    • Hill’s turbine Indy car up for grabs
      A revolutionary four-wheel-drive and turbine-powered Lotus driven by Graham Hill in 1968’s Indy 500 will go under the hammer at Mecum’s sale in Indianapolis, USA, on 17 August. The Type 56/3 Lotus was built by Lotus-team boss Colin Chapman following a commission from STP’s Andy Granatelli. Chapman’s outfit created a car powered by a Pratt & Whitney turbine engine that put its power through a Ferguson four-wheel-drive system. read more
    • Five-day feeding frenzy gets underway at Mecum
      Mecum’s Spring Sale got off at a frenetic pace yesterday (15 May) in Indianapolis, USA, where the top-selling lot was a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible. The immaculate Chevy was fitted with a 265cu in, 225hp V8, 1956-unique wire wheel covers, a Wonderbar radio and a Kleenex dispenser. It sold for $68,500. read more
    • Alfa Romeo celebrates its heritage
      Four stunning Alfa Romeos spanning 1927-’57 will be on show on this year’s Mille Miglia retrospective – from 16-20 May – in celebration of the firm’s record-breaking 11 wins at the world-famous race. The 6C-1500 Super Sport (main picture) took Alfa’s first victory on the roads between Brescia and Rome in the hands of Giuseppe Campari and Giulio Ramponi in 1928. The previous year it won at Modena with Enzo Ferrari and Ramponi at the helm. read more
    • Brazil celebrates the beautiful Karmann
      More than 20 Karmann-Ghias from across Brazil amassed in Pocos de Caldas on 5 May to celebrate the car’s 50th anniversary. The meet was organised by the Karmann Ghia Clube de Belo and attracted around 100 fans from five states bringing with them every type of Ghia ever produced, including the Type 14 coupé and convertible, the TC and the German Type 34. read more