Goodwood 81st Members' Meeting
It's now officially confirmed - we'll scream once again in the Derek Bell Cup at the 81st Members' Meeting at Goodwood on the weekend of April 13/14, 2024! The Time Table and the Entry List have now been published, for all the races and other information, have a look at the official 81MM website.
Magny-Cours Historic Tour
Five hard-core screamer enthusiasts and their support teams joined 22 French Historic Formula Ford competitors for the final event of the 2023 season at Magny-Cours in central France. They were rewarded with a great circuit, even better company and glorious weather all weekend. Qualifying on Saturday morning started very early, and thus engines were warmed up well before sunrise, probably not to the delight of competitors from other series. Derossi was quickest, claiming pole ahead of Widmer and Ingwiller, followed by Fischer, who struggled with a gear selection issue, and Pircher, racing for the first time on this track. Ingwiller had a fantastic start in the first race on Saturday afternoon, gaining an impressive six places overall on the opening lap, as did Fischer, moving up seven places, while Widmer wasn't quite awake yet and dropped back by four. However, The Brabham driver managed to pass Ingwiller after a small mistake on the second lap and the trio started to slowly reel in Derossi and enjoyed a good tussle for about eight laps, until Derossi's Chevron started have some issues, first with the brakes and then also with gear selection. In the end, Widmer managed to break free, wining the race ahead of Fischer and Ingwiller, while Derossi managed to limp home ahead of Pircher. The highlight of the weekend though were some fantastic dinners, especially on Saturday evening at a former chateaux in the country side - a true delight! The second race on Sunday was started based on the final classification from the day before, so Derossi had some work to do as his starting position was moved back considerably, while all others moved forward. This time around, there were no substantial changes at the start and Widmer had Fischer and Ingwiller breathing down his gearbox as the safety car came out on the second lap. Fischer's Tecno apparently still had some cold tyres as the safety pulled in, sending him into a spin at the chicane in front of the grand stand even before crossing the safety car line, moving him all the way to the back of the field and thus allowing Widmer to break free. Ingwiller lost the nose cone of his Pygmée on lap seven, forcing him to retire the car, while Derossi started to move up the order, his eyes seeking Widmer's Brabham in the distance as the race clock ticked down. Derossi did set fastest lap in the process, but his handicap proved a bit too much, thus allowing Widmer to celebrate his second victory of the weekend, this time ahead of Derossi and Fischer. The important part however was that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the racing and company - spirits where high and smiles could be seen all around - and the season end was duly celebrated with a glass of champagne - just a brilliant weekend. Results, pictures video are online.
Watch a few laps onboard Widmer's Brabham.
Oulton Park Gold Cup
What a fantastic event this was! The 2023 edition of the Gold Cup, set in a spectacular lush park, was even nicer than in previous years and attracted a large classic car loving crowd. Our screamer race for the Sir Jackie Stewart Trophy was one of the feature races and competitors were rewarded with pit garages for their strong grids at Zandvoort, Brands Hatch and Oulton Park. Just as had been the case all season long, no one came even close to matching the speed of Samuel Harrison - it was another flawless "grand slam" weekend for the 19-year old racing driver from Ripon, North Yorkshire. So, with six wins in as many races, he has already secured his first Historic F3 1000cc European Trophy championship with one event still to go - impressive! Jason Timms was second in qualifying, ahead of De La Roche, Eagling, in the freshly restored ex-Troberg BT18, and Jeremy Timms, who struggled with ignition timing. Derossi was fastest continental driver, just ahead of Widmer, Hamilton, Jarvis and Nichols. Jason Timms had the best start on Saturday morning and lead the pack through Old Hall and Cascades, but Harrison quickly corrected that and lead comfortably by the end of lap one. The battle for second however was fierce - the Timms cousins and De La Roche fighting hard, giving each other just minimal amount of space. Behind, Eagling, Derossi, Jarvis, Widmer and Hamilton fought for fifth place, until Eagling spun at Lodge and decided to retire the car. The next closely matched group was that of Sharp, racing on his home-track 61 years after first going to the Gold Cup with his father, Wise, Tart and Nichols. Unluckily, Jason Timms spun on lap nine at Old Hall and found himself behind Jarvis, Derossi and Widmer for half a lap, because his engine had taken its time to start again. In the end, it was a clear victory for Harrison, while De La Roche narrowly edged out Jeremy Timms for second. One of the highlights was the Sunday morning pit lane walk for the public. To see 25 screamers all nicely line-up in the pit lane with large crowds gathering all around was just wonderful to experience - there couldn't have been better advertising for our series. In the second race, Harrison never looked back, while the Timms cousins retained a firm grip on the remaining podium places, only shadowed by De La Roche for the first half of the race until he was forced to retire. Widmer initially led a tight train with Derossi and Jarvis glued to his exhaust. Eventually the two blue cars got ahead of the Brabham after a small mistake at the first chicane and started to build a small gap. However, Derossi slightly overdid it at Cascades on lap nine, allowing Widmer to close in. The continental pair then started to hunt down Jarvis, but time ran out, the three taking places four to six, just ahead of the mighty Tecno battle of Hamilton and Wise. Austin Widmer, in Paul Waine's DeSanctis, had to start all the way from the back as he had been the first retirement in race one. With the gearbox problem sorted, the young driver from Switzerland felt increasingly comfortable in the "mini Ferrari" and constantly improved his lap times, gaining 11 places in as many laps. Jim Timms gave a brief comeback from retirement, supporting our series possibly for one last time, as he said after the race, his heart wasn't quite in it. Smiles could be seen all around at price giving - the Gold Cup certainly proved well worth traveling up North, not least due to a fabulous drinks and food apéro provided by Anne and Peter Hamilton on Saturday. We very much hope to return again soon. Results, pictures and video are online.
