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Revised HERO-ERA calendar 2022-2025

*Long distance rally calendar reshuffle produces exciting programme of events *Plan includes new Trans Mongolian Motor Challenge 2022 Following the postponement of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2022 until...
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OFFSET YOUR AUTOMOTIVE CARBON FOOTPRINT IN 3 STEPS FROM 2 PENCE PER MILE

NET-HERO LAUNCH THE FIRST PREMIUM CARBON OFFSET PLATFORM FOR MOTORISTS TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE DRIVERS Simple to use web-based platform for motorists launches today Motorists can access environmentally responsible driving...
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HERO-ERA ANNOUNCE NEW TRANS MONGOLIAN MOTOR CHALLENGE 2022

*18 day ‘Motor Challenge’ style endurance competition set in remote desert wonderland *A 6000 km endurance event with 15 nights under canvas and stars *Part of route to run...
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Peking to Paris Motor Challenge rescheduled to 2023

*Continuing impact of pandemic triggers calendar move *Optimism for future with stand alone Mongolian event The HERO-ERA organisation can now confirm the decision to reschedule the 2022 Peking to Paris...
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Robert Brooks, famous auctioneer, racer and historic car enthusiast passes away.

Former Chairman of Bonhams and the BRDC loses two year battle with cancer Robert Brooks – auctioneer and former Chairman of Bonhams and the BRDC has sadly died after a...
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Trans America 2022 – What Can be Expected on Route? – Day Two – Fort Worth to Amarillo

Day Two – Fort Worth to Amarillo Famous names of famous places might lend you to thinking that the 2022 TransAmerica isn’t an off the beaten track exploration of the...
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Trans America 2022 – What Can be Expected on Route?

Day 1 – Houston to Fort Worth Stockyards Let your feet wander and you never know where they might take you, let your mind wander and you might find that...
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Sahara Challenge postponed until 2022

Border issues and fluctuating international restrictions force organisation’s hand The HERO-ERA organisation has had to make the painful decision to postpone both Sahara Challenges until 2022. Continuing border issues between...
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Successful Peking to Paris Motor Challenge recce despite restrictions

*Latest recce points to tough but adventurous 2022 challenge *Three week trip as challenging as the actual event Defying the odds of actually getting out to Mongolia, then producing a...
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Trans-America 2022 – Incredible Route Smashes Preconceptions About Travelling Through America

Come and find the America you didn’t know was there, this is the 51st State America, we all know what it’s about, right? The land of the brave and the...
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HERO-ERA turns NET- ZERO on ‘Earth Day’

Historic Motoring Events company Carbon Neutral for 2020 Makes good on commitment to go green from Jan 2019 – Footprinting and high-quality offset strategy The world’s premiere historic motoring events...
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HERO-ERA Announces Ambitious New Calendar

Exciting New Countries to be explored in ‘Four Golden Years of Adventure’ Japan, The Middle East, The Arctic, and Classic Safari Rallies to Feature HERO-ERA, the world’s premier historic rallying...
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Prince Phillip 1921 – 2021

Prince Phillip 1921 – 2021 HERO-ERA joins the rest of the nation in expressing our deepest sorrow at the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
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Triple European Truck Racing Champion Heads For The Desert

Haulier with taste for adventure to swop heaving tarmac for hot sand Three time European Track Racing Champion Richard Walker has set his sights high looking for success in deep...
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Gerry Crown 1933-2021. An All-Conquering Rally Hero

An Appreciation: Tomas de Vargas Machuca, the Chairman of HERO-ERA; “It is with great sadness that we have learned that Gerry Crown has died last night. Everyone at HERO-ERA would...
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Remembering Philip Young – ERA’s founding father

Remembering Philip Young – ERA’s Founding Father Yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the loss of the founding father of the ERA, Philip Young. A giant of a man with...
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HERO-ERA to take enthusiasts one step closer to real rally action!

*‘Stay Home’ Real-Time Rally launched *‘Stay Home’ Online Rally to run in parallel In a bold move to take competitors one step closer to real rally action, HERO-ERA has launched...
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The world’s oldest record breaking rally navigator sadly dies aged 103

Dorothy Caldwell, mother of Alastair passed away on February 10th 2021 The world’s oldest rally navigator has sadly died (Dorothy Gertrude Caldwell, January 6, 1918 – February 10, 2021) at...
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London to Mexico World Cup Rally 1970

The Adventurer There is a subsect of society for whom the day to day nine- ‘til-five, two-point-four children is not enough. They have an itch that cannot be scratched by...
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A Lady and Her Singer: Permanent Stitches in Time

A Lady and Her Singer: Permanent Stitches in Time One of the key elements that drew me to historic rallying, indeed historic motorsport of all varieties, is the fact that...
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FIVA Identity Card and Youngtimer Registration Document

FIVA – Protecting, Preserving and Promoting World Motoring Heritage since 1966 Who is FIVA? FIVA (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens) is the largest classic vehicle organisation in the world...
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Dakar 2021 Shares Spirit of Adventure with Historic Endurance Rallying with New Classic Category

Dakar 2021 Shares Spirit of Adventure with Historic Endurance Rallying with New Classic Category The hot deserts of the world are strange places, vast and unforgiving and the most alien...
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It’s back, but so is the hugely popular HERO-ERA Virtual Table Top Rally Championship!

