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Historic single-seaters celebrate a century of power at Brands Hatch

From humble 500cc F3 machines to the later one-litre screamers, alongside a variety of Formula Ford bouts, there were plenty of close battles in Kent last weekend

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Retro tin-tops entertain at Brands Hatch London Historic Trophy event

Kent circuit's 100-year history was celebrated as Middlehursts and Jordan share the Historic Touring Car Challenge spoils after frenetic bouts

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Piquet Jr, Visser and Eaton star at Brands Hatch's American SpeedFest

Euro NASCAR headlines the bill at Kent event while Eaton also put in an impressive drive to storm to victory in a Chevrolet Camaro and the Legends provided plenty of entertainment

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Johansson and Brown among the stars of Brands Hatch Masters Historic Festival

Swedish ex-F1 driver samples 1987 March while McLaren boss races a Ferrari F430, as a special ex-Peterson machine is also in action

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Wood is a chip off the old block as he takes first win at Brands Hatch 750MC event

Second-generation Classic Stock Hatch racer enjoys success in Kent, while MX-5 Cup also provides some dramatic action

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Trucks and TCR UK star as Brands Hatch centenary season begins

Two 10-time truck champions were among the victors, while Jenson O'Neill-Going became the youngest-ever TCR UK winner

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John Webb celebrated in new Formula Ford Festival support race

The legendary Brands Hatch circuit boss was honoured with pre-'82 FF1600 races on the Festival support bill, while three Fiesta series also provided plenty of entertainment

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Smyth is first second-generation Formula Ford Festival winner in 50th Brands Hatch edition

There was no stopping Smyth as he swept to victories in his heat, semi-final and final to head an all-Irish podium and repeat the success of his father 15 years ago

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Morris' Peugeot beats the British marques at CSCC's Brands Britannia

Several anniversaries were celebrated in Kent last weekend, including the 50th birthday of Baby Bertha - which was beaten to Special Saloons and Modsports glory by the Peugeot 309 Thundersaloon of Morris

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Champions put on a show at eventful Brands Hatch Mini Festival

Past champions came to the fore in the Mini Miglia triple-header at last weekend’s annual Mini Festival at Brands Hatch as Kane Astin, Ian Curley and Aaron Smith shared the race wins between them in a trio of typically entertaining races.

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Spaggiari repeats Miles’ F3 Lotus win at Brands Hatch

Colin Chapman’s Lotus marque, immortalised as winner of Brands Hatch’s first British Grand Prix in 1964 with Jim Clark and subsequent world championship counters with Jo Siffert (1968), Jochen Rindt (1970) and Emerson Fittipaldi (1972), took centre stage anew at the Kentish venue last weekend.

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The cars and stars that grabbed attention at Super Touring Power 3

Super Touring Power attracted star cars and drivers aplenty at Brands Hatch last weekend.

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Turkington stars but Hughes and Lyons roar to Super Touring Power wins

Four-time British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington starred on his Super Touring debut but it was his ‘team boss’ Jason Hughes and historics ace Michael Lyons who won the headline races at Brands Hatch last weekend.

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Ercoli wins in Euro NASCAR as Davidson takes home podium at American SpeedFest

American SpeedFest 12 brought a pair of NASCAR Euro Series wins for Gianmarco Ercoli, while a large crowd cheered Jack Davidson to a maiden podium at his home event.

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Toriba and Briggs triumph as Historic F1 cars entertain at Brands Hatch

Overseas stars Yutaka Toriba and Warren Briggs emerged the winners from two dramatic Masters Racing Legends contests at Brands Hatch as the series for 1966-85 Formula 1 cars entertained the crowds at the circuit’s annual Masters Historic Festival meeting.

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Hat-trick for Smith as he begins bid for 10th British Trucks title

Ryan Smith’s bid for an unprecedented 10th back-to-back British Truck Racing title made a solid start at the Easter Brands Hatch season opener.

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Scintillating Stippler stars in super Ferrari at Goodwood

Ford versus Ferrari was sportscar racing’s big draw in the mid-1960s, when American V8 brawn in the form of GT40s eventually established supremacy over the svelte Italian V12 stallions. Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours victory with the North American Racing Team 250 LM of Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt…

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The cars that starred at the Goodwood Members' Meeting

The Goodwood Members’ Meeting is one of the early highlights of the historic motorsport season.

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Ryan continues his winning run as Equipe season begins

Having ended 2024 on a high, Chris Ryan carried over his winning form into the new year at Brands Hatch last weekend as the Equipe Classic Racing season got under way.

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The master entertainer putting on a show for half a century

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Sonny Howard has had an immeasurable influence on national motorsport. But, despite a list of non-racing clients including Top Gear, the Fast Furious franchise, Jaguar and the king of Jordan, he does not seek the limelight. Instead, he has nurtured others while…

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Autosport's top 10 club racing drivers of 2024

Every year, dozens of drivers enjoy championship success across a wealth of different national racing categories.

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Inside the thriving world of miniature motorsport

Last Christmas, Autosport afforded this writer an opportunity to write about a much-loved hobby: Scalextric. Little did I know it would lead to a year spent racing 1/32 scale slot cars competitively…

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Investigation: How club racing faced a tricky 2024

The Christmas songs have already been heard for at least a month, the weather has turned cold and frosty, and another club racing season has drawn to a close. That can only mean one thing: Autosport has got its calculator out once again and produced our annual feature looking at…

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The highs and lows of this year's Formula Ford Festival

There’s a unique atmosphere in the paddock immediately following any Formula Ford Festival, one that consists of disappointment, hard luck stories and no shortage of ‘what if’ scenarios.

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Padmore and Owens among the Mini Festival stars

Not for the first time in recent Mini Festival history, Nick Padmore and Endaf Owens tasted success at Brands Hatch as the Mini Miglia championship served up three typically thrilling races for last weekend’s large crowd to enjoy.

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