Editorial

A competition theme to this week's Classic Inside.

We were fortunate enough to be invited to the official launch of the re-formed Ferrari UK racing team this week, now known as Team Maranello Concessionaires. I thought the tone of the evening was a successful balance between nostalgia and modernity, and have no doubt that forty years ago Messrs Sears, Piper, Salmon et al would have looked as keen a team as that collected by Veloqx Motorsport in 2003. Of the original Team drivers present Richard Attwood, Grand Prix driver of note for BRM and Lotus in period, was looking forward to single-seater racing this weekend, and the completion of his BRM restoration for enjoyment later in the year. Let's hope the current team retains that enthusiasm four decades on.

Goodwood have announced plans for their two world-class events this year, the Revival and Festival of Speed. Yes, it's said every year, but this time it looks once again that the Goodwood team have surpassed themselves, and the quality of the entry for the Festival in particular, looks superb. Celebrating the 10th year of the Hillclimb past Goodwood House, the idea has been to get the very best entries of those ten years and distil them into one meeting. Space limitations are such that we cannot possibly list all the vehicles planning to come, suffice it to say your editor would be delighted to go for the Chaparrals alone; but there are cars a-plenty for all tastes and enthusiasms.

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor

This week in Classic Driver

CAR OF THE WEEK

Lamborghini Gallardo

Ferruccio Lamborghini, born under the zodiac sign of Taurus, has fittingly given all his extreme performance cars names associated with bulls and bull fighting. Honouring this tradition, the now VAG-owned company has baptised their newest model ‘Gallardo’, (pronounced “ga:yàrdo”), being the name of one of the five main breeds of fighting bull...

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NEWS

Team Maranello Concessionaires - 2003 official launch

20 March 2003. A mixture of the old and the new was present at the newly refurbished and enlarged Tower Garage, Egham, last night, spiritual home to Ferrari in the UK since the mid sixties. The Maranello Sales team, ably led by Ferrari UK director Tony Willis, organised a superb evening to launch the company’s return to International Sportscar racing with a two car team of 360GT Modenas under the Team Maranello Concessionaires (TMC) banner...

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Bentley Boys commission hand-crafted racing shoes

'The hand-made shoes are not only more comfortable in a long distance race, they also increase the sensitivity and the man/machine interface,' says Johnny Herbert, who had his first-ever race for Bentley at Sebring. 'It is surprising the difference they make.'...

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EVENTS

Goodwood Revival Race Meeting 2003 - Preview

The sixth Goodwood Revival is set to be the most spectacular yet. Key innovations for 2003 centre around the sports car races, with a new event for small-capacity 1950s cars and a reworked field of production-based GT cars offering jewel-like specialist endurance racers of the 1960s...

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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2003 - Preview

‘Festival of Speed – The First Decade’. In 2003 the Goodwood Festival of Speed celebrates its tenth anniversary, and in celebration of this important milestone the Festival will focus on some of the most memorable highlights from the ten events to date, with the field of cars and motorcycles representing some of the ‘greatest hits’...

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FEATURES

Le Mans Classic 2002 - Alexander Davidis Photo Collection

In anticipation of his forthcoming film 'short' of the race, Classic Driver contributor, and film director, Alexander Davidis is showcasing some unpublished stills exclusively on Classic Driver...

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AUCTIONS

24th March 2003 - Auction Preview - Christie's at the Jack Barclay Showroom London

Christie’s, flush with the success of their sale at Retromobile, are now back in more familiar waters, at the London Jack Barclay Showroom in Vauxhall. Front cover of the catalogue is what is described as ‘the last “unbuilt” example known in existence’ of the legendary 1960’s Ford GT40...

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Christie's Auction at the Jack Barclay Showroom, London
24th March

Bonhams Auction at East of England Showground, Peterborough UK
29th March 2003

San Remo Classic Rally, Italy
30th March - 2nd April 2003

Tour Auto, France
7-12th April 2003

Techno Classica, Essen, Germany
10-13th April 2003

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