*National Lockdown three restrictions trigger requests from competitors for a third VTTRC *Three weeks of challenges to start 11th January, entries are open from 6th Jan 2021 A third national...
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Impact of Brexit on the Historic and Classic Motor Vehicles Industry

Latest data suggests 11.3% of UK Motor Industry jobs are in historic and classic sector There has been much comment about the impact of Brexit on the UK’s modern motor...
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Environmental Impact Study Launch

THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE HISTORIC AND CLASSIC MOTOR INDUSTRY IN THE UK Expert Panel Convenes to Launch Environmental and Economic Impact Study Study Commissioned by HERO-ERA and...
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La France Type 10 Power Plant: Getting to the Heart of the Ark, in Preparation for Peking to Paris

La France Type 10 Power Plant: Getting to the Heart of the Ark, in Preparation for Peking to Paris Huge is an often-overused adjective, massive is another one, over-stated and...
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Bob Redhead

HERO-ERA have received the very sad news that Bob Redhead passed away on Monday 23rd November. While Bob was a formidable and highly successful navigator and rally organiser in the 1960s and...
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Peking to Paris Motor Challenge Winner Sets Himself New Challenge

2019 P2P ‘Spirit of the Rally’ award winner turns author of stunning new book The Peking to Paris Motor Challenge is about grit and determination as much as endurance, but...
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Tomas de Vargas Machuca; There is more to a man, than simply name and reputation alone

Tomas de Vargas Machuca – Chairman HERO-ERA On a cold, wet Thursday many wouldn’t choose to find themselves inside the cabin of a Mk1 Land Rover, rattling along poorly paved...
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Founding team member of Bicester Heritage joins HERO-ERA

Heritage motoring and events specialist Tiggy Atkinson to add her skills to world’s foremost classic and vintage rally company as new Director of Memberships As one of the original...
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You couldn’t make it up could you?

Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2022 Recce Story time from Chris Elkins and Tony Jones We had a close shave today in a village when the local milkman was driving...
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David Richards CBE visits HERO Challenge Two

David Richards CBE, FIA World Champion Rally co driver, Chairman of Motorsport UK and motor sport fan, visits the HERO Challenge Two rally As a former rally competitor himself from...
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Classic cars put to the test as historic rallying returns to UK roads – Motorsport Magazine

Classic cars put to the test as historic rallying returns to UK roads

‘To Cut a Long Story Short…’- George Mullins and a Lifelong Obsession with Rallying

‘To Cut a Long Story Short…’- George Mullins and a Lifelong Obsession with Rallying ‘Ooh, I must tell you about the time I bribed a load of Croat road workers...
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Rallying returns as HERO-ERA spark into life with ‘A Novice Trial’ 21-23 August

Competitors to Ease Back Into the Sport with ‘Learner’ Event Safety first as all Motorsport UK COVID-19 procedural measures put in place For the first time since March 8th 2020...
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Far from the Madding Crowd – Nick Reeves

Far from the Madding Crowd, that’s where you will find Senior Events Manager Nick Reeves on a rare day off. Nick Reeves likes nothing better than a hike on...
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Peking to Paris 2022 – The road to Paris begins now, with a bumper entry

Peking to Paris 2022 – The road to Paris begins now, with a bumper entry Just a day after it’s official launch ceremony at the Automobile Club Paris, there were...
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HERO-ERA H2H programme to support the hospitality industry

HERO-ERA to partner with top charity Hospitality Action HERO-ERA run historic motoring and rally events throughout the world, as such they are a rally family of organisers, competitors, partners, marshals...
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An American in Paris

The Road From Peking Actually Begins in a Workshop in Hull Most people would agree that the prospect of driving from Peking to Paris is a fairly gruelling undertaking, in...
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Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2022 Crews – Gerry Crown & Matt Bryson

Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2022 Crews – Gerry Crown & Matt Bryson Taking the Classic category win in 2010 in their EH Holden, and again in 2013 and 2019...
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Patrick Burke – Entrepreneur With The Human Touch

Entrepreneur With The Human Touch From his first illicit late-night stall as a 13-year-old schoolboy to starting an asset management company aged 22, business drives him, just as his love...
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Clan Crusader – Something Totally Different

Did they really rally that? In this new series we are going to look at unusual rally cars, some that were successful, some not, but equally the teams concerned have...
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Motorsport UK Gives Green Light for the Return of Rallying

Motorsport UK Gives Green Light for the Return of Rallying The announcement that rally fans and competitors everywhere had been waiting for has finally hit the press, Motorsport UK, the...
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Five Days of Adventure that Could be the Perfect Start to Your 2021 Season

The 2021 Winter Challenge to Monte Carlo The mountain ranges of France are vast, and at times isolated and provide some of the most picture-perfect vistas any European alpine region...
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Destination Paris – Peking to Paris Motor Challenge

From 1907 and in six subsequent events, reaching Paris is the dream Twelve months ago (7th July 2019) the weary yet delighted Peking to Paris Motor Challenge crews crossed...
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Press News From Historics Auctioneers

Pandemic patient auctions his Peking-Paris Volvo in aid of the hospital that saved his life, with support from HERO-ERA. The Haematology Cancer Care charity will be the sole beneficiary...
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Rob Dominy – Reluctant Hero

Rob Dominy – Reluctant Hero At any HERO-ERA Prize Giving the biggest round of applause is for the Mechanical Assistance crews or ‘Sweeps’ as they are known in rally parlance....
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Hospitality Matters – Finding Out About a Different Side of Rally Organisation, With Eleonora Piccolo

Hospitality Matters – Finding Out About a Different Side of Rally Organisation, With Eleonora Piccolo “If nobody speaks to me then it’s been a good rally” declares HERO-ERA’s hospitality chief...
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The Winter Challenge 2021 7-11 Feb

A Five-Day Epic Built on Tradition Departs Reims on the 07th February 2021 HERO-ERA is delighted to announce the launch of its latest incarnation of a true classic, the 2021...
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Ellen Lohr The Versatile Winner

Ellen Lohr The Versatile Winner Over the coming weeks, we will be running a series of features on the unusual vehicles that have been used on HERO – ERA events...
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An Interview with StarterMotor…

An Interview with StarterMotor… We popped over to Classic Performance Engineering at Bicester Heritage to catch up with David Withers, StarterMotor MD, Martin Greaves CPE MD, and Oliver Taylor-Lane, StarterMotor...
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Mercedes Benz 230 Fintail – Function over Form for this Distance Demon

Function over Form for this Distance Demon If only Janis Joplin had HERO’s Arrive and Drive service in her life, for then she wouldn’t have been relying on divine intervention...
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Hunt the Trophy!

