British motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss passed away following a long illness on Easter Sunday at his Mayfair, London home at the age of 90, with his wife Susie, the Lady Moss, by his side. Stirling Craufurd Moss was born into a motorsport family. His father Alfred, a wealthy dentist, was a talented amateur racer who could even lay claim to finishing 16th in the 1924 Indianapolis 500, while his mother Eileen … [Read more...]
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 – Photo Gallery Day One
Photos by Peter Brown The central theme at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 is Viva Veloce! The Passion for Speed and front and center at Goodwood House is the remarkable ‘Cloverleaf’ central display. In addition to multiple examples of this famous Italian marque taking to the hillclimb course over the weekend, many are featured in the Cartier Style et Luxe Concours. Thursday marked Goodwood's first … [Read more...]
Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival 2010 – Report and Photos
A 1926 Bugatti Type 35 sold to its first owner by Brooklands personality Malcolm Campbell made a triumphant return to the Birthplace of British Motorsport at the Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival on 5-6 June, 2010. The Bugatti beat a strong field of classic cars to take overall first place in the Brooklands Double Twelve competition for its current owner, Chris Jaques. And in a similarly nail-biting … [Read more...]
Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia 2010 – Photo Gallery and Video
The inaugural Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia took place May 6-9, 2010, starting and ending in Brescia, Italy. After three days of competition and 1,180 kilometres of driving, the 130 modern and classic Ferraris entered officially ended their race along the route of the Mille Miglia, just a stone’s throw from the Maranello factory complex, before moving on to the grand finale parade along Viale Venezia in Brescia. … [Read more...]
Stirling Moss Accident
Racing great Sir Stirling Moss OBE is recovering in a hospital after a freak accident in his London home. While the injuries are reportedly not life-threatening, Moss broke both ankles and four bones in his feet in the fall, as well as damage to some vertebrae. The accident happened as a result of an elevator malfunction in their home. The elevator doors opened on the third floor when the lift was waiting at the … [Read more...]
2009 Goodwood Revival – RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration Results and Photos
The Goowood Tourist Trophy was a three-hour endurance race for World Championship sports cars, and later for GT cars. This race evolved from the Nine Hours race, and was one of the showpiece occasions of the Goodwood season. At the Goodwood Revival, this is the main race on Sunday afternoon: a one-hour, two-driver challenge for closed-cockpit GT cars … [Read more...]
2009 Goodwood Revival – Brooklands Trophy Race Results and Photos
Although there was never a race called the Brooklands Trophy in Goodwood’s heyday, it was not unusual to see pre-war cars competing at the circuit in club racing and very early ‘historic’ events. At the Goodwood Revival, the Brooklands Trophy features thundering cars of a type that raced at the famous Brooklands banked circuit prior to 1939. The 2009 Goodwood Revival saw Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason claim a … [Read more...]
2009 Goodwood Revival – Lavant Cup Race Results and Photos
Nicky Leventis and Bobby Verdon-Roe claimed a resounding Lavant Cup victory, the latter anchoring the win with an epic drive in their Ferrari 246S. Leventis started the two driver, one-hour race from pole but a poor start dropped him down the order. Graham Dodd took the lead in Dick Skipworth’s Tojeiro-Jaguar but was unable to shake off historics star Gary Pearson in Carlos Monteverde’s Lister-Jaguar. … [Read more...]
2009 Goodwood Revival – Sir Stirling Moss 80th Birthday Tribute
Racing legend and Goodwood Revival favorite Sir Stirling Moss established another milestone on September 17th, 2009 when he turned 80 years of age. The Goodwood Revival celebrated Sir Stirling's birthday with a variety of tributes, including daily parades of more than 80 cars that celebrate the remarkable breadth and depth of the racing knight’s career, with everything from a Maserati 250F to an Aston Martin DBR1 … [Read more...]
2009 Goodwood Revival – Madgwick Cup Race Results and Photos
Maserati charger Lukas Huni dominated the Madgwick Cup that featured sports cars with under two litre engines. The pole-sitter was out-dragged off the line by Patrick Blakeney-Edwards’s Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica but the Briton’s lead lasted barely two corners as the superior power of the Italian car soon told. Huni proceeded to pull away in his sonorous Maserati A6GCS with Blakeney-Edwards still pushing hard … [Read more...]
Bentley Drivers Club 60th Anniversary Race Results and Photos
The Bentley Drivers Club celebrated the 60th anniversary of its annual race meeting at Silverstone on August 8-9, 2009. “This was surely one of the biggest gatherings of Bentleys of all ages you could ever hope to see – and so many of the cars are historically famous,” said Sebastian Welch, Competitions Captain of the BDC. But it’s the atmosphere that sets this meeting apart, as much as the full grids and race … [Read more...]
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