Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 – Top 25 Cars of Interest
Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta of Sally Mason-Styrron
The 2014 running of the Goodwood Festival of Speed featured a great selection of cars, motorcycles, drivers and riders taking to the 1.16-mile Goodwood hill climb. With a theme ‘Addicted to Winning – The Unbeatable Champions of Motor Sport’, this year’s event was the largest and most successful in history, attracting 200,000 highly-enthusiastic visitors to West Sussex.
Highlights at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 included a massive sculpture outside Goodwood House to celebrate 120 years of motorsport heritage by Mercedes-Benz and its founding fathers. Another significant anniversary honoured included 100 years since the fabled 1914 French Grand Prix, in which the Mercedes team overcame strong opposition to score a commanding 1-2-3 victory. Mercedes-Benz’s victorious stints in grand prix racing in 1934 and 1954 were also celebrated, as were 100 years of Maserati, 60 years of the Jaguar D-type, the 50th anniversary of the Mini’s first Monte Carlo Rally victory and the 40th anniversary of McLaren’s first F1 crown.
Lord March said, “Once again the Festival of Speed has produced a thrilling spectacle on the Hill climb 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, sports cars 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.”
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 – Top 25 Cars of Interest
1937 Mercedes-Benz W 125 was driven by Jochen Mass at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014. The top speed of the W 125 was around 320 km/h and the three cooling vents in its front section gave it an unmistakeable look. The Silver Arrow, piloted by Hermann Lang, began by winning the very first race it entered, the Tripoli Grand Prix. With a total of seven victories, it dominated the 1937 racing season and Rudolf Caracciola won the Grand Prix European Championship for the second time.1955 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Streamliner – The spaceframe of the W 196 R was light and sturdy; the chassis had a torsion-rod suspension and a new single-joint swing rear axle as well as huge turbo-cooled Duplex drum brakes. For its power plant the engineers chose an eight-cylinder in-line engine with direct injection and desmodromic (positively opened and closed) springless valves, which make high engine speeds above 8,000 rpm possible. In the opening race, the French Grand Prix on 4 July 1954, Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling drove W 196 R streamlined racing cars to a double victory. Fangio finished the season as World Champion. With a further improved version of the streamlined car Fangio won the Italian Grand Prix in 1955 and by the end of the season he was again World Champion.1980 Mercedes-Benz 500 SLC Rally Car – The 500 SLC rally car from the C 107 model series, as raced in 1980, was the last rally car from Mercedes-Benz before the brand withdrew from rallying. For their competitive appearances, these almost production-standard vehicles were enhanced with, amongst other things, new cylinder heads, modified transmissions and some changes to the suspension. A 500 SLC rally car was also the first vehicle to feature the radio transmission of vehicle data. The major success of the 1980 season was Björn Waldegaard’s win in the Bandama rally.Richard ‘The King’ Petty drove the 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX that carried him to the second of his seven series championships. Petty won 27 out of 48 races entered in 1967, including winning 10 races in a row.The Speed Six Bentley, affectionately known as ‘Old Number 1’, won Le Mans in 1929 and 1930 with Woolf Barnato partnering Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin (1929) and Glen Kidston (1930) as well as winning at Brooklands.
