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1954 Aston Martin DB3S

79th Goodwood Member’s Meeting, 2022

April 18, 2022 By pete

1956 Renault 4CV entered by Frederic Fatien, driven by Pierre-Brice Mena, Sopwith Cup for saloon cars of a type that raced up until 1956.

Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp

Did you know, the rear lights of a Porsche 956 are the same as those fitted to a late 1970s Eriba Puck Caravan? No, neither did I, Thanks Gary Axon and Goodwood Radio for that wonderful piece of trivia.

Why am I mentioning Porsche 956s? Well the recent 79th Goodwood Members Meeting included a track demonstration of 956/962s, twenty of them. Also demonstrated/displayed were approximately 20 F1 cars from the V10 era, lead on the track by Bruno Senna in his uncle’s 1990 McLaren Honda MP4/5B, a wonderful sight and an amazing sound. In addition to the demos the program also included 13 races covering a period from prior to WW2 right up until Group 1 saloons from the 1980s.

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Tagged With: 1939 Talbot T150C, 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT, 1954 Aston Martin DB3S, 1956 Nash Metropolitan, 1956 Renault 4CV, 1957 Maserati 300S, 1958 Austin A35, 1963 AC Cobra Le Mans, Goodwood events, Goodwood Members meeting 2022, Jonathan Sharp

Silverstone Classic, 2021: Pre 1970 Racecars

August 30, 2021 By pete

1963 Jaguar E Type, driven by Guy Ziser and Oliver Webb.

Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp

See Post 1970 Racecars at Silverstone

How should I sum up the delayed (by a year) 30th Silverstone Classic race meeting held over the weekend of the 30th July to the 1st August?

Huge is the first thought that would normally come to mind. 21 races, 900 race entries. Dozens and dozens of car clubs with tons of cars on display including no less than 375 Triumph Stags along to celebrate its delayed 50th birthday. Car parades, a fair ground, Rock Bands on the live stage, food, beer and multiple opportunities to spend money amongst the various traders, or if you had a lot of money burning a hole in your pocket, then at the Silverstone Classic car auction. But for me the word WET first springs to my mind, sometimes the sun popped out but often the heavens simply opened but that did not stop the racing as you will. The stand out race for me was the Royal Automobile Club Historic Trophy for MRL Pre 63 GT cars with a fantastic win by Lukas Halusa in my favorite Ferrari, the 250GT Breadvan.

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Tagged With: 1929 Lea Francis Hyper, 1934 Triumph 8C Dolomite, 1951 Turner Ardun, 1954 Aston Martin DB3S, 1960 Assegai Alfa Romeo, 2021, Silverstone Classic, Sliverstone

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