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May 29, 2012

The 2012 Summer Events Have Started

All Car Central has moved its model to that of an On-Line Automotive Magazine that has daily published updates.

This change will result in more stories and reporting on events as well as building its back pages of research information, technical data and photo galleries.

All Car Central's Photographer in the UK, Tim Surman, has been accepted into the prestigious UK, Motor Sports Association (MSA). The MSA is recognized by the world governing body, Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (FIA), as the sole motor sport governing body for the United Kingdom.

The 2012 summer events have started and we have published several so far. In no particular order we have the following for your pleasure:

Ferrari Racing Days events at Infineon Raceway and Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca. Michael Rockich, ACC Editor, provides our wrap-up story and photos of the second running of the Ferrari Racing Days, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Ferrari hosts races all over the world for Challenge car owners. This year the Challenge car is the modified 458 which is very hot, beautiful and fast. Included in some track days are the FXX and 599XX cars with some older F1's.

Ferrari turns over the tracks to other Ferrari car owners and drivers between the testing and practice secessions of the Challenge cars. This gives the spectators a fantastic parade of Ferraris running at full song around the raising and falling tracks. The Ferrari Club provided a large parking lot of newer models which moved out onto the track several times to do fast laps.

Ferrari Racing Days

Infineon Raceway, California

As the name implies The California Mille 2012 runs 1000 Miles over 4 days on the most scenic roads through the Northern California landscape. The format for this event goes back two levels. First to the Italian Reto-Mille Miglia, which was created after the closing of the-high-speed-all-out road race through 1000 miles in Northern Italy from 1927 to 1957, ie. The Mille Miglia. The California Mille is not a race but a highway speed tour driven in cars which are age appropriate for the original Mille Miglia and is spent in lavish accommodations.

California Mille 2012

California Mille 2012


Belgrade (Beograd), Serbia
6th Annual Meeting of the Association of Automotive Historians
The event is the largest regional gathering of starovremenskih vehicles. The assembly of over 180 vehicles exceeds the capacity of the Faculty of Transportation.

The international VW Beetle event held in Serbia.
Around the world the VW Beetle (Buba) has it hard core fans, which take on an almost fanatic love affair and embrace any opportunity to gatherer together to enjoy the car and its owners. ACC

Our friend Ljubomir Ivanovic and our European envoy, Zoran Calic, made photos and information on these eventa available.


There are 3 new car photo books available: 2 Artsy Types; 1 showing shots of cars around Monterey, California in the years of 2007 - 2010 and 1 showing colors and shapes from the Concorso Italiano®, Monterey, California, shot also during 2007 - 2010. The third book has shots from the 2011 Rennsport Reunion at Monterey, California's Laguna Seca. All pages can be previewed or downloaded for free.


The UK is off to a fast start with races coming in. ACC photographer and reporter, Tim Surman provides some great imagery of the early season track activities at the Goodwood Estate.

Masters Historic Racing Series members blow the winter cobwebs off themselves and the cars with a track day at Goodwood Motor Circuit organized by the club, before the first race of the year at Outon Park on March 17th. Being a track day no racing was involved, but of course this does'nt stop the drivers from finding their cars limits and the Goodwood Circuit is the perfect venue that suits the cars and the Master Historic Racing

Masters Serries Goodwood 2012

Masters Serries Goodwood 2012
Goodwood UK
Tim Surman Photo 2011

The British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton Circuit, Andover, Hampshire, and the support races, Porsche Carrera Cup, Ginetta GT Supercup, Ginetta Juniors and the Renault Clio Cup moved onto Thruxton for rounds 7,8,9. and provided much excitement on the rain covered track.

Also at Thruxton BTCC Support races practise day

ACC top photographer Tim Surman provides action photos and information.


All Car Central has the great pleasure of having several contributors providing stories on cars and the automotive history. Included are several fine stories covering several British car makes, models and historic events.


New events comming up just around the corner:

The great exodus by the creator of the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca resulted in theSonoma Historic Motorsports Festival now at the famed Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California June 4-5 2011 Just north of San Francisco. Nothing was lost in the move. In fact the event is more like it was in the beginning. Laid back paddock and hot completive driving. And really nice historic race cars.

Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival

Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival 2012


Benghazi Classic Car Show 2012
The Benghazi, Classic Car Show is held Mid-July of each year and is supported by the Classic Car Club, Benghazi, Libya. The Gallery Of The Cars was held in Benghazi, Libya from 2004 and in Tripoliin 2010, The show draws cars of the 1950's 60's and 1970's from many different countries. This year the show is in Benghazi.


Test drives: All Car Central had the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a Jaguar XJL 2012 and found this cat to be very cool to drive.

