Historic Racing News – March Episode
Historic Racing News - March Episode
Podcast Description
The March Episode of Historic Racing News features, Jim Roller taking in some Florida sunshine as he visits Brian Redman’s Targa 66. He talks to Bill Auberlain, Scott George and Brad Kettler about this unique event and the cars they run there. Paul Tarsey and Paul Jurd discuss the success of Race Retro and Simon Owen from Scalextric talks to Joe Bradley about the new season’s cars from the world’s leading slot car manufacturer. This includes a very surpising car from their BTCC series! Pete Lyons is the doyen of motorsport journalists and has written many books and articles about racing, from CanAm to Formula One. Pete looks back on his early life in the sport and recounts an amazing tale of doing a few laps with Peter Revson in a then-current CanAm McLaren. The fact that he was in street clothes, with no seat belts… and not even a seat… only added to the experience!
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various aspects of motorsport history, covering current events, auctions, and notable figures in racing. Episodes feature insightful discussions on events like Race Retro, previews of Targa 66, and retrospective looks at legendary races, such as the first Daytona 500. Specific topics include auction results and books on racing history.
The March Episode of Historic Racing News features, Jim Roller taking in some Florida sunshine as he visits Brian Redman’s Targa 66. He talks to Bill Auberlain, Scott George and Brad Kettler about this unique event and the cars they run there. Paul Tarsey and Paul Jurd discuss the success of Race Retro and Simon Owen from Scalextric talks to Joe Bradley about the new season’s cars from the world’s leading slot car manufacturer. This includes a very surpising car from their BTCC series! Pete Lyons is the doyen of motorsport journalists and has written many books and articles about racing, from CanAm to Formula One. Pete looks back on his early life in the sport and recounts an amazing tale of doing a few laps with Peter Revson in a then-current CanAm McLaren. The fact that he was in street clothes, with no seat belts… and not even a seat… only added to the experience!
The far-reaching changes brought about by the new set of rules for Formula One have caused much discussion. In our April show Paul Jurd takes a look back to the changes in Formula One regulations over the years from pre-WW2 up to the more recent past. Josh Parsons from the Goodwood Road Racing Club talks about the upcoming Members Meeting and Matt Twynham from Twynhams Tours gives us a view into just how he organises his high-prestige events, and Jim Roller brings us the auction news. The team takes a look at Monaco Historique which also happens in April and dissect the entry grid-by-grid. Paul Tarsey gets the lowdown on a couple of American themed books from Jim and there is lot of chat about the historic racing scene.
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