Jeff Zwart sets a new class record in qualifying for the Time Attack class in a 2WD Porsche GT3 Cup car. Stay with it till he hits the loose surface – it’s one hell of a ride!
Pikes Peak qualifying run
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Gerry Marshall & Baby Bertha
Great video clip of Bill Blydenstein, Gerry Marshall and Baby Bertha with on-track action from Oulton Park before the chicanes went in. Nice paddock shots with scrutineering, signing-on, flared trousers, fuzzy guitar music and paddock totty all included
There are a couple of in-car laps with voice-over by Gerry plus a short interview at the end. He led the race from the start but was passed in the closing laps. Blaming back markers, tyres and brakes Gerry said: “These are my excuses and I stand by them!”
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2011 Crystal Palace Sprint Photo Gallery
1954 Chevrolet Corvette Speedster
The Crystal Palace Sprint recalls the glory days of racing under the shadow of the 1950s TV transmitter mast. Following the highly successful return of the event last year, 2011 saw another Bank Holiday weekend of sprinting on this twisty circuit. The event is run as two one-day sprints with around 100 competitors each day. Cars ranged from the 1929 Bugatti Type 35B of “Stormin” Norman Goodman, commentator for vintage cars at the Brighton Speed Trials, via a freshly-built Viva GT “Gerry Marshall” replica race car, to the striking le Mans-styled 1000cc Stohr race car which set BTD both days
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2011 Montlhery Vintage Revival Photo Gallery
2011 Montlhery Vintage Revival
Courtesy of Woolf Barnato we have a gallery of images from the 2011 Vintage Revival at Montlhery. It features a similar turnout of fabulous unrestored French classics to that seen ten years ago – a great antidote to the over-restored cars seen at some events!
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