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ClassicInside – The Classic Driver Newsletter

Edition 30/2004

August 6th 2004

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Editorial

It’s the last Classic Inside for a couple of weeks, and I hope you’ll agree it’s a good one.

Your editor has been driven around Goodwood again, and we include the experience (fabulous) in a full preview of next month’s eye-watering Revival event (even more fabulous). I’m still trying to work out exactly what Jochen Mass was doing through the fast, sweeping corners of the Sussex circuit. Whether it was left-foot braking, or just superlative car control I don’t know, but his circuit-driving technique certainly had something over the rest of us mortal’s meagre efforts. It’s probably a ‘single-seater’ thing, and (perhaps surprisingly) he quotes the F2 Surtees of the early ‘70s as one of his favourite cars.

We’ve also included an extract from the estimable Charles Harbord’s interview with works MG driver (powerboat racer, and member of the British Olympic Bobsleigh Team), Andrew Hedges. For those still weak after their exertions at the Le Mans Classic, let me remind you Hedges and other brave souls drove 7 ½ hour stints at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, over a total of an amazing 84 Hours in the mid-60s. There’s a lovely story of our intrepid driver leaving the circuit on the second lap, going through a hedge into a field for such a distance that he needed to take a ‘running jump out of the field, back on to the circuit’. It’s also a great bit of giant-killing by the little MGB beating the best semi-works Ferrari, Ford, BMW and Porsche teams.

There’s little news on the new car front, pending a ‘resumption of hostilities’ in September. Everyone seems to have gone a away and a good few will be at Monterey and Pebble Beach next week. We include an extensive saleroom preview of all the action and look forward to reporting events on our return for the next Classic Inside on 27th August.

A restful and happy holiday to you all.

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor
sw@classicdriver.com

*THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER*
Goodwood Revival 2004 - Preview A lap of Goodwood with Jochen Mass Goodwood, Tuesday 3rd August. With just four weeks or so to go to this year’s race meeting, the Sussex track was reverberating to the sound of jazz bands, vintage aircraft engines, and of course the most fantastic racing machinery, like the 1955 Jaguar D-Type of Johnny Herbert... read the complete article
Rolex to sponsor the Goodwood Revival Drivers' Club Rolex Geneva is pleased to announce that it will be the title sponsor of the Drivers’ Club at the Goodwood Revival. Rolex has a very long tradition of sponsorship and is involved in many prestigious events that span sailing, golf, tennis, equestrian and motor sports... read the complete article
The 2005 Maserati Coupé and Spyder From September this year the 2005 Maserati Coupé and Spyder will be available from dealers across the UK. The main change externally is to the front bumper which now features a horizontally ribbed radiator grille, inspired by the Quattroporte... read the complete article
Christie's at the Monterey Jet Center 12th Aug 2004 - Preview Fresh from their 10.5+ million EURO success at the Le Mans Classic, Christie’s International Motor Cars department are moving continents and hosting an auction during the Monterey historic car week. Various headlining cars are in the sale, but what better vehicle to feature at a US sale than this 1952 Cunningham C-2?... read the complete article
Monterey week Auction round-up 2004 In addition to Christie’s Monterey Auction next week, there are five other US sales based around the Monterey/Pebble Beach week. Bonhams, for example have several competition cars in their first sale including this 1969 Porsche 908/2, evocatively nicknamed the ‘Flounder’... read the complete article
Driving the ‘World’s Longest Motor Race’ In the August issue of 'Cars for the Connoisseur', Andrew Hedges describes how he took part in what was really a replacement for the old Spa-Sofia-Liege Marathon, last run in 1964. It ran for 84 hours over the full 17.5 mile Nurburgring... read the complete article

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EVENTGUIDE

'The E-Type – Story of a British Sports Car' exhibition, The Design Museum, London
1st Aug - 28th Sept 2004

AvD - Oldtimer Grand-Prix 2004 - Nürburgring, Germany
6th - 8th Aug 2004

Christie's Auction of Exceptional Motor Cars: The Monterey Jet Centre, Monterey, USA
12th Aug 2004

Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series - Assen, Holland
14th - 15th Aug 2004

Bonhams and Goodman Auction, Sydney, Australia
29th Aug 2004

Goodwood Revival, Goodwood, W.Sussex, UK
3rd - 5th Sept 2004

see further event details

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