A great day out at Kensington Palace, with a fantastic exhibition put on by Aston Martin………….a gallery later this week but till then, make do with this badge of honour.
John Brooks, July 2013
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View From The Top
The Goodwood Festival of Speed was the usual cornucopia of all things automotive – something for everyone……………..so enjoy the scene. And like England’s cricketers, this post sees the 300 up for us in this first innings.
Flugplatz
Plenty of cars getting airborne on the Nordschleife but one stood above the rest………the Black Falcon Porsche was the star of the show…………….
John Brooks, May 2013
Art or Sh~%#????
The eternal question for photographers as the conditions on the Nordschleife lent themselves to slow shutter speeds but are we sublime or merely ridiculous?
John Brooks, May 2013
The Opening Rounds
Lap one and Pedro Lamy flies at the Flugplatz, the Aston Martin was the leader of the pack as Frank Stippler’s Audi had already made a break for it. The conditions that prevailed on Monday were not to the liking of the Vantage and they faded from contention but the guys all gave it a lash when behind the wheel.
John Brooks, May 2013
Ringside Seat
Nacht und Nebel seems to be the order of the day here in the Eifel Mountains…………suddenly Imola is the place to be.
John Brooks, May 2013
Shaken and Stirred
Arguably one of the most elegant endurance racers of them all. The suave Martini livery disguising the brutal Ferrari V8 turbo lurking within. The results never matched the promise, but those of us lucky enough to see the LC2 in action remember them with great affection, like a distant love affair from the time when we were young………………an eternal question, what might have been?
John Brooks, April 2013
Champion Racing
Silverstone 1983, and Alan Jones steers the Kremer Porsche 956 out of Copse. A rare shot of a 956 running with the long tail bodywork while not at Le Mans, the lack of downforce in this low drag configuration cost at least a few seconds a lap…………..Jones actually led the race courtesy of fitting intermediates at the start of the race when the track was wet, he and fellow Aussie, Vern Schuppan finished up 5th.
Light the Blue Touch Paper
1983 and the start of the 1000 Kilometres of Silverstone. Michele Alboreto in the Martini Lancia LC2 is slicing past the fag packet Porsche 956s of Derek Bell and Bob Wollek…………………a happy time, almost all of our vices on display.
John Brooks, April 2013
Lighting Up the Freeway
45 years ago today one of the greatest drivers of all time, Jim Clark, was killed at Hockenheim.
Eric Dymock’s excellent biography “Jim Clark” summed up the universal appeal of the man…………..
” A disk jockey on a radio station in far away Los Angeles said: “If you are mourning the death of the great driver, Jim Clark, put on your headlights.” The whole freeway lit up at midday.”
The lights go on and then off…………………..
John Brooks, April 2013