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James Finn

James was named after the 1976 World F1 Champion and pretty much grew up in the car club racing paddock. He started riding dirt bikes at 5 years old and just can’t seem to give them up. A former club bike racer turned trials rider who is now involved in historic racing.

10/02/16

BRSCC JOHN NICOL TROPHY is awarded to Nick Tandy

BRSCC have awarded Nick Tandy, current reigning Le Mans 24hr winner, the BRSCC John Nicol Memorial Trophy. The trophy was presented at the BRSCC Club’s Annual Awards Dinner dance which took place last Saturday night in Stratford-upon-Avon celebrating the 2015 season. The award is named after the John Nicol, a former Chief Executive of the BRSCC and was presented […]

10/02/16

HSCC News – MB Wheels support Classic F3

Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) have confirmed that MB Wheels will be supporting the clubs Classic F3 Championship this season. MB Wheels and its owner Mike Barnby have been involved with the design and manufacture of racing wheels for both historic and modern racing cars for years and many teams / drivers who race with HSCC are customers […]

10/02/16

Spencer Sport confirms campaign for MSA British Rally Championship

Spencer Sport, the South West Wales-based motorsport preparation company has confirmed that it will be entering 3 cars for the Mid Wales Stages which will be the 1st round of the 2016 MSA British Rally Championship. Spencer Sport announced at the end of last year that they had been confirmed as an official UK and Ireland distributor for […]

10/02/16

BDC reins handed over to David Egan…

2016 sees the British Drift Championship enter its 9th year and this coming season sees the BDC team announce a organisation restructure to enable the continued development of this successful championship. Conceived in 2008 by Paul McCallum and Mark Buckle, the championship has gone from strength to strength building the profile of this competitive motorsport formula – […]

08/02/16

JOTA Sport And G-Drive Racing Announce Landmark Sponsorship Deal

JOTA Sport, the British motor racing team which has a ELMS and 24 Hours of Le Mans race winning pedigree, have confirmed that they have agreed a major sponsorship deal with Russian race team G-Drive Racing. G-Drive Racing, who are sponsored by Russian natural gas giants Gazprom under the companies leading performance fuel brand, G-Drive, join forces […]

08/02/16

Enzo Fittipaldi confirms 2016 Ginetta Junior’s Drive

Enzo Fittipaldi, grandson of two time F1 World Champion and Indy 500 winner, Emerson, has confirmed that he will be racing in the Simpson Race Products Ginetta Junior Championship this coming season… Fittipaldi is a 14yr old kart racer and subsequent 2016 Ginetta Junior Scholarship finalist, who makes the switch to cars as he starts to […]

05/02/16

P42 Chats with Motorsport Artist Gary Speak

Gary Speak is a motorsport artist and P42 first caught sight of his work a while back, and thought it about time we caught up with the Aussie based artist/ racer and chew the fat… P42: How and when did you start painting these ‘moments’ in motorsport? GS: Ironically it came about after the devastating loss of […]

04/02/16

BMCRC Offers Sidecar Course

The British Motorcycle Racing Club (BMCRC)  or Bemsee as it is widely known have announced that it will run a sidecar specific BRA (basic rider assessment) at Donington Park on 8th April 2016. Riders and passengers will get their own track time on the day in the late afternoon early evening between 5-6pm on the GP Circuit. Historically […]

04/02/16

HSCC 50th anniversary meeting at Castle Combe

The Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) have confirmed that to celebrate the clubs 50th anniversary of its inception, it will return to where it all started…Castle Combe for a special two-day race meeting on the 16th and 17th April this year. The meeting starts HSCC’s 2016 season and will include re-creation of the first grid of the […]

03/02/16

Historic Rally Championship & Mintex will continue in 2016

The MSA British Historic Rally Championship have announced that leading performance brake pad manufacturer Mintex will continue to partner the championship this coming season as title sponsor… The 2016 calendar will include 6 gravel and 2 asphalt rallies, including a trip in September to the Isle of Man in September for a double header event. […]

03/02/16

BARC Appointed for World RX at Lydden hill

The British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) has confirmed that it will the organising club for the UK round of the FIA World RX Championship which will be held at Kent’s very own Lydden Hill this May (28th & 29th 2016).  BARC also run the MSA British Rallycross Championship in 2015, and the club will assist the […]

01/02/16

2016 DMACK Carlisle Stages is unveiled

The 2016 Carlisle Stages takes place on Saturday 11 June and continues with title sponsorship from DMACK. This years rally will be offering 44 stage miles, on six miles of stage will be double used and will include five forest stages along with stages in the Kershope (15 mile stage) and Newcastleton (13 mile stage) for crews from the BTRDA […]

30/01/16

Team BKR confirm 3yr deal with Team BMR

Team BKR are have agreed a 3yr deal this week with BTCC’s Team BMR to enable the Basildon based team to take control of six NGTC specification cars – all of which have been previously raced by the likes of Plato, Turkington & Goff. The six racers include VW CC’s and two Vauxhall Insignia’s and are planned to […]

