Classic cars in a variety of marques were driven in a recent event in support of Richmond frontline workers at the Richmond Hospital, Fire Hall #1, City Hall, RCMP and the Richmond Food Bank. Dubbed Honk 2020, the parade of classics that included Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Lotus, Jaguar, MINI, MG, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz and […]
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UK Royal Air Force Red Arrows to soar across North America
A huge tour of North America by the Red Arrows—aimed at promoting the United Kingdom—has begun. Fighter jets from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team took off from their base at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, UK earlier this month, to begin a 4,922-kilometre journey across the North Atlantic. This is the largest North American tour to […]
Silver Spitfire begins four-month, round-the-world adventure
Over the last two years, more than a dozen specialists have worked to restore an original 1943 Spitfire Mk IX aircraft, which was originally built in Castle Bromwich, a suburb of Birmingham, England. The Spitfire is an iconic British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries during World War […]
Red Bull Air Race Championship: Canada’s McLeod finishes seventh overall, Germany’s Dolderer crowned 2016 World Champion
At the conclusion of the 2016 Red Bull Air Race season in Las Vegas, on Sunday October 16, Canada’s Pete McLeod of Team Garmin was awarded seventh place in the final standings, an improvement over his eighth-place result the previous year. McLeod earned two confident podiums in the second half of this season, momentum he […]