Jaguar XJL 2012

Jaguar XJL 2012
Test Drive
Cole European
Walnut Creek California


On a personal note this writer has secured an opportunity to put a 997 Porsche Carrera S on the Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca the first of this July, and drive at speed. This will be through the "Hooked on Driving" program, so there will be some instruction and guidance, which I personally look forward to as well as getting onto the track. I have long wanted to do some laps on this track. The only other time I had the pleasure of being on a track was years back on the Sears Point track, now Infineon, with my 1969 911 Porsche. That day I thought that I was going to put the 911 nose first into the dirt bank, which has since been removed to allow the NASCAR boys to avoid the 'Carousel' turn.

Contributing Authors Stories and Articles HERE.

There is a FREE MONTHLY Calendar page available for down-loading at the LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE OPENING PAGE HERE

Any help in documenting events would be most welcome. Contact us through the AllCarCentral.com site. Just use the 'Contact'

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February 22, 2012

The Beginning of 2012

The year 2012 has just about finished its 2nd month and the car events are happening. The AllCarcentral Calendar has been updated with the dates and links for the 2012 events around the world.

We will get some action photos from our photographer, Tim Surman this next week as he will shoot the UK's 2012 Rallye Sunseeker's event. The US is not that into the rallye type events but rallying is very popular in other countries. Several years ago a beautiful dark-haired woman named Michèle Mouton changed the rallye world by winning with a new car; a 4 wheel drive Audi Quattro. This year some events will go back and make 2 wheel drive cars the standard configuration to lower the cost of racing.

Rallye Sunseeker

Rallye Sunseeker, Dorset & Hampshire, UK, Tim Surman Photo 2011

Our crack photographer Tim Surman also sent some great shots and information on the Autosport International 22nd Annual Autosport International Auto Show at Birmingham, UK this last January. This is a tradeshow for racecar builders which is also open to the public. Personally I like the Pirelli display.

Autosport International 2012

Autosport International 2012, Tim Surman Photo 2012

Last October Porsche Cars North America brought the Rennsport Reunion IV to Laguna Seca, Monterey, California. This is an event that happens every 3 or so years and as been on the east side of the US in the past. Several days of Porsche only racing and Porsche displays was overwhelming. I went to the 2nd Reunion in 2004 at Daytona Raceway and as usual the event gets bigger each time.

Rennsport Reunion IV

Rennsport Reunion IV, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, 2011

There are 3 new car photo books available: 2 Artsy Types; 1 showing shots of cars around Monterey, California in the years of 2007 - 2010 and 1 showing colors and shapes from the Concorso Italiano®, Monterey, California, shot also during 2007 - 2010. The third book has shots from the 2011 Rennsport Reunion at Monterey, California's Laguna Seca. All pages can be previewed or downloaded for free.

From Europe, AllCarCentral's Envoy Zoran Calic and our friend Ljubomir Ivanovic sent us some photos and information on a Off-Road event, 5th Babe Kosmaj Sebian Trophy of 2011, proving that in all countries, car fans, large tires and mud can not be kept apart. Babe Kosmaj Sebian Trophy 2011

5th Babe Kosmaj Sebian Trophy 2011, Kosmaj, Serbia, Ljubomir Ivanovic Photo

We have several new automotive based stories from Rick Feibusch and Geoff Wheatley. A full list can be found at .... .

Porsche 911 Carrera S  2012 Fletcher Jones Motorcars Fremont CA 2012

First Showing of the 2012 Porsche 911/991 Fletcher Jones Motorcars Fremont CA

Test drives: We had the opportunity to test drive two new Porsche models, "The New 911" a 2012, 911 Carrera S model called the 991 and a 2011, 911 Carrera GTS. These are tough assignments but we take them on with a smile anyway.

Also we drove and reported on the 2012, Nissan Leaf, the 2012, Chevrolet 4 Dr Sonic and the 2012, Dodge Charger SXT.

Dodge Charger SXT 2012

The last event of 2011 we covered was the San Francisco International Auto Show where we try to record all the new models for posting within the AllCarCentral.com pages. (Anyone interested in helping us keep up with all the photos and data we have to code for the web please contact us).

 San Francisco International Auto Show

San Francisco International Auto Show 2012

With nothing happening in our home territory all of March, and most of April, the last weekend in April has 3 events in and within a few miles of San Francisco all on the same days. The Pacific Coast Dream, Half Moon Bay, CA, and The California Mille, San Francisco, CA, and my favorite, the Ferrari Challenge, Corse Clienti Program (F1 customers, FXX / 599XX), Infineon Raceway, CA. Last year we really expanded the events which were posted on our pages. So send in your photographs and stories to make the AllCarCentral.com pages even better.


Contributing Authors Stories and Articles HERE.

There is a FREE MONTHLY Calendar page available for down-loading at the LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE OPENING PAGE HERE

Any help in documenting events would be most welcome. Contact us through the AllCarCentral.com site. Just use the 'Contact'

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