Hidden treasures tracked down by winning Hunt family Virtual hand over of Hero ERA Record Breakers Awards to youngest podium sitters There were three major awards for Record Breakers at...
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The First Pirelli Classic Marathon 1988

The First Pirelli Classic Marathon 1988 On 19 June 1988, 95 cars left Tower Bridge to take on the first Pirelli Classic Marathon. In a rallying world dominated by...
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River Deep Mountain High; Fangio and Friends on the Edge and Over it in the Andes

Pre war American Coupes became the main stay endurance road race and rally weapons across the Americas in the forties and fifties. Seven decades later they still roam the earth...
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Buick ’38 Special

Boxing Clever with an American Heavyweight I love American cars, they can be brash and loud, obnoxious even, everything that we sophisticated Brits are not supposed to be, although a...
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More Than Just a ‘Safe Pair of Hands’ – Chris Elkins

More Than Just a ‘Safe Pair of Hands’, Rallying the Roads Less Travelled with ERA Route Planner, Chris Elkins “I don’t like change”, declares Chris Elkins, one of HERO-ERA’s...
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Our Favourite Driving Roads

Our Favourite Driving Roads Here at HERO-ERA we have the opportunity to drive some of the best routes around the world. We put it to the team to decide what...
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HERO2HELP with StarterMotor – Apprentice Lifeline – Ashley Carr

‘I would like to keep improving and expanding on everything I have and will learn’ In the second Spotlight of the HERO2HELP StarterMotor ‘Apprentice Lifeline’ campaign, we feature an absorbing...
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HERO Virtual Table Top Rally Back By Popular Demand

StarterMotor ‘Apprentice Lifeline’ Campaign To Benefit HERO-ERA have received so many complimentary communications with requests to continue their Virtual Table Top Rally Championship that it will now extend to Round...
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I Should Never Have Sold It!

Hindsight is a wonderful thing Everybody that has a fondness for motoring and motorsport has that one vehicle they knew they shouldn’t have sold. We asked the team if they...
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Sahara Challenge 2021 Entries Now Open

An Adventure Through the Sands of Time The Endurance Rally Association are delighted to announce the launch of a magnificent adventure through the largest hot desert of them all, the...
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Jaguar E-Type – “The Most Beautiful Car in the World”

Petting the Big Cat that Stole the Affections of a Certain Mr. Ferrari Enzo Ferrari was famed for his dismissive quotes about the importance of anything on a car other...
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Fiat 124 Sport – Seduced by the Spiders of Effervescent Charm

Good Things Come in Small Packages, as we Get to Grips with the Latest HERO Arrive and Drive Car Some things would be better if they had stayed the same....
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Bentleys, Bits and Derby Tips

A Look Into The World of Stuart Anderson, And Why Life (and sheds) Is Better Full Endurance athletes are of a different breed, and the same is true of those...
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It isn’t Just Rallying Where Bill Cleyndert Has Found Success

Spend a Day With Bill on His Beloved Norfolk Broads It’s a sunny afternoon somewhere in North Norfolk and I’m having the most unexpected, and quite remarkable day. My job...
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HERO2HELP with StarterMotor – Apprentice Lifeline – Callum Staff

There’s something about classic cars, isn’t there… In the first of our spotlights on the HERO2HELP StarterMotor ‘Apprentice Lifeline’ campaign, we feature a superbly written blog by an apprentice who...
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Childhood Family Cars And Their Memories

As Motorsport enthusiasts or Petrolheads, our love for cars and motoring can often be traced back to fond memories of our childhood family vehicle. The cars pictured in this post ...
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BMW 328 Frazer Nash, The Fans Favourite Vintage

BMW 328 Frazer Nash, The Fans Favourite Vintage Last week across our social media platforms we asked you, our fans, to identify your favourite vintage car from a selection of...
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Fiva Identity Cards – New Online Application System

FIVA Identity Cards FIVA are now using an on-line application system for a FIVA ID card. You can apply for yours now by following the link below: https://www.fivamembers.org/ IMPORTANT! The...
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The Buck Stops Here- Guy Woodcock HERO ERA Competition Director

We continue to turn the spotlight inwards on our own staff which has already revealed some extraordinary characters with great motor sport experience such as Guy Woodcock. His competition experience...
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The Competition in the COMPETITION DIRECTOR – Guy Woodcock

We delve into Guy Woodcock’s impressive competition record, the foundation of his experience for the exacting role of Competition Director The current restrictions prevent us getting out to photograph and...
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Syd Stelvio competes in his own version of Flying Scotsman

Syd Stelvio competes in his own version of Flying Scotsman Sunday 5th of April 2020, another day opening the blinds to look out upon a locked down world. How different...
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The 10th Anniversary Flying Scotsman – 2018 Flashback

The 10th Anniversary Flying Scotsman – 2018 2018 marked a special year for the Flying Scotsman, as it celebrated the 10th anniversary. London and Edinburgh were to be the start...
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The 6th Flying Scotsman – 2014 Flashback

The 6th Flying Scotsman – 2014 Today’s flashback takes us back to the 6th Flying Scotsman. The 2014 event broke past traditions and became the “Great Northern” edition, starting out...
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The First Flying Scotsman – 2009 Flashback

