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Final call for entries in the 2022 Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards

Final call for entries in the 2022 Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards

Nominations for the 2022 Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards close at 5pm on Saturday, 8 October – so you have just over a week to submit your suggestions for the best of the best in the British historic motoring and motorsport world.

1979 Aston Martin Bulldog

The range of categories reflects the breadth of the historic motoring movement, and the Club is looking to celebrate cottage industries, grassroots events and individual endeavours as well as the ‘big names’ in this sector.

Anyone can nominate – companies can nominate themselves, their products or their employees, organisations can nominate their events or personnel, enthusiasts can nominate wonderful events they’ve taken part in or watched, individuals can suggest magazine or online articles, TV programmes or podcasts that they’ve loved – or that they’ve created. Nominations are free of charge and are made via a simple form on www.royalautomobileclubhistoricawards.co.uk.

The eligibility period is 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022 and the winners will be announced at a gala awards’ evening at the Royal Automobile Club’s Pall Mall clubhouse on 24 November.

Nominations are invited in the following categories:

  • Collection – recognising achievements within the eligibility period by museums large and small or by privately-owned collections.
  • Competitive Event – this has a wide remit covering everything from race meetings and stage rallies to hill climbs, regularity trials, race series and even individual races.
  • Innovation – created to reward initiative and creativity in the development of new products and services.
  • Motoring Spectacle – for classic motoring events of all sizes, with no element of timed competition. Eligible events include concours d’elegance, tours, club gatherings and classic vehicle shows.
  • Outstanding Journalism – for the very best print, digital or broadcast feature.
  • Personal Endeavour – celebrating individual achievement within the historic motoring or motorsport world.
  • Restoration – recognising the superlative skill, research and sensitivity to a vehicle’s history that makes a world-class restoration.
  • Young Achiever – for those rising stars, aged 18-30, who are the future of Britain’s historic motoring industry.

One key element of the Awards is the independent, rigorous, expert judging process. Each category is assessed by its own handpicked, specialist judging panel with high levels of relevant expertise.

At the Awards’ evening on Thursday, 24 November, the Club will also present the Royal Automobile Club Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of an individual who has made a remarkable contribution to British motoring and/or motorsport heritage over many decades. Last year’s recipient was John Grant, Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club.

The Awards are a continuation of the Club’s 125-year pedigree in recognising motoring accomplishments. Today, the Club presents a series of internationally recognised accolades, including the Segrave Trophy, the Torrens Trophy, the Simms Medal, the Dewar Trophy and the oldest trophy in motorsport – the Tourist Trophy.

For further press information please contact:
Karen Coe Karen.Coe@royalautomobileclub.co.uk Tel: 07540 725821
Jeremy Vaughan jeremy.vaughan@royalautomobileclub.co.uk Tel: 01372 229 604

About the Royal Automobile Club
The Royal Automobile Club was founded in 1897 and its distinguished history mirrors that of motoring itself. In 1907, the Club was awarded its Royal title by King Edward VII, sealing the Club’s status as Britain’s oldest and most influential motoring organisation.

The Club’s early years were focused on promoting the motor car and its place in society, which developed into motoring events such as the 1000 Mile Trial, first held in 1900. In 1905, the Club held the first Tourist Trophy, which remains the oldest continuously competed for motor sports event. The Club promoted the first pre-war and post-war Grands Prix at Brooklands in 1926 and Silverstone in 1948 respectively, whilst continuing to campaign for the rights of the motorist, including introducing the first driving licences.

Today, the Club continues to develop and support automobilism through representation on the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and the RAC Foundation while promoting its own motoring events including the Club’s London Motor Week and the RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.

The Club also awards a series of internationally recognised trophies and medals celebrating motoring achievements. These include the Segrave Trophy, the Torrens Trophy, the Simms Medal, the Dewar Trophy and the oldest trophy in motorsport still being competed for today, the Tourist Trophy.

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The Arabian Gazalles Are Dubai’s First-Ever All Women Supercar Club

Shattering stereotypes, raising eyebrows and inspiring women, the Arabian Gazalles supercar club offers women from all walks of life a platform to race and venture beyond their comfort zone.

Proving that women too can dominate the realm of fast cars, is Dubai supercar club, Arabian Gazalles. Founded in 2016 by Algerian-born, luxury car enthusiast Hanan Mazouzi Sobati, the club prides itself shattering stereotypes, raising eyebrows and inspiring women.

 

The Arabian Gazalles Are Dubai’s First-Ever All Women Supercar Club

arabian gazelles

arabian gazelles

“You don’t have to be the hot chick in the front right seat. You can be the hot chick in the driver’s seat.” – Jalyn Jarvi, member of the Arabian Gazalles

arabian gazelles

arabian gazelles

Comprising of all women, the Arabian Gazalles strives to offer women from all walks of life a platform to race and venture beyond their comfort zone. Tired of the existing motoring landscape, and the male-dominated community’s preconceived notion that women are “zero and inefficient”, the club aims to bring equal women equal representation and opportunity both on the road and when dealing with manufacturers and distributors in the workshop.

arabian gazelles

arabian gazelles

Embodying the grace and speed of the gazelle, Hanan Mazouzi Sobati believes in the capacity of every woman’s boldness, passion and strength. With a total of 120 members of 18 nationalities, the Arabian Gazalles’ only requirement is the ownership of any luxury sports car, such as a Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, Bentley or Bugatti – which are priced 50% cheaper than in other major cities and parts of the world.

“Most members are business owners while others are high-profile executives and housewives with enormous wealth. Their husbands were all scared of me, because I was the one about to corrupt their women.” – Hanan Mazouzi Sobati

arabian gazelles

arabian gazelles

Thanks to their strong online media presence and collaborations, the Arabian Gazalles are no longer merely an intimate group of close friends, but a growing global community of empowered women, striving to make a difference, one race at a time.

arabian gazelles

arabian gazelles

From collaborating with New York-based fashion discovery platform, Moda Operandi for a driving event in 2018 to a Harper’s Bazaar Arabia feature, the Arabian Gazalles’ aspirations are never-ending, with dreams of infiltrating nations as far and near as Saudi Arabia and the United States.

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