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Originally built to Cologne specification in 1973 by Broadspeed for Ford Motor Co. Ltd, it was first driven in the Kent-Castrol Belgium Touring Championships where, powered by a 3.0-litre Westlake V6 engine, it won convincingly. It returned to England to compete in the Tourist Trophy Meeting the same year, driven by legendary touring car racer Andy Rouse, before being sold to Bo Emanuelsson who won the 1974 Swedish Championship. In 1975 it was rebuilt by Ford Cologne with a Ford-Cosworth 24-valve V6 engine developing 460hp at 8,750rpm. Emanuelsson won across Europe with the car and was even faster than Jochen Mass at the fearsome Nurburgring.Felipe Massa behind the wheel of the Williams FW18 Formula 1 that Damon Hill famously took to the 1996 drivers’ title, and which won 12 of the 16 GPs held that season.This ex-works Porsche 917 PA driven by Brian Redman has had a colourful history. Grand Prix winner Jo Siffert raced it as a works car in the 1969 Can-Am season, taking a best finish of third at Bridgehampton and finishing fourth in the championship. Milt Minter and Sam Posey also raced the car in factory colours. Redman’s first acquaintance with the car came in 1973 after privateer entrant Vasek Polak recruited him to race it alongside the sister car of Jody Scheckter. By that point, however, the car had undergone a complete refit with a turbocharged engine, producing 1100bhp, now fitted to the lightweight body and rendering it as a 917/10. The 917 PA is now in its original configuration and part of the Collier collection in Florida. Redman drove the car at the Festival of Speed in 2009 and will get behind the wheel of it again to give visitors more thrills.Between 1982 and 1994, the Porsche 956 / 962 was synonymous with Le Mans and helped underline Porsche sports car supremacy in an arguably golden era of endurance racing. The car at Goodwood won Le Mans in 1987 driven by Derek Bell, Hans Stuck and Al Holbert, a year in which the factory Porsche team overcame challenges from Jaguar as well as many private entrants driving similar 962 chassis. Porsche built 148 examples and with a powerful and efficient flat-six twin-turbo engine, the cars collected ten World Championships and seven Le Mans victories in various guises.This 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 scored an emotional triumph at Le Mans, in the company’s 50th anniversary year in 1998. The chassis at Goodwood was the actual winning car, driven by Laurent Aiello, Allan McNish and Stephan Ortelli. For the first time with this car, Porsche used a carbon fibre chassis, which provided impressive strength and lightweight advantages. However, the heart of the GT1 remained true to the 911 roots, with a 3.2-litre flat-six engine with twin turbochargers developing over 550 hp, mounted beneath the rear bodywork.
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The Type K brought Renault its first international racing victory in 1902. The company entered three cars in the Paris to Vienna race, although few thought they had much chance of winning against several far more powerful cars. But the Type K’s low weight was a real asset on the races hilly roads, and brought Marcel Renault victory, covering 807 miles at an average speed of 38.8mph.This 1926 Renault 40CV Type NM des records, with its long, deep bonnet that occupied almost half of its length, sat at the pinnacle of the Renault range in the 1920s and took part in many of the speed trials. In 1926 the ultimate version of this 9.0 litre car was developed for speed trials, complete with single seat, streamlined coupe bodywork, exposed wheels and a 14-strong crew trained in the art of refuelling it. It covered 50 miles at 118.1mph, and went on to achieve a 24-hour average of 107.9mph – big speeds for a production-based car of the day.Renault contested the legendary Le Mans 24 hour race three times with the dramatic Alpine A442B, Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jassaud winning the event on the car’s third outing in 1978. Powered by a turbocharged 2.0 litre, the Alpine’s powertrain signalled the dramatic stories to come when Renault departed sports car racing for Formula One after this victory.Only twenty-five Ferrari 166 MM Barchettas were built. The MM moniker came after winning the Mille Miglia in 1948 and ’49. Luigi Chinetti also drove a Barchetta to victory in the 1949 Le Mans 24 Hours. The example at Goodwood was bodied by Touring and driven by Sally Mason-Styrron.The drivers of these John Player Special Lotus 79 Formula 1 machines wore the helmets of Ronnie Peterson and Mario Andretti, recreating their dominant team that won the Drivers and Constructors World Championship in 1978.
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Ex-Ayrton Senna McLaren Honda MP4/4, driven over the Festival of Speed weekend by Japanese racer Takuya Izawa1965 Honda RA272 F1 racer piloted by touring car stalwart and current Castrol Honda WTCC driver, Gabriele TarquiniRob Kauffman drove the 1963 ‘Mystery Motor’ Chevy Impala that NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson drove to seven victories and nine poles during the 1963 season.1988 Peugeot 405 T16 GR Pikes Peak was driven at Goodwood by Enda GarveyMcLaren F1 GTR, chassis #06R, finished 3rd at 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans and 6th at 1996 running racing under the Harrods livery.