The First Flying Scotsman – 2009 We may not be making our way from Chester to Gleneagles this weekend celebrating the 12th Flying Scotsman, but with the power of alliteration…...
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HERO2HELP

Rally for the NHS In the absence of classic rally action, competitors and enthusiasts alike are taking advantage of the HERO ERA Table Top Rally competition to test their navigational...
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Rally for the NHS – Daily Growth of Vintage and Classic Rally Community Playing

HERO ERA Table Top Rally Providing Virtual Competition and NHS Contributions In the absence of classic rally action, competitors and enthusiasts alike are taking advantage of the HERO ERA Table...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Tom Schnackenberg Interview

New Zealand Classic 2020 Tom Schnackenberg Interview Known more famously for his sailing exploits and yacht design, and now also getting his toes wet in the world of historic rallying,...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – The Film

New Zealand Classic 2020 – The Film The New Zealand Classic 2020 film is here. Time to sit back, relax, and relive the 23 day, 7000 Km adventure around both...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 23 | Final Day

Ann Gillis and Filip Engelen win New Zealand Classic Rally in their Porsche 911 Targa Olivia and Martin Hunt take vintage class win by over 8 minutes in...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Event Highlights | Video

New Zealand Classic 2020 – Event Highlights Watch the event highlights video shown to all the crews at the awards dinner at the end of the New Zealand Classic 2020....
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 22

Nerves begin to bite on penultimate day Dansey’s Pass and Mount Cook are highlights of the day Despite a near sleepless night and feeling more nervous than ever before on...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Hanmer Springs to Milford Sound | Video

New Zealand Classic 2020 – Hanmer Springs to Milford Sound Crews are currently afloat on the Milford Sound, one of the West Coast of New Zealand’s biggest attractions. As teams...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 20

Pressure mounts Harrisons third place Volvo suffers a mechanical failure as they drop to 5th Ann Gillis and Filip Engelen extend lead in Porsche 911 Targa Tuapeka Ferry adventure brings...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – From The Sky | Video

New Zealand Classic 2020 – From The Sky Sit back, relax, and enjoy the beautiful landscapes of New Zealand, in this short video from the HERO ERA New Zealand Classic...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 19

Breakdown sparks re route Teams ‘wowed’ by Milford Sound adventure Following competition action yesterday afternoon, teams were transported from Te Anau by a special ‘convoy approved’ coach- one of few...
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1965 Ford Falcon, Car 16 on the New Zealand Classic Rally | Video

Stephen Hardwick (GB) / Samantha Hardwick (GB) – 1965 Ford Falcon Racecar or Rally Car, the Ford Falcon is a muscle car favourite, first used in anger by the Ford...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 18

Long, tricky regularity catches out some crews including dramatic missed turn by 2nd place team Group embark on start of Milford Sound adventure The rally crews left Queenstown very early...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 : Hayden Paddon Interview | Video

New Zealand Classic 2020 : Hayden Paddon Interview We caught up with Hayden Paddon, rally driver for Hyundai NZ, at The Highlands motorsport park to chat about the development of...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 16

Leaders cut it fine Challengers take a dive 3rd place podium push affected by Peugeot engine Rally leaders Ann Gillis and Filip Engelen cut it fine for the start of...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 15

Calm after the storm Despite traffic infringement, Hwaidak and Harashchenko still in the 911 fight for win Battle for final podium place continues Last night’s rain storm in Hokitika whose...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 14

Nearly the longest day following the longest night Rally car repairs and maintenance run into the night Second longest day (by 1 mile) turns from sunshine to driving rain Repairs...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 13

Saddle Sore Dust, stones and grit over 3 regularities Ann Gillis and Filip Engelen extend their lead in their Porsche 911 Targa Olivia and Martin Hunt now lead vintage...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 | Wellington to Hanmer Springs | Video

New Zealand Classic 2020 Wellington to Hanmer Springs George Mullins, Deputy Clerk of the Course explained; “Molesworth tracks was going to be a real highlight of the day across remote...
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TV, Radio star and car enthusiast Noel Edmonds talks classic rallying and more from New Zealand | Video

TV, Radio star and car enthusiast Noel Edmonds talks classic rallying and more from New Zealand Noel Edmonds has been top of the broadcasting and entertainment business for nearly fifty...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 12

Ferry ride through the Fjords Route change due to road closures Regularities still go ahead Yesterday the entire New Zealand Classic fleet of rally cars, crews and support vehicles gathered...
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1972 Ford Escort, car 28 on the New Zealand Classic Rally | Video

Jeff Urbina (USA) / Chris Pike (NZ) – 1972 Ford Escort The ubiquitous Ford Escort which first competed in 1968 with a win by Roger Clark, went on to...
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New Zealand Classic gets airtime on NZ’s only national sports show | Podcast

Listen to the Podcast from D’Arcy Waldegrave and Bob McMurray in Radio Sport’s Driven Hour. The show was aired on national radio as the hosts interviewed Tony Jardine, HERO ERA...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day 10

Three in One Engelen and Gillis extend their Porsche lead to 15 seconds Deceptive triangle catches competitors No less than three tough Regularities featured in a busy New Zealand Classic...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 | Day 4 – 7 | Auckland to Taupo | Video

New Zealand Classic 2020 | Day 4 – 7 | Auckland to Taupo Catch up with the New Zealand Classic 2020 in part three from Day Four to Day Seven....
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day Six

8 car sheep and pony trap Hardest day ends in shadow of F1 legend Engelin/Gillis lead Hwaidak/Harashchenko by just 7 secs in battle of the 911’s Leaving Gisborne sea front...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day Five

Awesome Motu road dominates the day Field fixed in order for now despite mechanical issues for some Leaving the steaming thermal mud, gushing geysers and the faint whiff of Sulphur...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day Four

