REMINISCENCES OF THE TRIUMPH MERIDEN FACTORY FOR THE EAST LANCS TOMCC

David Scrafton the Social Secretary of the East Lancs TOMCC organised a very successful Club evening for John Rosamond to present his "Reminiscences of the Triumph Meriden Factory Talk" at the excellent Haslingden Cricket Club near Blackburn venue.

36 East Lancs TOMCC members, their guests, plus invited staff from the local Triumph dealer Philip Youles Motorcycles found John's "Talk" that serves as a companion to his popular book Save the Triumph Bonneville! The Inside Story of the Meriden Workers' Co-op very thought provoking. A high level of audience participation in the Q&A sessions ensured that a memorable evening was enjoyed by all.

The enthusiasm of the East Lancs TOMCC members and their Club Officials suggests that whilst only in their second year, they will rapidly become one of the most popular TOMCC branches in the Northern Region of England.

RECORD 200,000 CROWD FOR GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2014

Goodwood is delighted to announce that the 2014 Festival of Speed, held on June 26-29, was the largest and most successful in the event's history, attracting 200,000 highly-enthusiastic visitors to West Sussex.

With superstar names from the world of motorsport, including John Surtees, Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Sebastien Loeb, Didier Auriol, Richard Petty, Mark Webber, Giacomo Agostini, Wayne Gardner and Freddie Spencer, guests were treated to non-stop entertainment throughout the weekend.

From the Michelin Supercar Run held against the clock and creating a popular winner in gamer-turned racer Jann Mardenborough and victory on the Forest Rally Stage presented by Skoda for Dani Sordo on the UK debut of the Hyundai i20 WRC, to adrenaline-fuelled action in the GAS Arena, the 2014 Festival of Speed had something for everybody to enjoy.

The Moving Motor Show presented by The AA in association with The Telegraph drew in a crowd of 34,000 motoring enthusiasts, making it the most-attended Thursday of the Festival of Speed since a fourth day was added.

Proving the status of the Moving Motor Show, the day attracted an all-time high 20 exhibitors: Audi, BMW, Citroen, Dacia, Ferrari, Ford, GKN, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, SEAT, Skoda, Toyota and Volvo.

A total of 18 UK first views for new machinery, including the world debuts of the new Ford Focus ST, Bentley Continental GT3 R, Honda NSX Concept and Peugeot 208 GTi 30th anniversary edition, created yet more buzz around the event, which is now firmly established as the unofficial British Motor Show.

Lord March said: "Once again the Festival of Speed has produced a thrilling spectacle on the Hillclimb and delighted hundreds of thousands of visitors who have brought their enthusiasm for motor sport to Goodwood. Our event theme was 'Addicted to Winning' and with reams guests that include seven Formula 1 world champions and some of the greatest drivers from NASCAR, rallying, sportscars and motorcycling, we've managed to gather more famous names from motor sport than ever before. And we were blessed with splendid weather all weekend too."

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

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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.

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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.

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Photo: Mercedes-Benz