It was announced on the first day of this year’s Festival of Speed that Goodwood Road Racing Club will be expanding and launching the Goodwood Road Racing Club of America. A California based membership will be offered from 2027and will Read on! →
The Octane magazine website has the first of a series of “Q&A” pieces where Richard will provide his thoughts on legal issues concerning classic and performance cars raised by readers. What better place to start than a stolen classic: “I Read on! →
PRESS RELEASE 10/October/2025 Scrapping the vehicle excise duty (VED) exemption for 40-year-old motors risks harming the classic car industry, worth over £7.2bn to the UK economy, for a possible tax take of millions. Motoring barrister Richard Clegg Read on! →
Senna raced a similar car at the 1984 Nürburgring Race of Champions, which was organised as an exhibition to mark the opening of the new Nürburgring GP circuit. The race had 20 entrants including such names as Nicki Lauda, James Read on! →
It has recently been announced that Boreham Motorworks and DRVN Automotive Group will be producing faithful continuation models of the iconic Alan Mann Racing Mk1 Ford Escort which dominated and won both the 1968 and 1969 championships. That car was one Read on! →
PRESS RELEASE – 21/August/2025 Provenance of classic vehicles more secure with less risk of the dreaded ‘Q plate’ DVLA’s new policy a big move in right direction to support UK’s historic vehicle community and businesses The DVLA’s newly Read on! →
As part of the government’s drive to reduce pollution E10 petrol was introduced in the summer of 2021. It was said that E10 fuel was more eco-friendly burning less and generating lower emissions. The Department for Transport has said that all Read on! →
There will be 69 significant Grand Prix cars from Ecclestone’s collection for sale through Tom Hartley Jnr, a specialist UK dealership. Hartley and Ecclestone have a long relationship, and the cars will be sold in private deals rather than at Read on! →
Ken Tyrell established the Tyrell Racing Organisation in 1958 in an ex-military shed at his family timber business. After 10 years running in various junior with drivers such as Jacky Ickx and John Surtees the team made the bold move Read on! →
The famous XK inline 6-cylinder DOHC engine was produced by Jaguar Cars between 1949 and 1992 and is now 75 years old. The XK came about following the desire of William Lyons the co-founder in 1922 of the Swallow Sidecar Company, which became Jaguar Read on! →