Famous names and film sets on the competition route to Rotorua Filip Engelen and Ann Gillis hold lead for second day Peter and Gris Gordon’s Talbot morphs into MGB GT...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 | Day 2 & 3 | Whangarei to Auckland | Video

New Zealand Classic 2020 Day 2 & 3 | Whangarei to Auckland All change as Belgian Peking to Paris stars Filip Engelen and Ann Gillis moved into the lead of...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day Three

Shake up throughout the top ten UK TV star Noel Edmonds turns out to cheer the cars on When a Talbot becomes a Midget All change as Belgian Peking to...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 – Day Two

Amin Hwaidak retains the lead in Mustang as Filip Engelen’s Porsche takes second. Martin and Olivia Hunt take the vintage class lead and tenth overall On a day that the...
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ERA New Zealand Classic Rally starts from Auckland with a great Maori send-off

Amin Hwaidak and Jens Jarzombeck lead at the end of Day 1 in their Ford Mustang Teams from ten countries round the world were enthralled as a group of Maori...
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New Zealand Classic 2020 | Day One – Auckland to Whangarei | Video

New Zealand Classic 2020 Day One – Auckland to Whangarei “Every moving thing lifted the dust into the air: a walking man lifted a thin layer as high as his...
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NZC 2020 – Cars and crews reunited in Auckland

Cars and crews reunited in Auckland 28 distinctive vintage and classic rally cars arrived after a long journey from Europe, to be reunited with their owners in Auckland New Zealand....
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New Zealand Classic 2020 Event Preview

A Southern Hemisphere Adventure in the Land of the Long White Cloud There aren’t many places much further away from the Endurance Rally Associations Oxfordshire office than New Zealand, but...
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Peking to Paris: A Brief History

Peking to Paris: A Brief History If you had happened to purchase a copy of the ‘Le Matin’ newspaper, on the 31st January 1907, whilst thumbing through the pages you...
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Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2022 Facts and Stats

Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2022 Facts and Stats What is it? The world’s biggest motoring challenge for Vintage and Classic cars. 2022 will be the 8th edition, the first...
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Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2022 Launched in Paris 4th February

A Motoring Challenge Like No Other – General route revealed, with a sting in the tail! – Faithful to the Legacy, more exciting competition sections with increased navigational challenge...
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HERO ERA to implement comprehensive environmental policy

World’s foremost historic rally company to team up with successful global forestry company to negate all event related emissions Plans to build up an accurate database of historic car...
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HERO ERA Awards Dinner – Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, 17th January 2020

HERO ERA Awards Dinner – Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, 17th January 2020 The HERO ERA Awards Dinner celebrated the achievements of the most successful competitors of the 2019 classic...
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Michelin to partner HERO Events in 2020

World-renowned, leading tyre manufacturer to partner HERO for the next three years Michelin to support Le Jog Reliability Trial from 2020 to 2022 Michelin, which is at the forefront of...
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HERO ERA Awards Dinner LIVE Broadcast on Friday 17th January 2020

The HERO ERA Awards dinner takes place this Friday (17th Jan) and we’re going LIVE from Royal Automobile Club. Tune in to the HERO Facebook page (@HERORally) at the below...
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HERO salute to the ‘Winged B’ motor cars on their Centenary

Selected Bentley competition milestones As seven Vintage Bentley’s enter the 2019 Le Jog Reliability Trial in celebration of 100 years of the marque, we are reminded of what founder W.O....
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Peking to Paris Motor Challenge scoops major honours at international awards ceremony

Peking Paris 2019 achieved ‘Motorsport Event of the Year’ prize at the prestigious Historic Motoring Awards in London on Thursday 17th October 105 intrepid competitors from around the globe took...
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Adriatic Adventure Final News Film

The Adriatic Adventure finished in Trieste after 12 days travelling and competing around the Balkans, in what many described as a ‘stunning event’. It comprised a great combination of keen...
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Day 12. Adriatic Adventure, Opatija (Croatia) to Trieste (Italy) 166 kms

Bruno and Carmo Rodrigues win the Classic Class in their 1974 Volvo 164 Manuel and Irene Dubs win the Vintage Class in the 1940 Ford Coupe Battles for class honours...
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Adriatic Adventure Day 11. Zadar (Croatia) to Opatija (Croatia) distance 379 kms

After a long but fascinating mixed day of competition with great sight seeing roads, weary rally crews were delighted to learn that tomorrow may bring some little twists to test...
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Day 10 Adriatic Adventure. Split (Croatia) to Zadar (Croatia) 284 km

The leading crew in the Adriatic Adventure had quite a scare today when their Volvo 164 ran out of brakes altogether! The Portuguese driver Bruno Rodrigues explained; “It wasn’t braking...
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ERA on Tour – Watch the Video

Whilst the Adriatic Adventure took a well earned break in Dubrovnik before returning to the fray on Thursday, it was an ideal opportunity for the media communications team to go...
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Day 9, Adriatic Adventure. Dubrovnik (Croatia) to Split (Croatia) 306 kms

The number one crew in the starting order left Dubrovnik at 8.01am to head for the early regularity of the day after a well earned break the day before for...
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Day 7, Adriatic Adventure. Budva (Montenegro) to Dubrovnik (Croatia) 200kms

Competitors were given a free morning which came as a blessing to some who had time to fettle their cars or double check their equipment after the wet and slippy...
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Day 6 Adriatic Adventure Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina) to Budva (Montenegro) 400 kms

Longest day shortened by customs as Bentley snatch Vintage lead back from Ford The longest day of the rally started with a run out of Sarajevo into the Bjelsnica...
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Day Five Adriatic Adventure. Banja Vrucica (Bosnia & Herzegovina) to Sarajevo 212 kms

