From the Archive: Astronomical ✨ The RWD Opel Kadett GTE with Manta 400 power - at Donington Park, during the 1990 season 🏁 #OpelKadett | #DoningtonPark | #Thundersaloons (📸©️ Simon Lewis)

Spotted: A Fine Wine 🍷 Laki Christoforou returns to Modified Ford Series action at Cadwell Park this weekend with his 350bhp Millington powered Ford Escort Mk2 🏁 #ModifiedFordSeries | #CadwellPark | #FordFriday

📢 Attention Paddock: Thunder heads to Snett! Headline entries for this weekend include - 🏁 Alex Sidwell - Holden Commodore 🏁 James Janicki - Nissan Skyliine GTR 🏁 Colin Voyce - Ford Escort Mk1 🏁 Rikki Cann - Aston Martin V8 #ClassicThunder | #Snetterton (📸 JPE Images)

🚨For Sale: BTCC RS500! 👑 Andy Rouse’s 1990 Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth, which achieved four wins & six podium finishes in the BTCC 🏁 Available at the upcoming Silverstone Festival auction. £250k 🏁 #RS500 | #BTCC (📸 Iconic Auctioneers)

🚨For Sale: 1988 Ford Sapphire Cosworth The Uniroyal Tyres Production Saloon Car Championship & Willhire 24 Hour winning car. The Cosworth YB 200 engine was recently fully rebuilt by Julian Godfrey. £28k 🏁 #FordFriday | #BTCC (📸 racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Details…)

Spotted: Weekend Round-Up! Dave Cockell’s Ford Escort Cosworth dominated Modified Ford proceedings at Cadwell Park 🏆🏆 Andy Robinson took his Ford Falcon V8 Supercar to 2 x second places at the Lincolnshire circuit 🏁 #ModifiedFordSeries | #CadwellPark (📸©️ BennPGeorgePhotography)

Spotted: Weekend Round-Up! After a lengthy rebuild, the revised Holden Monaro V8 of Andy Wilson took pole position & race win at Cadwell Park - in the Northern Sports & Saloons car championship 🏆🏁 #CadwellPark | #NorthernSportsSaloons (📸©️ James Roberts )

Spotted: Weekend Round-Up! Alex Sidwell’s mighty Holden Commodore V8 Supercar powered to 2 x CTCRC Thunder race wins at Snetterton 🏆🏆 Colin Voyce turbocharged Ford Escort Mk1 was the Historic Thunder class winner 🏆🏆🏁 #ClassicThunder | #Snetterton (📸©️ Keith Lamb)

Spotted: Weekend Round-Up! Ric Wood’s Holden Commodore V8 Supercar was in action at Donington in the CNC Heads championship. Simon Allaway’s Lotus Esprit V8 was untouchable, taking 2 x race wins 🏆🏆 🏁 #NorthWestSportsSaloons | #DoningtonPark (📸©️ Christopher Cooper)

Nice to see Joey Binks out at Snetterton on Saturday in the Classic Touring Car Racing Club Blue Oval Saloons, as the Group A Ford Sierra RS500 is quite iconic!

The grid may have been thinner than usual for Thunder, but a good mix did appear at Snetterton for latest round of Classic Touring Car Racing Club producing plenty of sound.

From the Archive: Special Days ✨ Brian Chatfield’s Group 5 BMW leads the Special Saloons field through Paddock Hill bend 🏁 #SpecialSaloons | #BrandsHatch (📸©️ John Pett)

🚨For Sale: Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm 1971 Chassis no AR2427012 - a Group 2 period car with an FIA Historical Technical Passport. Ultimate spec including 2.0 single spark engine running original Weber 45DCOE carbs, Zanghellini 5-speed dog box 🏁 £175k (📸 racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Details…)

Spotted: Ford Friday 🔥 Inspired by the South African Perana V8, Nigel Blandin’s Ford Capri V8 can be seen at the upcoming Retro Rides Gathering event - at Prescott Hillclimb - on the 17th August 🏁 #FordFriday | #ClassicFord | #FordCapri #RetroRidesGathering

From the Archive: King Carlton 👑 Pete Stevens in the Vauxhall Carlton V8 - whilst in Formula Saloons Championship action, 1996 🏁 #FormulaSaloons | #Thundersaloon (📸©️ Andrew Glenister)

From the Archive: Old Spice!⛵️ Mod Saloons championship action at Oulton Park, 1994 - 🏁 Stephen Miles - Nissan Primera 🏁 Andrew Joyce - Ford Escort Mk2 🏁 David Wilcock - Ford Sierra 2.0 #ModifiedSaloons | #OultonPark | #BTCC (📸©️ Steve Jones)

📢 Attention Paddock: Historic Modsports at Croft this weekend! Headline entries include Steve Barnard’s Ford Escort Mk1 & Myles Castaldini Davrian Mk8. Cadwell winner David Morrison also returns in his MG 🏁 #HistoricModsportsSpecialSaloons | #CroftCircuit (📸©️Robert Storey)

Spotted: SCA Freight Camaro tribute 🔥 This Group 2 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 7.0 will be in action at Silverstone this weekend with Jonathan Buncombe and owner Simon Watts 🏁 #SilverstoneFestival | #HTCC | #MRL #ChevroletCamaro (📸©️ JDR)

Fantastic to see Rod Birley out in the Escort WRC THUNDERSALOONS 🇬🇧🏁 for the first time in a very, very long time last weekend at Brands. A slightly subdued appearance for the old girl due to low oil pressure issues, but she still capable of a have a few fire breathing moments

From the Archive: Thursday Throwback! Driver change for the Stars & Stripes Opel Manta V8 at Brands Hatch, 1987 🇺🇸 Nick Oatway & Holman Blackburn took the Manta to a race win 🏆🏁 #Thundersaloons | #OpelManta | #BrandsHatch