Blog — Car Racing

From Bonham: Here we are delighted to offer one of the most important of all surviving Lister-Jaguar sports-racing cars. It has a long history as the very first prototype ‘Knobbly’ Lister-Jaguar in the Cambridge sports car marque’s definitive 1958-season form. As one of the Briggs Cunningham Automobile Racing Team’s two regular, highly-developed and beautifully-prepared entries it played a major role in securing the 1958 Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Championship title for driver Walt Hansgen. + Source: The Ex-Briggs Cunningham Team/Walt Hansgen/Ed Crawford/John Fitch 1958 Lister-Jaguar ‘Knobbly’ Sports-Racing Two-Seater :: Bonhams

A great road challenges everyday notions, replacing the familiar–with the epic: turns, terrain and landscape that adjust our perception of the world.

From Pullman Gallery: A magnificent and unique large-scale aluminum model of a short-nose Jaguar D-Type racing car, complete with fin, registration number XKD7, made in Elwell’s signature style of hand formed aluminum panels riveted over a space frame, the cast aluminum wheels and spinners with hand turned hardwood tyres and seat, interior detailing and removable tonneau to the passenger’s seat. A unique, original, one-of-a-kind piece made exclusively for Pullman Gallery. Signed and dated 2008. + Source: D-Type Jaguar,1955 :: Sculpture by John Elwell :: Pullman Gallery

With this latest version – I think I can call this infographic ninety-percent done. I think. New Upgrades & Edits: • Removed Darlington Racetrack. Focus is now on four track types for: Bicycle, Man, Horse and Race Car. • Removed all data rows and layered information on lines (tracks), tics (time) and dots (MPH). Next Steps: • Show additional factoids. • Experiment with a street-level view of the tracks. • Create vectors and do a side-by-side comparison of tracks. + Related: • Infographic: Oval Racing Track Comparison :: U.S.A. :: Version 2 • Infographic: Oval Racing Track Comparison :: U.S.A....

1935 Bluebird outside the Malcolm Campbell shed at Brooklands. Courtesy Brooklands Museum From Bluebird Team Racing.net: The Rolls-Royce Bluebird’s first outing was again at Daytona, where on 22nd February 1933, Campbell achieved 272.46mph, a new record by almost 20mph. The powerful engine though caused much wheel spin and ripping up of the Dunlops in the soft sand. However, Campbell was convinced the engine had the power to get to 300mph, and during the latter half of 1933 and 1934, the car was completely stripped down and rebuilt. Sculpture: Pullman Gallery John Elwell: ‘The Bluebird’ United Kingdom. 2010 A superb, unique...