Portuguese crew hang onto overall lead but new Vintage Class leader emerges A shorter yet sharper day starting with a challenging gravel hill climb then a timing point on the...
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Day Four Adriatic Adventure. Zagreb (Croatia) to Banja Vrucica (Bosnia & Herzegovina) 375 kms

Bogey’s broken and crews moving up the order after long haul to Bosnia. What started with an amazing zig zag hairpin regularity climb out of Zagreb, ended up at a...
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Day Three Adriatic Adventure. Maribor (Slovenia) to Zagreb (Croatia) 230 kms

Back to the top – Day One leader retakes the overall lead Bruno and Carmo Rodrigues from Portugal have taken back the provisional lead they established on day one of...
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Day Two Adriatic Adventure. Ljubljana to Maribor, 319 kms

New provisional leaders emerge from Steiner Alps in Slovenia As the name of the mountains suggest, the Steiner Alps are close to the Austrian border, higher, steeper and very spectacular...
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Adriatic Adventure | 18-29th September 2019 | Day One – Trieste to Ljubljana

Adriatic Adventure | 18-29th September 2019 | Day One – Trieste to Ljubljana 55 cars started the Adriatic Adventure from the historic Piazza Unita d’Italia in Trieste, a truly wonderful...
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Regularity Rallying Lands in Trieste for the Adriatic Adventure

ERA stages the inaugural Adriatic Adventure, building on the success of Baltic Classic The Adriatic is famous for its cuisine, on both sides of the coast and this September the...
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RAC Rally of the Tests makes its Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show Debut

A special treat awaits visitors to this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, as classic rallying specialists, HERO Events, brings the 2019 RAC Rally of the Tests to...
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Back to School for HERO Events with a Third Field Trip to Iceland

7 Days | 1223 Miles | 18 Tests | 31 Regularities After 7 days and 1200 miles, two seconds is all that separated Owen Turner and Rachel Vestey from second...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Action from Szczecin, Poland

Peking to Paris 2019 – Action from Szczecin, Poland Watch this short film and relive the action from the city of Szczecin, Poland, on day 33 of the Peking to...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Awards Dinner Presentation Film

Peking to Paris 2019 – Awards Dinner Presentation By popular demand, you can now watch the film that was shown to the competitors at the Peking to Paris Gala dinner,...
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Gerry Crown and Matt Bryson make it a Triple Crown, winning Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2019 as records are broken and a ghost laid to rest

The 7th edition of one of the last great endurance motor challenges, that follows in the wheel tracks of its pioneers, reaches its conclusion. Competitors say toughest one...
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Trailer: Peking to Paris 2019 – The Film

Trailer: Peking to Paris 2019 – The Film Coming soon… Peking to Paris 2019 – The Film Traveling through China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Belgium...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Tallinn to Wolfsburg

Peking to Paris 2019 – Tallinn to Wolfsburg Catch up with the crews as they travel from Tallinn, Estonia to Wolfsburg, Germany on the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2019....
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Peking to Paris 2019 – St Petersburg to Tallinn

Peking to Paris 2019 – St Petersburg to Tallinn Catch up with our P2P adventurers as they travel from St Petersburg, Russia to Tallinn, Estonia. You can view the latest...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Kazan to St Petersburg

Peking to Paris 2019 – Kazan to St Petersburg Catch up with our P2P crews as they travel from Kazan to the final rest day in St Petersberg and the...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Bannoe Lake Camp to Kazan

Peking to Paris 2019 – Bannoe Lake Camp to Kazan Catch up with our P2P crews as they travel from Bannoe Lake Camp, through Ufa and onto Kazan, Russia. You...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Balkashino Campsite to Bannoe Lake Camp

Peking to Paris 2019 – Balkashino Campsite to Bannoe Lake Camp Catch up with our P2P crews as they travel from Balkashino Campsite, Kazakhstan to Bannoe Camp, Russia. You can...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Astana to Balkashino Campsite

Peking to Paris 2019 – Astana to Balkashino Campsite Catch up with our P2P crews as they travel from Astana to Balkashino Campsite, Kazakhstan. You can view the latest results...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Pavlodar to Astana

Peking to Paris 2019 – Pavlodar to Astana Catch up with our P2P crews as they travel from Pavlodar to Astana, Kazakhstan. You can view the latest results and rally...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Novosibirsk Rest Day to Pavlodar Part. 2

Peking to Paris 2019 – Novosibirsk Rest Day to Pavlodar Part. 2 Catch up with our P2P adventurers as they enjoy their rest day in Novosibirsk and then travel on...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Novosibirsk Rest Day to Pavlodar Part. 1

Peking to Paris 2019 – Novosibirsk Rest Day to Pavlodar Part. 1 Catch up with our P2P adventurers as they enjoy their rest day in Novosibirsk and then travel on...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Aya to Novokuznetsk

Peking to Paris 2019 – Aya to Novokuznetsk Catch up with the crews as they travel from Aya to Novokuznetsk on the 2019 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. You can...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Kochevnik camp to Aya

Peking to Paris 2019 – Kochevnik camp to Aya Catch up with our P2P travellers as they make their way through the start of Russia on the 2019 Peking to...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Achit Lake camp to Kochevnik camp Part. 2

Peking to Paris 2019 – Achit Lake camp to Kochevnik camp Part. 2 Watch the second part of the journey from Achit lake campsite to Kochevnik campsite and the final...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Crews begin the final assault on Europe

When the teams finally complete their 8500-mile (13,700 km) adventure and have some time to reflect upon all they have achieved, the transit sections that have taken place through...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Achit Lake camp to Kochevnik camp Part.1

Peking to Paris 2019 – Achit Lake camp to Kochevnik camp Part.1 Learn more about the journey from Achit lake campsite to Kochevnik campsite and the final adventure through Mongolia...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Undurkhangai campsite to Achit Lake Campsite Part. 2