Watch the last four laps of race 1 onboard Widmer's Brabham.
Brands Hatch Superprix
The screamers once again delivered the largest grid at the Legends of Brands Hatch Superprix with 31 competitors from Argentina 
, France 
, Germany 
, Sweden 
, Switzerland 
, UK 
and the USA 
all enjoying the fantastic Grand Prix circuit. Most practice sessions on Friday were on a wet track, but on Saturday competitors once again switched back to dry tyres. As expected, Samuel Harrison set fastest lap in qualifying, however, P2 was a close race between Peter De La Roche, Jeremy Timms, Andrew Hibberd, Jason Timms and Richard Trott - all very experienced racers with many laps under their belts. The next group was 2 seconds back, but again, Drybrough, in the ex-Methley Merlyn, Jarvis, Widmer, Derossi, Armer and Fischer were all closely matched. Unfortunately, the weekend ended prematurely after qualifying for French competitor Slotine due to a broken drive shaft. The biggest surprise however was when the continental competitors returned to the paddock after qualifying, only to find six tents completely destroyed by a very strong wind gust that lifted them up over the trailers and catapulted a 10 kg weight more than 14 meters through the side window of Slotine's car parked behind. Luckily no one was injured. In the first race on Saturday, Harrison never looked back and realized his third consecutive win of the season. Jeremy Timms was in P2 for most of the race while Hibberd, De La Roche, Trott and Jason Timms battled for third, however, Hibberd and De La Roche, setting fastest lap in the process, managed to squeeze by Jeremy just before the safety car came out after a spin and minor contact with the barrier by Messer at Surtees. Derossi was fastest continental driver ahead of Widmer and Fischer. The two father son pairs of Widmer and Hamilton deserve a notable mention, with young Sam Hamilton making a welcome debut in the Historic F3 1000cc European Trophy in his father's Lotus 51, while Austin Widmer, driving in what Marcus Pye called Paul Waine's "mini Ferrari", did well until he started to struggle with a slippery clutch. Saturday was rounded up with a fantastic BBQ, once again expertly organized by team Sergison. Jeremy Bennet and Mark Linstone took the occasion to present Keith Messer with a gigantic personalized clock, to thank and honor him for his achievements over all these years and his tireless work emphasizing the friendship and social side of our series. The second race on Sunday very quickly brought out the safety car as Fischer was forced to evade Derossi on paddock hill bend and in the process made contact with an unlucky Josh Sharp, who ended up in the gravel trap with no fault on his part. Once the safety car pulled in, Harrison's Brabham BT21 started to pull away in usual fashion, ahead of Jeremy Timms, Hibberd, Jason Timms and De La Roche. Hibberd dropped back on the last two laps, allowing Jason Timms to join his cousin on the podium. Overall it was another great weekend with smiles all around despite somewhat stormy conditions. Results, pictures and video are now online.
BRANDS HATCH SUPERPRIX 2023 VIDEO
Enjoy some laps on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit onboard the Derossi's Chevron!
