At this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed Bonhams auctioned Juan Manuel Fangio's Mercedes W196 for a record-breaking £17.5 million. Here's the historic moment.
I begin this dispatch with a Mental Health Warning. The following paragraphs do not contain mention of the round, black products produced by an Italian supplier to Grand Prix racing.…
This column was originally intended to be a reflection on the weekend’s Donington Historic Festival which, for two of its three days was one of the happiest motor racing meetings…
The traditional Goodwood media day took place outside the house and on the estate’s famous hillclimb on Wednesday morning, as the Earl of March set out what we should expect…
This summer there are be two very good reasons to visit the Swift Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. On Thursday June 6 there will be a special three course lunch with Sir…
As the Formula 1 season edges ever closer, here's a full run down of when and where you can watch the racing. The BBC has not yet released exact timings,…
I enjoy all sports bar horse racing; I will never forgive it for regularly interrupting what little televised motor sport there was during my formative 1970s; the parade ring, the…
For the first time ever, Mercedes-Benz have lent their Silver Arrows cars to a museum outside of Stuttgart. Following their appearance at the Goodwood Revival, the cars from the manufacturer's…
This Sunday September 2 sees the third annual Chelsea AutoLegends, held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital. The event is a celebration of style in automotive and motor sport…
The 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion took place over the weekend of August 15-18, forming an important part of Classic Car Week on the peninsular. Among the usual historic races…
Before I wrote this I had to have a look at my last post on the website as so much has happened, I’d forgotten where I’d finished last time! So…
I am sure a sizeable constituency of us will be spending all or some of the weekend camped out in the grounds of a West Sussex stately home. I can’t…
The Goodwood press day is the only one in the year where I am allowed to play poacher come gamekeeper. While there to report on news surrounding the forthcoming Festival…
Croft joins Tour Britannia route Outline route details for the eighth running of Tour Britannia have been revealed and include the first race at the Croft circuit for Britain’s only…
The famous Dutch Grand Prix venue of Zandvoort will host a major new historic racing festival next summer after the circuit management made two noisy days available at the track…
This podcast is a little bit special. On September 16 we took over a small corner of the Drivers' Mess at the Goodwood Revival and interviewed anyone who was passing.…