Peking to Paris 2019 – Undurkhangai campsite to Achit Lake Campsite Part.2 Catch up with our P2P Adventurers during their last full day in Mongolia, as we continue the...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Undurkhangai campsite to Achit Lake Campsite Part.1

Peking to Paris 2019 – Undurkhangai campsite to Achit Lake Campsite Catch up with the crews and their journey through more of Mongolia as they travel from Undurkhangai camp...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – The Road to Undurkhangai

Peking to Paris 2019 – The Road to Undurkhangai “Dad think’s he’s a racing driver, but he’s not a racing driver, which is why the tire looks like this…” –...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Tsagaan-Uul to Undurkhangai

Peking to Paris 2019 – Tsagaan-Uul to Undurkhangai You aren’t going to want to miss this one, this is what it is all about. “We’ve got a lot of re-routes...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Unitiin Brigda – Tsagaan-Uul Campsite

Peking to Paris Motoring Challenge 2019 – Unitiin Brigda – Tsagaan-Uul Campsite Daily struggles set against a stunning and remote backdrop, that is part of what this ultimate motoring challenge...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Unitiin Brigda – Tsagaan-Uul Campsite

Peking to Paris 2019 – Unitiin Brigda – Tsagaan-Uul Campsite Travelling 8000 miles in classic cars, through some of the more remote regions of the planet, is bound to throw...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – The road to Unitiin Brigada

Peking to Paris 2019 – The road to Unitiin Brigada Check out the latest video from this years Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, hot from the cutting room. Join our...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Ulaanbaatar to Unitiin Brigada

Peking to Paris 2019 – Ulaanbaatar to Unitiin Brigada Join the crews as they push on through Mongolia, to the Unitiin Brigada campsite. For more information on the event visit...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Ulaanbaatar

Peking to Paris 2019 – Ulaanbaatar Catch up with the worlds greatest endurance rally, as the competitors have the chance to complete vital maintenance and repairs. It might be marked...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – The Road to UlaanBaatar Pt. 2

Peking to Paris 2019 – The Road to UlaanBaatar Pt. 2 Watch part 2 of day four’s journey as the crews battle their way through the Gobi desert and...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – The Road to UlaanBaatar Pt.1

Peking to Paris 2019 – The Road to UlaanBaatar Pt.1 Watch part 1 of day four’s journey on, The Road to UlaanBaatar. Crews battle their way through the Gobi...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Erenhot to Ikhkhet Camp, Mongolia

Peking to Paris 2019 – Erenhot to Ikhkhet Camp, Mongolia The video from Day 3 of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2019 is here. On day 3 of the...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – The Journey to The Mongolian Border Part 2

Peking to Paris 2019 – The Journey to The Mongolian Border Part 2 The video from Day 2 of the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge 2019 is finally here. On...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – The Journey To The Mongolian Border

Peking to Paris 2019 – The Journey To The Mongolian Border The third and final video installment from China has just been sent through and you can now catch up...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Crews leave the Great Wall of China and take on day one of the event

Peking to Paris 2019 – Crews leave the Great Wall of China and take on day one of the event The second video installment from the 7th Peking to Paris...
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Peking to Paris 2019 – Scrutineering Day Video

Peking to Paris 2019 – Scrutineering Day Video The first video installment from the 7th Peking to Paris is here. Watch this short introduction to the crews, the cars and...
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Car 33 – Belgian Dodge Brothers

Belgian duo embark on their ‘ultimate adventure’ in their 1933 Dodge Roadster. Watch as Patrick Debussere and Bernard Vereenooghe describe and test the car, then explain their goals before the...
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Peking to Paris 1907

This weekend see’s the start of the 7th running of the Peking to Paris rally, the ultimate adventure and test of endurance for intrepid rally pioneers. Whilst the modern event...
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FBHVC Press Release – 21st May 2019

Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs announce results of 2019 Cost of Ownership Survey – Number of historic vehicles on DVLA database has increased to 1,241,863. – 9.8m...
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Full Steam Ahead for Peking to Paris Ambition

Mitch Gross’ and his dream of completing the Peking to Paris Rally, with a more unusual method of propulsion ‘What are you most concerned about?’ I ask Mitch Gross, about...
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Has Porsche, Will Travel

Renée Brinkerhoff’s dream to conquer the toughest endurance rallies in the world and inspire and help younger generations along the way With Peking to Paris fast approaching, with just...
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Martti and Petri Kiikka – Peking to Paris 2019

Everybody on the same starting line 05.05.2019 The hero of all adventures, Indiana Jones would smile happily if he saw Petri Kiikka, founder of the Sontek Group, taking part in...
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The world’s premier endurance rally, from the world’s premier endurance rallying organisation returns in June

The world’s premier endurance rally, from the world’s premier endurance rallying organisation returns in June 112 Years after Prince Scipione Borghese won the inaugural Peking to Paris, Prince Paolo...
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The Flying Scotsman 2019 – The 15 Minute Film

The 11th Flying Scotsman – The Film Watch our 15-minute film of pre-1948 vehicles taking part in Britain’s premier vintage rally, The 11th Flying Scotsman. For more information on the...
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F1 hits the Gobi desert

Grand Prix engine guru to tackle Peking to Paris Mario Illien, (69) the brilliant Swiss race engine designer whose power plants have powered over 44 GP and 326 IndyCar...
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The Flying Scotsman 2019 – A photographic Journey By Gerard Brown

The Flying Scotsman 2019 – A photographic Journey By Gerard Brown Watch this slideshow of all the crews competing on The 11th Flying Scotsman. To see more photos and to...
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The Flying Scotsman 2019 – Event highlights Reel

