FERRARI 312PB ENDS AN ERA WITH A BANG

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Ferrari 312P & 312PB
By Peter Collins and Ed McDonough

The origin and subsequent history of the 3-litre Ferrari sports cars, which the famed Italian firm designed and built to contest the various versions of the World Sports Car Championship between 1969 and 1973. This series of cars started with the V12 engine and progressed to using the Flat 12 Ferrari engine from the then current Grand Prix car. Includes the developmental and race history, with a full list of all events and individual chassis numbers. More info.

MASERATI 250F IN FOCUS – A CLOSE LOOK AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2014

Maserati showcased its largest ever collection of cars at Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend as part of the Italian brand’s 100 year celebrations. Visitors to the Cathedral Paddock would have seen over twenty Maserati’s ranging from the oldest Maserati at the event, a Tipo 26M, to Fangio’s F1 championship-winning 250F. Here are a few pictures of the legendary car to enjoy!

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Maserati 250F In Focus
By Anthony Pritchard.
The Maserati 250F raced against Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Vanwall for Grand Prix supremacy during the 2500cc Grand Prix Formula years of ’54-’60. Period photographs, including contributions from Tom March, are presented, along with engine cutaways, drawings, technical descriptions, and the chassis and race numbers of every 250F to have competed during this period.
Stories from leading drivers who raced the 250F, including Sir Stirling Moss, Juan Fangio, and Mike Hawthorn, along with Anthony Pritchard’s lively text, helps bring the racing story of this iconic model back to life. More info.

JAY KAY'S BRIGHT GREEN LaFERRARI AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2014

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Courtesy Ferrari
An amazing Ferrari that made its UK debut at Goodwood was LaFerrari, Ferrari’s new hybrid supercar which boasts an incredible 6.3-litre V12 engine with 800 CV and a unique hybrid system that offers the driver an additional 163 CV at all times. LaFerrari is the latest limited series car from the Prancing Horse with only 499 examples being made and it promises to be the most iconic Ferrari of the modern era. Of the two LaFerraris at Goodwood this year, one of them is owned by Jay Kay, lead singer of Jamiroquai.

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ADDICTED TO WINNING – THE UNBEATABLE CHAMPIONS OF MOTORSPORT AT FOS 2014

To celebrate the main theme of Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014, here are a few of the drivers who never lose their appetite for crossing the line in first place.

MERCEDES-BENZ CELEBRATES 120 YEARS OF MOTORSPORT AT GOODWOOD FOS 2014

Photo: Mercedes-Benz

Photo: Mercedes-Benz
Some of the fastest, most exhilarating, most innovative and most beautiful Mercedes-Benz cars spanning a century of motorsport took to the Goodwood Hill in glorious sunshine on Friday 27th.

Marking the first day of track action on the Goodwood Hill, Mercedes-Benz cars both old and new were being driven hard up the 1.16-mile route. They ranged from race-winning 1928 Mercedes SSK through to the mighty W 165 R Silver Arrow, the SL 500 rally car and the flame-spitting Sauber-Mercedes C 9 endurance racer.

Photo: Mercedes-Benz
The action extended to production cars, with the most extreme AMG road car yet created, the SLS AMG Black Series, making a smoky appearance on the Hill while the same car that drove from Africa to the UK on a single tank of fuel, an E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid, also debuted.

Behind the wheel were some of the greatest racers from recent times – including Dario Franchitti, Jochen Mass, Klaus Ludwig and Sir Stirling Moss.

The second day of track action at the 22nd running of the Goodwood Festival of Speed saw some of the rarest Mercedes-Benz models ever created being unleashed as well as the global public debut of the latest addition to the current range – the new generation CLS-Class.

On the Goodwood Hill, the Silver Arrows in the form of the W 125, the W 165 R, the W 165 R Streamliner and a more contemporary Silver Arrow, a MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One car from 2012 proved to be crowd favourites. For sheer drama, the epically loud (and very orange) SLS AMG GT3 S proved difficult to beat while the beautiful 300 SLS took on the Hill.

Lewis Hamilton signed off the third and final day of the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed in spectacular style in his MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS W03 Formula One car – lighting up the tyres to the delight of the estimated 50,000 spectators.

Photo: Mercedes-Benz

Photo: Mercedes-Benz

SCOOTER MANIA BOOK LAUNCH & SIGNING

Steve Jackson signed copies of the new book SCOOTER MANIA! Recollections of the Isle of Man International Scooter Rally last weekend at the Tynwald Hill Inn on the Isle of Man. Two ex-competitors were present at the launch to sign copies, alongside the author.

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A complete history of the event including competitor’s and organizer’s personal experiences, the controversies and difficulties experienced by the Rally Committee in what became a remarkable 20-year chapter in the history of Scootering Sport. Events included Endurance and Navigational trials, Hill Climbs, Scrambling, Gymkhana Competitions, Circuit and Closed Road Racing, Assembly Rallies and Sand Racing. More info.

PORSCHE 914 PHOTOS WANTED!

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Veloce Publishing is seeking assistance sourcing photographs for one of its forthcoming titles: Roy Smith’s Porsche – The Racing 914s.
The pictures required are any racing shots of Porsche 914s – in the paddock, practising, mid-race, or even stationary – taken between 1971 and 1980. Any kind of competitive event is suitable, from rallies to circuit races to hill climbs.
Images need to be as clear as possible and of high resolution, though due to the period in question it is appreciated that this may not always be achievable. Colour or black and white images are both acceptable.

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