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The Lighter Side of Goodwood

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VeloceToday Office Manager says, “Ah, now don’t that remind me of old times!”

Photos and introduction by Jonathan Sharp

In addition to famous drivers, fantastic races, and an epic entry list, what else did the return of the Goodwood Revival meeting offer?

If you arrived early enough (a sensible idea) you could enjoy the daily air display; three Spitfires flown in a most graceful and balletic manner over the airfield before watching the track parade of Hot Rods and Gassers.

Later you could enjoy the track parade to honor the late Sir Stirling Moss. If BRMs are your thing, on each day you could enjoy the BRM parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the marque’s first appearance in a Grand Prix.

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Silverstone Classic, 2021: Post 1970 Racecars

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1979 Alfa Romeo Alfa Sud Sprint Veloce grp2, driven by Geoff Gordon.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

See Pre 1970 Racecars at Silverstone

Racing a car, particularly an F1 car, in the rain at what seemed to be near full chat, takes a certain sort of mind set, one that was very much in evidence during the wet qualifying day on the Friday, all rooster tails and balls of spray in the single seaters, Flapping wiper blades and steamed up windows in the tin tops, and often sideways in the sports cars. Luckily Saturday morning arrived without rain but hardly any sun either. As I was going to have to leave for home during the lunch break I took myself off to Brooklands corner to watch the first three races, having first taken a very quick trip around the various car club displays. With the skies darkening it was alas time for me to depart and then 10 minutes down the road the heavens opened yet again. Here’s hoping for dry weather for the Goodwood Revival.

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Italian and French Cars at the Goodwood FOS

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This is the Festival of Speed

Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp

Definition of stress: trying to assemble and organize this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Cars that could not be sent, cars that were sent but the mechanics to run them could not travel. Many drivers arrived, some drivers could not for obvious reasons. Now put the cars, mechanics, owners and drivers in order. The fact that the Goodwood team were able to put on the event, and that the event was up to its usual high standard, deserves the fullest praise.

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Mario Andretti at Goodwood

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While VeloceToday and Jim Sitz have been concentrating on remembering Phil Hill’s Championship year, we should not be neglecting America’s other Formula 1 World Champion, Mario Andretti.* (Read Who’s the Greatest, Andretti or Hill.) Andretti is renowned as perhaps the most versatile racer of all time, he was named “Driver of the Century” by the Associated Press in 2000, and is one of only two drivers to have won races in Formula 1, IndyCar, the World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR. Luckily, Jonathan Sharp ran into Andretti at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 8-11. Take it from here, Jon!

Story and photos Jonathan Sharp

I have been ever so luck over the years to be able to grab shots of many a great driver, both ancient and modern; dear old Sir Stirling and Il Grande John Surtees, Sir Jackie and Derek Bell. But when I read in the press releases that Mario Andretti was to be honoured at this year’s Festival I did feel a certain buzz of excitement and anticipation.

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Detailing the Alfa 8C 2300

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

I had no intention of visiting the Stonor Supercar Sunday event on July 4th until I reread the press release a few days before the event. Note to self, next time read the whole press release when you get it; note to the writer of press releases, best put the important bit (in my mind anyway) earlier in the release.

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London Classic Car Show, 2021

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Letting loose in the Delage.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

After missing 2020 for the usual reason, the London Classic Car show was back for 2021 and took place June 25 – 27. Not at the London Excel exhibition center as before, but in West London at Syon Park, and out in the open! [Read more…] about London Classic Car Show, 2021

It’s Showtime! Sharp at the London Concours

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This was my second favourite car at the show. In the Kustom Class was this 1953 Austin A40 Somerset.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

At last! A car show to go to, my first since Salon Prive last September. So it’s up to the City of London, to the 5 acre green oasis that is the Honorable Artillery Company and the venue for the fifth edition of the London Concours held June 8-10, 2021. [Read more…] about It’s Showtime! Sharp at the London Concours

Can’t Get Enough of the London Concours

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E Types on parade, starting with 77RW, the first production two seater, as famously driven by Norman Dewis overnight to Geneva to serve as one of the press demonstrators.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Due largely to download time, we’ve split the report of the London Concours into two posts. Part 2 begins with the celebration of the E Type Jaguar.

These are the winners of this year’s event: [Read more…] about Can’t Get Enough of the London Concours

Race Cars at the British Motor Museum

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The British Motor Museum, located in the rolling Warwickshire countryside (not to be confused with the National Motor Museum in Hampshire), opened in 1993 and tells the story of the British Motor Industry. The museum was established by the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust to house its collection of almost 300 vehicles and its vast motoring archive, which had outgrown the two original locations in Studley in Warwickshire, and Syon Park in London. The Trust’s mission is to keep the memory of the British Motor Industry alive, and to tell its story to all. [Read more…] about Race Cars at the British Motor Museum

National Museum Part 3

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Actor, wit, car nut and raconteur Peter Ustinov once owned this 1928 Supercharged Mercedes 36/220 S Type. One of only 146 examples built of this very successful Ferdinand Porsche-designed vehicle which has recently been restored by the Museum. This model was one of the first to appear after the amalgamation of Daimler and Benz in 1926.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

From the VeloceToday Archives, 2017

This is the third part of Jonathan Sharp’s visit to the National Museum at Beaulieu. There is just so much at the Museum to see; we have just scratched the surface and there is much more waiting for the museum visitor.

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