Final Showdown, Cleyndert just squeaks in to win in dramatic finish Bill Cleyndert and Leigh Powley in their 1928 Ford Model A held on to win a tense battle against...
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Final Showdown, Cleyndert just squeaks in to win in dramatic finish

Final Showdown, Cleyndert just squeaks in to win in dramatic finish Bill Cleyndert and Leigh Powley in their 1928 Ford Model A held on to win a tense battle...
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The Flying Scotsman 2019 – A Film From The Skies

Put on your flying hats folks, it’s time to take it to the skies! Watch this brilliant collection of drone footage from The 11th Flying Scotsman, by the team at Blue...
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The Flying Scotsman 2019 – Daily videos – Day Two Slaley Hall to Turnberry

Day Two Slaley Hall to Turnberry The pipes herald a new leader of the Flying Scotsman Bill Cleyndert and Leigh Powley in their 1928 Ford Model A Special took...
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The pipes herald a new leader of the Flying Scotsman

Day Two Slaley Hall to Turnberry The pipes herald a new leader of the Flying Scotsman Bill Cleyndert and Leigh Powley in their 1928 Ford Model A Special took advantage...
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Flying Scotsman 2019 – Daily Videos – Ambleside – Slaley Hall 190 Miles.

The Flying Scotsman 2019 – Ambleside – Slaley Hall 190 Miles. “Great weather, great roads and great competition, it was wonderful to be around the lakes this morning.” The words...
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Marvellous motorsport on day one of the Flying Scotsman

Marvellous motorsport on day one of the Flying Scotsman Words by Tony Jardine Most of the competitors on day one of the Flying Scotsman agreed that it had been a ‘marvellous’...
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Flying Scotsman 2019 – Daily Videos – Scrutineering and sign on day

2019 Flying Scotsman preparing to leave Windemere Station 93 Pioneer, Vintage and Vintageant rally machines ranging from 1907 to 1948 assembled at the Low Wood Bay Resort on Lake...
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2019 Flying Scotsman preparing to leave Windermere Station

2019 Flying Scotsman preparing to leave Windemere Station 93 Pioneer, Vintage and Vintageant rally machines ranging from 1907 to 1948 assembled at the Low Wood Bay Resort on Lake Windemere,...
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Flying Scotsman 2019 – Something For Everyone

Flying Scotsman 2019 – Something For Everyone It says on the rally plate, ‘ Britain’s Premier Vintage Rally’ an apt description of the Flying Scotsman which has proved so popular...
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Driving the Impossible

Driving the Impossible The first ever Peking to Paris took place in 1907. It came about through a challenge published in the Paris newspaper Le Matin on 31 January 1907,...
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Ghost of lost 1907 Peking Paris 3 wheel Contal back to life

Mototri Contal jolted into life at Dutch test track ready for second P2P (2019) assault 112 years later. The first Peking Paris in 1907 comprised five competitors, just one of...
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And so it begins… #PekingtoParis2019

Next Stop Beijing… With just 92 days until the 110 Intrepid Crews embark on the 2019 Peking to Paris rally, preparations are now reaching an advanced stage. This includes those...
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Ghost of lost 1907 Peking Paris vehicle re awoken

Ghost of lost 1907 Peking Paris vehicle re awoken Driving the ABSolute impossible A 112-year-old Mototri Contal three-wheeler is set to take on the 2019 Peking to Paris, aiming to...
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F1 Media Man Joins HERO Events As Communications Director

Formula One media man and ex-Chairman of his eponymous communications agency, HPS Jardine, has joined the world’s leading classic rally company, HERO/ERA, to become their Communications Director.

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Peking to Paris – Gaydon Briefing Weekend

Peking to Paris – Gaydon Briefing Weekend Over the weekend of 17-18 November 2018 the Endurance Rally Association once again enjoyed a Peking to Paris, pre rally get together, at...
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Goodwood Revival 2018

Meet the ERA at the Goodwood Revival 2018 Goodwood Revival 2018 – 7-9 September The 2018 Goodwood Revival is in the past now so it only remains for us to...
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HERO completes takeover of ERA events

London, 28th August 2018 The Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation (HERO) has completed the ‎take over of all the events organised by the Endurance Rally Association (ERA). The agreement was announced...
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HERO takes over ERA events

Dear Friends, I write to inform you that, following successful discussions between Endurance Rally Association (ERA) and Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation (HERO) about the future of ERA events, contracts have...
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Trans America Challenge 2018

The Trans-America Challenge 2018 Our next event in the ERA calendar for 2018 is the Trans-America Challenge, combining great American roads with five-star luxury. The route has been put together...
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Driving The Impossible – Peking to Paris 2016

Driving The Impossible – Peking to Paris 2016 The book of the 2016 Peking to Paris This lavishly illustrated hard-bound book, with over 300 pages and more than 650 remarkable...
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ERA Supports Lotus Children

The Lotus Children’s Centre – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ERA rallies pass through some fantastic countries and Mongolia has to be at the top of that list for many. The beauty of the...
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The Historic Marathon Rally Show

A very fine turn out of the great and the good from marathon rally history were reunited at the Gaydon Heritage Motor Centre on Sunday 31st May for the...
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Oarsome!

They’re Home Hearty congratulations to Chris and Elliott. After battling terrible weather during their epic row they reached St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly at 10.34 GMT on 6th...
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MotorSport magazine profiles Philip Young

MotorSport magazine’s Gordon Cruickshank paid a recent visit to the old schoolhouse Rally Office where he persuaded Philip to adjourn for a light lunch in the local watering hole. Their...
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Prestigious Award for the Endurance Rally Association

Historic Motorsport’s premier annual awards ceremony organised by Octane magazine, held this Thursday evening in the company of motor sport legends such as Sir Stirling Moss and multiple Le Mans...
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