A few months back Jaguar raised all of our spirits with the news that they would fulfill the original build order of 18 E-Type lightweights (only 12 were build in period) to the original specification, from aluminum bodywork to D-type heads. Recently the team has released these photos of the first complete example of the new run and it is absolutely beautiful.
Excellent footage here from the Andrews Air Force Base Sports Car Races. The segment from the (almost) all-MG race—including the LeMans start—at the 8 minutes, 30 seconds mark is particularly great. What a thrill to see such an evenly matched grid competing at full clip.
That looks like Fred Wacker’s Allard at 10:24, two years after his crash at Watkins Glen that killed a 7-year-old spectator, virtually putting an end to American road racing overnight. I thought that Fred gave up the sport after the incident, but this clip and the racing program seem to indicate otherwise.
Once the main event gets underway there are some magnificent shots of the pits, and the gorgeous Scuderia Kimberly transporter even makes an appearance. Perhaps even more than the races themselves, it’s wonderful to see some footage of the environment trackside. While the cars and the race action documentation are rare, the imagery of the press box or the judges and timekeepers booth are even less frequently seen. It looks like we can even see the handoff of the purse at the end of the film. Amazing.
Great to see more film from the East Coast popping up on YouTube. The California road racing scene was so well documented that it’s easy to forget that there were vibrant, passionate communities of road racers from coast to coast.
Hat tip to Etceterini for pointing this one our way. Cliff also has the race results.
The David Brown Aston Martin DB3S Competition Car.
Race-bred from a line of international successes.
The David Brown Corporation (Sales) Limited
Aston Martin Division • Feltham • Middlesex • London Showrooms: 103 New Bond Street W.1
Great battle between Jackie Stewart and Jochen Rindt here!
Shame how few of these remain active on the F1 calendar..
Here’s a smattering of videos that the (remarkable) media team at Goodwood have put together to mark the close of this year’s Revival event. I still don’t know how all those cars that spun in the TT race managed to avoid each other.
It’s not quite being there, but I give huge accolades to Goodwood for allowing us to watch the action remotely.
Enjoy!
Edit: Updated with the archived video, rather than the livestream. Thanks Goodwood!
For these live events, even if you join well into the day you can usually drag the YouTube playhead back to the beginning of the stream to see the day’s running in its entirety. So really there’s no reason to do a single other thing today but watch this fantastic feed.
Edit: Updated with the archived video, rather than the livestream. Thanks Goodwood!
50¢ well spent.
Enjoy!
Edit: Updated with the archived video, rather than the livestream. Thanks Goodwood!