September 17, 2019 By pete . Photos by Jonathan Sharp Count Trossi’s Maserati Summer of 1936 Lead photo: Ewen Sergison in the cockpit of Nigel Griffiths’ Maserati s/n 1532 at Goodwood, April 6-7, 2019. See below for much more. Recently we republished an old story by Ed McDonough about Count Felice Trossi, which prompted a…
Review by Pete VackAll photos from the book used with permissions Tom Schultz has finally done for Meister Bräuser what needed to be done years ago, though not for lack of trying. Back in the dark ages before blue light, when magazines like Road & Track were popular and widely read, this reviewer had a…
Photos by Jonathan SharpStory by Pete Vack Last week Jonathan Sharp attended this year’s Hampton Court Concours and found five of the most delicious Ferraris on hand. “Let’s just focus on those five,” suggested the Editor, and so he did. Then we highlighted what was most interesting about each one of the five cars presented….
September 24, 2019 By pete Jonathan Sharp’s photo of the 1959 Tourist Trophy line up at the Goodwood Revival. By Jonathan Sharp, Roy Smith, Pete Vack, and Hugues Vanhoolandt One of Goodwood’s most interesting features year was the theme of the 1959 Tourist Trophy. If you read Graham Gauld’s post, “I Was There“, you know…
A part of the Goodwood Trophy field with the 1938 Maserati 6CM of Ewen Sergison in the lead. We have seen the 1959 TT parade, now to the real racing. Hugues Vanhoolandt gives us a visual feast of the races at the Goodwood Revival (September 13-15). Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt A year has…
September 24, 2019 By pete Along came a Spyder – but Roy Smith could not afford an original! A story about a Porsche? Well wait up. Also in this edition of VeloceToday, we featured the RSKs that participated in our TT 59 coverage from Goodwood. This provided an opportunity for famous author (Alpine, Gordini, etc.)…
Julian Majzub Photos by Jonathan Sharp A bit of the drivers, a focus on the Moss celebration, we can’t forget the Minis and the Beatles and Carnaby street now can we, and a goodbye kiss for D-Day. Drivers Katarina Kyvalova Adrian Newey Benoit Treluyer Brendon Hartley Dani Pedrosa Dario Franchitti Henri Pescarolo Jenny Tinmouth Katarina…
Alf Francis in the late 1950s. From the VeloceToday Archives, January 2015 Review by Pete VackPhotos from the book unless otherwise noted Alf Francis–Racing Mechanic****G.T. Foulis & Co., LTD. London, 1957Hardbound, 330 pages A question our readers may have is, why are we reviewing a book which, on the surface, is about an “English” racing…
September 24, 2019 By pete Jim Clark “up on tip toes” as he described the handling of the Tojeiro Jag to me. GP Library Despite a fake fire in the pits, the appearance of several Porsche RSKs, Ecurie Ecosse Jags, Aston Martins and a Ferrari 250 TR, the Goodwood TT 1959 Revival fell a bit…
The Iso Lele, the last of the line. Photos by Alessandro GerelliStory by staff Last week Alessandro Gerelli sent us these photos from a small but interesting group of Isos gathered at the old Bresso plant on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Iso Lele. Looking for additional information, I…
