John Streets raced the Schaghticoke Streets Manning Special in eastern Canada in the late 50s… for example the Tuppence Cup Race at the #13 EFTS aerodrome at St Eugene, Ontario, on Saturday August 10th, 1958. John Streets is not in the video footage below but he competed with the Manning in Race 4 (did not… Continue reading The Manning in Canada, 1958
Category: Race Cars
American Road Race Specials
This book is ten years old but if you have not seen it then it’s worth getting a copy. The Amazon link is below and it’s available there worldwide. American Road Race Specials, 1934-70: Glory Days of Homebuilt Racers.Paperback – 26 Feb. 2014 Once upon a time, there was a guy named Max Balchowsky who… Continue reading American Road Race Specials
Schaghticoke Manning country
Where the Schaghticoke Manning Special first raced… pour yourself a stiff drink and watch… This is the Menands Raceway (aka Empire Raceways) near Albany NY. It was a 1/4 mile paved oval track from 12th of June 1947 till 2nd of September 1963. Here is a a still photo of John Streets racing the Manning… Continue reading Schaghticoke Manning country
Jenson’s C-Type at Goodwood
Wow. Jenson Button’s C-Type Jaguar (he might have sold it; it’s Alex Buncombe driving) is slipping and a sliding at Goodwood yesterday. Will you look at this, p-lease… https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1280178733379063 We had better weather at Sonoma California for the Velocity Invitational last October, in which Jenson and this car took the honours in the Del Monte… Continue reading Jenson’s C-Type at Goodwood
Bill Rooklidge – best in class
Our close friend and ardent competitor (on the track and in the workshop) Bill Rooklidge has been on a road trip across Route 66. “I’ve made it to Arizona and will be home in several days” he wrote September 12. “On the subject of the August 24 San Marino Motor Classic, I didn’t take any photos as… Continue reading Bill Rooklidge – best in class
Pebble Beach Road Races 1950-1956 results
To underpin another written project and to have the statistics to hand when we start preparing the 75th celebration of the Pebble Beach Road Races in 2026, I have transferred the results from various sources onto an Excel spreadsheet. If like me you like to have data in this form you can then manipulate it,… Continue reading Pebble Beach Road Races 1950-1956 results
Greg Rickes, voice of Lime Rock Park
We heard from Steve Knoll this week that Greg Rickes, “the voice of Lime Rock Park” Is under the weather. He has been the commentator at Lime Rock since the sixties, with a mass of accumulated knowledge especially of the historic race cars. He’s been a big advocate of bringing the 1952 Schaghticoke Streets Manning… Continue reading Greg Rickes, voice of Lime Rock Park
Parkinson Jaguar in the press
We are delighted to be able to reproduce here the article about the 1950 Parkinson Jaguar which the UK-based Jaguar XK Club magazine published last month. Marcus Bicknell wrote the article with input from and the editing skills of owner Terry Buffum, driver and the car’s engineer John Buddenbaum and the maestro Rob Manson. We… Continue reading Parkinson Jaguar in the press
Sonoma photos – wow
Special offer for members… Marcus writes – I was approached by professional photographer John Gayler after our epic races at the Velocity Invitational at Sonoma in October 2024. He really has captured the spirit of our cars and our racing (no apologies to Lars Mapstead whose Jag has two wheels up the dirt – because… Continue reading Sonoma photos – wow
Pebble Beach Road Race programs
Pebble Beach Road Race programs – The event programs for 1952, 1954, 1955, and 1956. All Guaranteed ORIGINAL $635 … Only sold as the set of 4. Website address: https://vintageautoposters.com/products/pebble-beach-road-race-programs-1952-54-55-56 I have many other items in the late 1940’s and particularly in the 1950’s category: https://vintageautoposters.com/collections/1950s Lastly, I have quite remarkable offerings in the 1900-1940’s as well as… Continue reading Pebble Beach Road Race programs