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15.8.06
The 2nd Silverstone Classic was attended by over 38,000 enthusiasts over
three days celebrating “7 Decades of Formula1” and 50 years
of the Le Mans-winning Aston Martin DBR1 sports racer. With 22 races and
500+ competitors on the specially adapted 3.14 mile Historic Grand Prix
Circuit combined with over 600 cars on display in the infield there was
something of interest for everyone.
Racing celebrities abounded at this years event, all of whom were happy to sign autographs and chat adjacent to the popular Scarf and Goggles restaurant - three times World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss (who raced a borrowed ’53 Osca), new BRDC President and 1996 World Champion Damon Hill, winner of the 1967 Kyalami 9 Hours and Ferrari F2 driver Florida-based Lancastrian Brian Redman (on track in a BRM P160), ’89 British F3 Champion and current Aston GT racer David Brabham, long-time Touring Car racer turned commentator David Leslie and British Touring Car Champion in 1958 and 1963, our Club Chairman Jack Sears.
The National Straight was given over to the 200 strong participants of the Silverstone Retro Run (a one-day classic car tour through the Chiltern countryside) and the Prodrive Aston Martin DBR9 team who entertained the crowds with simulated pit stops and, when not doing spin turns and resolving a clutch issue, were on track as part of a weekend feature – an all Aston Martin pursuit sprint. Saturday had historic regulars Peter Hardman (DBR1), Gillian Goldsmith (DB4GT) and ALMS driver David Brabham in the DBRS9 club racer whilst on Sunday Prodrive boss Dave Richards replaced Brabham who drove the repaired DBR9. If you needed a grommet for your wiring loom, a complete brake drum
for your rebuild or a ready to go Jaguar C Type replica the market had
everything you required which also included an excess of models and
Piercarlo Ghinzani’s Osella F1 overalls (!) which not surprisingly
remained unsold. Adjacent, the art gallery showcased the talents of
the UK’s foremost motoring artists with the most evocative being
the action style of John Ketchell and his rear view of the 1970 Ferrari
512S sports racer. As a devout petrol-head, with over 600 cars and vehicles on display the unusual always catches the eye:
The FOC had a wide ranging 100 + car display over the weekend with
Nigel Chiltern Hunt’s ex Pozzi 512BBLM (fresh from the Club track-day
held two days earlier) centre stage flanked by three F40s , a 250 Lusso
and a 288GTO. Much reported elsewhere the track action was fast and furious, the highlights of which were:
In a crowded August the historic racing movement continues at unabated speed making its annual trip to the Nürburgring for the Oldtimer meeting and then crosses the pond for the madness that is Monterey. Will the 1958 Ferrari 412S become the most expensive example of the Prancing
Horse ever sold at auction on August 18/19?.........place your bets please!
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