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Audi 90 quattro IMSA-GTO driven by Andre Lotterer to commemorate 25 years since Audi first entered the GTO category of the IMSA Series. This pure-bred race car develops a staggering 720 PS and achieved seven wins in its 13-race campaign, piloted by Hans-Joachim Stuck who subsequently claimed third place in the 1989 IMSA GTO Championship despite Audi opting to miss two races.The Alfa Romeo Tipo B, better known as the P3, is one of Vittorio Jano’s masterpieces. Standout technical features of the legendary single-seater racer include its dual-supercharged 8C straight-eight engine and an innovative rear suspension which helped it out-handle its competition. All the most famous drivers of the 30s have sat behind the wheel of Tipo B cars: Nuvolari, Varzi, Caracciola, Trossi, Chiron and Moll all tasted victory in major international competitions in 1932 and 1933. Tazio Nuvolari’s victory over the strong field of German competitors at Nürburgring in 1935 is a particular highlight of the P3’s illustrious history.Juan Manuel Fangio won the first of his five F1 World Championship titles in 1951 behind the wheel of the single-seater Alfa Romeo 159 Alfetta. An evolution of the 158, which claimed the first World Champion in 1950 in the hands of Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, the 159 adopts a more sophisticated De Dion rear axle, improved aerodynamics and an upgraded, straight-eight 1.5-litre engine with dual-stage supercharger which could produce a peak output of up to 450hp.The Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ (Sprint Zagato) is one of the most performance-oriented versions of the original Giulietta, as well as the rarest – only 30 were ever built in Coda Tronca (stub-tail) guise. It is capable of reaching 200km/h (124mph) – an astonishing speed when you consider it was powered by a little 1.3 litre engine. However, this was Alfa Romeo’s legendary twin-cam 1.3-litre which produced 100hp and which, when combined with the aluminium, aerodynamic Zagato body and ultra-low 740kg weight, resulted in impressive performance and handling, making it a favourite car for gentlemen drivers in the 1960s.The Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior incorporates some of the most advanced engineering of the late 1960s. Evolved from the original 1.6-ltire GTA of 1965 and using technologies such as direct injection and dual ignition, Autodelta (Alfa Romeo’s racing division) was able to squeeze 170hp from its 1.3-litre, normally aspirated, twin-camshaft engine. The GTA went on to claim the European Touring Car Championship for Alfa Romeo in 1971 and 1972, while the 1300 Junior which retained the aluminium body, with the later addition of flared wheel arches, was also successfully raced particularly in the hands of Toine Hezemans, “The Flying Dutchman”, who was reunited with it at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
[Source: Goodwood; photos: Tim Scott / Fluid Images]
“Felipe Massa behind the wheel of the Williams FW18 Formula 1 that Derek Hill famously took to the 1996 drivers’ title, and which won 12 of the 16 GPs held that season.”
Derek Hill did not drive in Formula One and did not win the 1996 F1 championship !
Fantastics and gorgeous cars!
Milt Minter and Sam Posey did not drive the Porsche 917 PA “in factory colors” as stated, but drove the car for the same Vasek Polak team as did Redman. I know this because I saw both drivers race the car in 1971 and 1972 (and Redman trying to race it as a faux-917/10 in 1973). My good friend Kerry Morse eventually sold the chassis to Collier.
Also, I don’t believe that any of the Alfa GTA’s were ever “direct” injected. That technology wasn’t used in racing (other than by Mercedes-Benz in the 1950’s) until much later. Nice photos, however.
Wonderful coverage of the best vintage and period racing recreation events in the world!
Just by the photos alone, it can be seen how wonderful these automobiles are. The Mercedes Benz models in particular are very outstanding. Couldn’t imagine how big a success the Festival of Speed was!