28/01/16

P42 catches up with Motorsport Photographer Simon Phillips

As we ready ourselves for another season here in Europe, our Australian colleagues are in the middle of their summer, so Paddock42 thought it the ideal time to sit down with one of its regular ‘tog’s, ace lens man Simon Phillips…   P42: Now that you are back in Australia, how do you find dodging […]

26/01/16

Masters announce 3hr mini enduros…

Masters Historic Racing have announced that, following the success of its Donington four-hour race which took place last July for pre-1966 GT and touring cars, it will be organising a series of three-hour mini-enduros for this coming 2016 season The new Masters Three Hours series will be for GT, GTP and Touring Cars built before 1966, […]

21/01/16

BHRC & R.A.C. Rally Championships launched…

The 2016 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship and the 2016 Fuchs Lubricants R.A.C. Historic Asphalt Rally Championship were successfully launched at Autosport International at the Birmingham NEC last weekend, the club also confirming details of the 2016 DMACK Carlisle Stages… The Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club who organise both championships have confirmed that […]

21/01/16

2016 BWRDC GOLDSTARS Winners

The British Women Racing Drivers Club announced their 2016 BWRDC GoldStar winners at the NEC last weekend with Sara Williams awarded the BWRDC GoldStars Elite and Elen Worthington winning the BWRDC GoldStars Club title. The drivers were presented their awards on the Dare to be Different stand at the ASI show, by former F1 test driver and DTM racer Susie […]

19/01/16

Autosport International 2016 News & Images

Paddock42 carried out its annual pilgrimage to the NEC at the weekend to catch up with contacts and talk with the clubs to find out what’s planned for the paddock in 2016. New launches were talk of the show, with UK manufacturer Zenos Cars announcing their very track focussed E10R This Norfolk rocketship gives its […]

18/01/16

MAXIMUM MOTORSPORT TAKEOVER OF THE MILLTEK VW RACING CUP FOR 2016

Maximum Motorsport have announced that they have agreed a partnership agreement with Volkswagen Racing UK to take over the management of the Milltek Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup this season. Maximum Motorsport took over and successfully managed the  Maximumgroup.net VAG Trophy last season but one of the major changes this year is the fact that the […]

14/01/16

Autosport International 2016 Opens its Doors…

It’s that time of year again, the days are finally showing signs of getting longer and the midnight oil burns bright in workshops all over the UK as preparations are made for the fast approaching 2016 season… This year’s Autosport International at Birmingham’s NEC will have plenty to see including the story of Williams Martini Racing […]

23/12/15

Entries open for BHRC Red Kite Stages

Amman and District Motor Club have announced that the regulations for the opening round of the 2016 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Red Kite Stages which will be held on Sunday 21 February, are now available… The Red Kite Stages is one of the first major gravel rallies of the 2016 season and will be […]

23/12/15

Major HSCC 50th display planned for Autosport

The Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) have announced that they will be launching the clubs 50th Anniversary season at Autosport, the UK’s largest motorsport show at the NEC in January (14th to 17th) with a large display of historic racing cars… Star of the display will arguably be the stunning Jaguar D-Type raced by Neil Corner […]

23/12/15

CSCC Open Series 2016

The Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC) are welcoming new members to join with them for 2016 and it is the Open Series that the club organises, that could be the ideal opportunity. The ‘Open’ could be ideal for drivers that have cars that are unsuitable for the clubs existing series, such as those with non-original […]

22/12/15

Masters Historic Racing New venues for 2016…

Masters Historic Racing has unveiled its 2016 calendar. The club has confirmed eight European meetings next season along with the opportunity to race at legendary US circuits Daytona and Sebring.. 8/9 April – Zolder Masters Festival 28/29 May – Brands Hatch Masters Historic Festival 2/ 3 July – Donington Park Masters Festival 29/31 July – […]

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Classifieds Archive

  • Historic Race Car, 1963 Turner Sports Mk2, VUD 701, Ex John E Miles Autosport Championship Winner.

    £410000

  • Signature Series Racetruck – Ex-Demo Vehicle for Sale

    £54000

  • Racetruck – Enclosed Race Car Transporter

    POA

  • 1967 FORD CORTINA MK 11 RALLY CAR Registration number: RLX 624E

    SOLD

  • 2014/64 Volkswagen Transporter T30S Kombi Highline 180 BITDI DSG (SWB)

    SOLD

  • Alan Mann Open Sports Ford Can-Am package

    $1000000

  • 871 SUPERCHARGER .THE BLOWER SHOP 2222 HIGH-HELIX, FULL BILLET

    $3000

  • 1928 Indian Scout

    POA

  • March F1 761/08 Exceptional!

    $399500

  • 1959 Restored Stanguellini #Cs00159

    $115000

  • 1965 Dodge Coronet 440 hardtop

    $25000

  • Ducati 1974 750 Sports

    $17000

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