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Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 5: 1934 Aston Martin Mk II
in Classical Drives, on May 27, 2009
...story, dating back to 1914 when Old Etonian Lionel Martin built a car to drive in the Aston Clinton hillclimb. During the 1920s and 1930s, Aston Martin sports cars were renowned for their competition ...
Driving With the World's First Computer-based Rally Navigator
in Classical Drives, on April 20, 2009
...c records of the rally car. The photo above is of me driving my modified Beetle to a class win in a hillclimb. No navigators needed.
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Historic Ferrari Racer Highlights Pebble Beach Auction
in Classical Drives, on August 6, 2008
...a, it was raced successfully in the Targa Florio over ten years and won the famous Monte Pellegrino Hillclimb in Palermo, then driven by "Caterpillar," the pseudonym for Mario Tropia ...
Classic Streetcars and Vintage Hillclimb Highlight 2009 Subaru Test
in Classical Drives, on May 30, 2008
.... Okay... so I went out of my way to find it, for the twisting uphill road is the scene of long-ago hillclimb victories driving modified sedans. In those years the surface was dirt whereas it is now p...
Ace Bristol, Father of the Cobra, a Tempting Prize in UK Auction
in Classical Drives, on November 18, 2007
...glimpse of an Ace Bristol (Bristol referring to the engine, itself based on a pre-war BMW) was at a hillclimb in southern Ontario. Perched on a safe viewing area halfway up the course I heard, before ...
Climbing Into the Clouds, Fast
in Classical Drives, on September 25, 2007
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It has been said that the hillclimb is the purest form of motor racing. The driver competes, uphill, on a public road , against the clock. It isn't a matter of outcornering the other guy...
Buried in the Sand For Decades, Babs Races Through the Rain
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2007
...restoring it. Filipponio writes that Babs was fired up at Goodwood and actually participated on the hillclimb in the rain. Oversteer must have been considerable with all that power but certainly the s...
The Earl Does It Again With Fabulous Festival
in Classical Drives, on June 23, 2007
...n England is owned by the Earl of March, an auto racing enthusiast who creates a spectacular annual hillclimb for historic motor vehicles combined with several other fun events, under the heading &quo...
2007 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Speed Fest We'd Most Like to See in Person
in Classical Drives, on March 23, 2007
...stival of Speed, slated for June 22-24, is highlighted by flat-out runs up a twisting paved hillclimb, the cars driven by motor racing heroes of yesterday and today. Tickets must be purchased i...
Aston Martin Sold. And Again and Again...
in Classical Drives, on March 14, 2007
...ach back to pre-WW1 days when Old Etonian Lionel Martin built a car to compete in the Aston Clinton hillclimb. Hence the name, Aston Martin.
By 1924 Lionel Martin had produced about 50 cars but his ...
British AC Ace Returns On a German Platform
in Classical Drives, on December 13, 2006
...d to the type being described as an AC Bristol). I first came upon one at the spring Hockley Valley hillclimb north of Toronto. I was competing in a much-modified VW and between runs seated myself amo...
Modified Minor Goes Too Far
in Classical Drives, on July 13, 2006
...ith a Ford flathead V-8 and old friend Tom Berent once loaned me his modified Minor to compete in a hillclimb. Finished first in class, which was embarrassing as Tom had never won a trophy with this o...
Dan Gurney to Drive Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 at Goodwood
in Classical Drives, on July 5, 2006
...ady spectacular lineup of famous cars and drivers, here's one that should send you scurrying to the hillclimb course. Ford has just announced that it will enter one of the legendary GT40 coupes from t...
Visiting England in July? Don't Miss This!
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2006
...e former F1 Champion Mika Hakkinen, who will drive a number of historic Mercedes racing cars up the hillclimb circuit. Also confirmed are F1 legends Nigel Mansell, Sir Jack Brabham , Sir Jackie ...
Lotus Fragrance? Castrol R it Isn't
in carzz.org, on May 9, 2006
...ve an odour like Castrol R, the famed racing oil that sent hearts racing at many a race circuit and hillclimb in the 60's? Well, maybe not. Smelling like a race car probably wouldn't do much f...
Sweet Six and the Classic Ace
in Classical Drives, on April 2, 2006
...g column. So why do I take the Ace over the Cobra? Nostalgia partly, for my first exposure was at a hillclimb where a Bristol-powered version raced to victory. After which, the Ace's purity of design ...