H&H next auction of Automobilia and Motor Cars takes place on 19th & 20th June at The Pavilion Gardens in Buxton. Here is our selection of interesting classic rally cars for sale:

A Citroen Visa 1000 Pistes rally Car, estimated at £7000 - 9000. Introduced in late 1983, the Citroen Visa Mille Pistes was designed to give amateur rally drivers access to the sport's ultimate Group B class. Eschewing the big budget / unlimited horsepower route chosen by the Lancia 037, Audi Quattro, Peugeot 205 T16 and Ford RS200 etc, the Citroen nevertheless made good use of Group B's 'open' rulebook. Under the direction of Guy Verrier, its monocoque bodyshell was pared back before being fitted with a selectable four-wheel drive system, plastic wheelarches, quad headlamps and bespoke grille motif (two double-chevrons linked by a X signifying 4WD). Weighing in at just 850kg, the Visa was powered by a twin Weber 40DCOE carburetor-fed 1360cc OHC four-cylinder engine allied to five-speed manual transmission. Developing some 112bhp in 'standard' tune or 145bhp in 'Evo' tune, just 200 cars were built for homologation purposes. Finishing 13th overall (1st in class) on its debut at the 1984 East African Safari Rally, the Mille Pistes caused an upset during that year's Lombard RAC when it split the Rothmans Team Porsche 911SC RS cars of Roger Clark and Saeed Al-Hajri to place 12th overall (1st in class). Though, the Citroen also achieved class wins on the Swedish (1986, 1987), Monte Carlo (1987), Portuguese (1987) and 1000 Lakes (1988) rallies.
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Don't miss The Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races pictures gallery

Marin County's Peter Stoneberg captured the top spot on Saturday during qualifying at Infineon Raceway for the 21st annual Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races.

Stoneberg, a resident of Belvedere, piloted his 1963 Lotus to victory in the seven-lap qualifying race for Group 6 (1961-1965 Sports Racing Cars) over the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course. El Segundo's John Morton was second (1964 Lotus) with Oklahoma City's John Harden third (1963 Huffaker).

Stoneberg, who has never won at the Wine Country Classic, led the qualifying race wire-to-wire in his Lotus. He placed second in last year's main event behind Simi Valley's Terry Miller. Stoneberg also placed second in 2004 driving a 1968 McLaren.

"This event is a big one, and I'd definitely like to win it. It's really one of the crown jewels of vintage racing," said Stoneberg. "It's fun to have lots of friends and family here cheering for me in the stands."

More than 250 competitors attempted to qualify on Saturday in nine different racing groups, with Sunnyvale's John Buddenbaum taking the pole position in Group 4 (1956-1962 Production Cars). Other California-based top qualifiers included Markleeville's Leonard Turnbeau in Group 4 (1956-1962 Production Cars); Simi Valley's Terry Miller in Group 5 (1966-1972 Historic Trans-Am); and Petaluma's Randall Smith in Group 8 (1967-1980 IMSA and FIA Sports Racing Cars).
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Just a glimpse of the star drivers attending the Festival of Speed this year, listed in alphabetical order with a summary of the vehicles they will compete in at the Festival.

Chris Atkinson, WRC driver for Subaru, will take to the hill and the Forest Rally Stage in a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Saturday of the Festival.

Richard Attwood, popular Le Mans winner, will be in action at the Festival.

Derek Bell, five times Le Mans winner, will once more be at the Festival all three days, driving the 'Harrods' McLaren-BMW F1 GTR and the Mirage-Ford GR7.

Stig Blomqvist, former World Rally Champion, is expected to drive an Audi Quattro S1 on the Forest Rally Stage.

Troy Bayliss, World Superbike Champion, will be at the Festival Saturday and Sunday of the Festival.

David Brabham, son of World Champion Sir Jack Brabham, will take to the hill at the Festival this year.

Russell Brookes, former British Champion and star of the British circuit, will drive his 1985 title-winning Opel Manta 400 all weekend on the Forest Rally Stage.

