And merely a week after Lyon, we were thrilled to be able to attend InterClassics in Brussels under a clear blue sky and in a venue replete with style (the exhibition center dates back to 1935 and is right across from the famed Atomium). It is a show that resembles Belgium at large – not …
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Brussels InterClassics – what an unexpected pleasant surprise.
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Schloss Dyck von Trips memorial – a Concours & demo drive well worth the trip to Dusseldorf
It had been a few years since we had attended the Schloss Dyck event and we were surprised to see how much it has grown in the interim. The landscape has been reshuffled to accommodate a larger population of cars, a bigger line-up at the Concours (while the settings remain as grand as ever). The …
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Glorious Nürburgring Classic
Of course the track is not what it once was, of course the spirit that animates those exhibition races is not quite the excitement that once presided over the proceedings being held here. And yet, if anything, the cars have grown more even beautiful with the passing years and their owners ever more determined to …
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Amelia Island – Florida’s perfect attraction in March
We had to do it – for you, escape the cold and drudgery of a winter’s tail-end and make it, like snowbirds, to Florida in March, But believe us, it wasn’t all that glamorous and just 5 days before the famed Concours d’Elegance put together by Bill Warner and his team the weathering was cold, …
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The Classic Days Schloss Dyck von Trips memorial – another beautiful gathering…
Just when you think you’ve seen it all and that you know these classic events like the back of your hand and here comes The Clasic Days at Schloss Dyck, next to Dusseldorf, a von Trips memorial (the show is held on the back of a family property that is also home to – apparently, we never …
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The Nurbürgring Classic – Go to Hell & land in Heaven….
Once again, aficionados and amateurs alike gathered at the Green Hell and were in Heaven with a wide selection of historic beauties – including some well-loved Escuderia Suixtil members – (both on display and racing) that delighted throughout the weekend. Many thanks to Jochen Mass (again) for showcasing your brand so well and thank you …
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Spa Classic – that (Suixtil) racing spirit, to the limit!
Spa doesn’t need introductions as a legendary track that’s been in service since the ’20s. The Peter Auto organization has been putting the Spa Classic event for 8 years now and this edition was, with its 2 new fields, the most spectacular. While Suixtil wasn’t exhibiting at this great show, we are fortunate that Günter Biener, …
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