Goodwood Revival 2013: Kenny Brack in the wild Ford GT40

Kenny Brack wrestling a Ford GT40 round Goodwood in qualifying for the Whitsun Trophy. Owned by Red Bull Racing Formula One engineer Adrian Newey, the V8 Le Mans racer looks quite a handful round the wet circuit

Credit Suisse Historic Racing Forum: Members' table for racing legends

On the opening night of Revival 2013, Credit Suisse invited selected guests to the newly opened ‘Race Control’ building to hold an automotive debate. Sir Stirling Moss, Nick Mason, Emanuele Pirro and Doug Nye were among those who shared their opinions on classic cars…

'The 16-cylinder BRM was seen by many as their least favourite'

Right from the off, the discussion – involving racers, collectors and experts – centred on the cars worthy of a place in a theoretical dream garage. Of course, this prompted a healthy debate, with many chipping in with their most- and least-loved cars of all time. For the elder statesman of the racing track, Sir Stirling Moss, there are two cars in particular which hold a special place in his heart: one is the car which has earned him his most career wins, the Mercedes 300 SLR; he also holds back some praise for the Maserati 250F.

This was in stark contrast to the choices of five-times Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro. Unsurprisingly, the Italian sees his former workhorses as his favourites – namely the 1988 McLaren MP4/4 F1 racer and the diesel Audi R8 prototype in which he won Le Mans. Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason spoke of his affections for the Maserati Birdcage, an example of which is regularly raced by his son-in-law. He was apparently happy to find an audience for his numerous car-related stories, which – he says – fall on deaf ears at the family home.

Just as interesting was the discussion on the least-favoured cars. The 16-cylinder BRM was the choice of classic car expert Doug Nye, a choice supported by Nick Mason and several other members of the panel.

This served as a good example of Credit Suisse’s carefully selected appointments on the panel, with all members already familiar with each other and comfortable to express their honest opinions. The meeting is well worthy of becoming a regular feature for racing drivers at future Revival weekends.

More information about Credit Suisse's commitment to historic racing can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

"Choices" Featuring Kurt Caselli on his RedBull KTM Rally Bike and F

Dirtbike Magazine has long been friends with the man of offroad Kurt Caselli. We spoke with him weeks ago about shooting a cover on his Rally bike that gave him so much success in his first ever Dakar Rally earlier in the year. Kurt now has the option to ride Rally and Baja. He is such a well rounded rider and has phenomenal bike skill. This video is only a mild respresentation of what Kurt can really do. Shot on the RED by Travis Fant. 

Simoncelli: sculpture at Coriano shoots a 58 second flame every Sunday evening

Yesterday in Coriano, the home town of the late Marco Simoncelli this sculpture created artist Arcangelo Sassolino was officially unveiled following the Misano GP.

The sculpture that resembles a motorcycle exhaust, is dubbed ‘Every Sunday’ and every Sunday at dusk, the working sculpture will shoot a 58 second long, three meter flame that will illuminate the night of small Italian town to remember the late MotoGP rider.

58 seconds to remember Simoncelli’s racing number, and the fire representes the symbol of the Italian rider’s passion for motorcycles and racing.

The idea to dedicate still another tribute came from Lino Dainese, the founder of Dainese, the internationally known protective sports gear company, who proposed the idea to Paolo and Rosella Simoncelli, and picked the young Italian artist to create the artwork.

via TWOWHEELSBLOG