Ralph Bryans, Former Honda works motorcycle star, will ride some of the classic racing bikes brought to the Festival by Honda Collection Hall throughout the weekend.
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Historic rally Citta' Di Cefalu 2007 is part of the FIA Historic Rally Championship 2007. Here is a great video of this event.

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Don't miss The Ferrari 60 relay pictures gallery

On 30th May 2007, the Ferrari 60 Relay arrived in Italy for its stage around the island of Sicily. While the Tour will end in less than a month in Maranello, today the cars gathered on Piazza Verdi in Palermo, waiting for the stage to start. Cars from Ferrari, from the present and the past, participated in today's stage, while also the winner of the legendary Targa Florio of the year 1965, Nino Vaccarella, aka "the flying director", with his 275 P2 joined the event. The Tour drove through uncontaminated nature over a stretch of the old Targa Florio route. The 1965 Targa Florio and Vaccarella's victory that year, inspired one of the official symbols of the Ferrari 60 Relay, shown on the baton.
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The baton, displaying 60 symbols, arrives in Italy for the final celebrations in Maranello, after traversing the five continents

Maranello, May 2007 - On Wednesday, 30th May, the baton - which has been carried around the globe by over 10,000 Ferraristi in their cars from every era - will officially arrive in Italy. By then the baton, with its 60 symbols - representing the most important events in the history of the brand - has traversed the five continents.

Along the way from Sicily in the South to the Alps in the North and eventually arriving at the headquarters in Maranello on 23rd June, the Ferrari 60 Relay will continue collecting objects dedicated to Ferrari, representing the countries and the Italian regions, which have been passed by the Tour: such as a shirt from Brazil signed by Pelé, or a 60 cm high Russian matryoshka, containing additional 30, and a helmet made out of ceramics, signed by Michael Schumacher, which had been handed over in Berlin.

The more than 50 objects will be exposed in Rome at the Farnesina, the building of the foreign ministry, on 16th June, and will be handed over to Ferrari in an official ceremony. The entire collection will then be sold at a charity auction in Maranello on 23rd June.
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The 2007 Gold Cup Historic Races at VIRginia International Raceway will celebrate the 50th anniversary of VIR’s opening in 1957. It was the weekend of August 3-4 that year, and Carroll Shelby won the feature race in John Edgar’s Maserati 450S, ahead of Walt Hansgen and Charlie Wallace in Briggs Cunningham’s D-Type Jaguars. We only get one chance to celebrate a 50th anniversary, and we’re planning to do it right.

The date will be June 8-10, 2007, and we are already working on the details. On hand for the occasion will be a number of very (and we mean very) special guests and cars. Among our special guests will be Carroll Shelby, who has graciously agreed to serve as Grand Marshal, and the legendary motorsports journalist Chris Economaki, who served as the announcer for VIR’s inaugural race in 1957. There will be no featured marque, other than “VIR History Cars and Drivers.” We have also commissioned a painting from artist Mike Mate, which will depict the most significant cars in the track’s history. An entry form is available below, and we advise you to get your entries and your hotel reservations in early.
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A new classic rally is organised by FIPA Cyprus on the weekend 9-10 June 2007: the Aphrodite classic rally. Planned on international specifications, this event this event combines the touring together with the competitive spirit.

The Classic Rally is sponsored by Ν.S.N. Optical Wholesales and Ferrari Sunglasses and supported by the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority CYTA.

Start will be performed from the medieval castle in Limassol on Saturday 9 June at 14:00hrs.

The route with 4 Special Stages will go through the beautiful Troodos Mountains to reach Aphrodite’s Birthplace by the sea, and return back to Limassol for the evening, where crews and organisers will have the chance of a lovely dinner with music and dance at the Yachting Centre.

Sunday route with 4 more Special Stages will be towards Aphrodite’s Place of Worship at Kouklia, continue to Paphos, and return back to Limassol and the Yachting Centre for lunch and the prize giving ceremony.
Entry fees £45.00 per crew (driver and navigator), which includes Sunday Lunch and the Prize giving ceremony. Additional crew £10.00 each.
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