Zandvoort Historic GP
Twenty seven competitors from six nations travelled to sunny Netherlands 
for one of the most prestigious historic race events on the continent and a fantastic track for our cars. Despite some issues with the gear linkage, Samuel Harrison proved once again that he is in a class of his own and secured pole position 2.5 seconds ahead of Jeremy Timms and nearly 5 seconds ahead of Derossi. Jason Timms ran strong in qualifying, well clear of Fischer, Sharp, Hamilton, Jamin and Bosson, but couldn't finish the races due to an oil leak from a crack in the engine block. On Saturday, the field was slowed down for the first few laps due to a safety car after the Tecno of series returnee Bonny was stranded in the fast section through the sand dunes after the top of the hill. Once racing resumed, Jeremy Timms did the best he could to hang on to Harrison, crossing the finish line after 8 laps just 7 seconds behind. Derossi, Jamin and Fischer had a nice battle for third, as did Muller, Tart, series newcomer Ingwiller, in his super rare and beautifully restored Pygmée F3, and Carter in the Speedsport Chevron, raced last season by Harrison. Slotine, Pangborn and the younger Widmer racing for the first time in Paul Waine's DeSanctis, unfortunately were all non-starters due to technical issues. On Saturday evening, everyone enjoyed a splendid BBQ on the beach organized by Rachel Sergison. On Sunday, the race was much longer, too long for Sewell and Tart, both running out of fuel on the penultimate lap. Harrison stormed away and had a lonely race, as did Timms in second place. However, once again Derossi and Jamin fought all race long for the last remaining spot on the podium while the trio of Muller, Sharp and the older Widmer had a very good dice for fifth. Slotine and the younger Widmer had their problems sorted for the second race and both gained 14 places - one place per lap - excellent performances from the first champion and the newest debutee in our series. The updated track layout with the strong banking was definitely well received by all competitors, many expressing their wish to return as soon as possible. Pictures and results are now online.
ZANDVOORT HISTORIC GRAND PRIX 2023 VIDEO
Enjoy the first lap of race 1 at Zandvoort onboard the March of Thomas Jamin!
Spa
Summer Classic 2024 2025!
Spa-Francorchamps is one of the most legendary tracks on this planet and Historic F3 has last been present on this circuit in 2014. We now have a tremendous opportunity to return for a standalone Historic F3 double-header at Spa Summer Classic 
in June or early July 2024 as part of our 60 year anniversary celebration. However, we need your support in order to secure the race now, find out more on our Spa 2024 campaign page!
UPDATE - We have successfully achieved our campaign goal grace to generous commitments from our members and supporters - we are going to Spa in Summer
2024 2025 - thank you for your awesome support! 
UPDATE II - The 2024 Spa Summer Classic will take place on April 26-28, and not in June or July, as it had in the past. Unfortunately, this is very early in the season and too close to our Members' Meeting race at Goodwood. Based on the feedback received from our campaign contributors, we have decided to postpone our race at Spa to 2025. This decision was not taken lightly and we will do our very best to secure a better date, in close collaboration with HSCC and the British One-Litre F3 Association. Racing at Spa in 2025 will certainly mean that there is no scheduling conflict with Goodwood, nor with races organized by HSCC. Thank you for your support, we appreciate your understanding in this matter and will keep you updated on any new developments as soon as they happen.
UPDATE III - We are thrilled to finally announce the dates for our standalone Historic F3 double-header at legendary Spa-Francorchamps! We will be racing at the Spa Six Hours event, which will take place on September 25-27, 2025. We intend to open our entry system early next year and all campaign contributors which opted for the discounted entry fee will be guaranteed a place on the grid. Stay tuned - Belgium will hear us scream in 2025!
2023 Calendar
Our 2023 season will start with the traditional awards dinner on the Race Retro weekend at Stoneleigh and will be combined for the first time with the British 1000cc Historic F3 Racing Association awards dinner to celebrate our close collaboration. As it was again very difficult to find attractive events on the continent, we decided to continue to focus on quality rather than quantity and thus the racing season will commence with one of the season highlights at the Historic Grand Prix at Zandvoort in mid June. Next up will be two standalone double-headers in the UK, first at Brands Hatch Superprix in mid July and, just two weeks later, at the Oulton Park Gold Cup - a fantastic event and a great opportunity to combine both races with just one channel crossing. Members are encouraged to participate in both of these flagship events in order to demonstrate that Historic F3 can put together full grids which will help us tremendously in organizing an outstanding calendar for our 2024 diamond anniversary season. For those interested, our British friends will assist in finding options to leave car and equipment on the island in between the two races. The final round of the championship will then take place at the end of September, when we will join our friends from the French Historic Formula Ford championship for a double-header on the Grand Prix circuit at Magny-Cours . Details can be found on our calendar page - we hope to be seeing you in full force back on track in 2023!