Renault didn’t pay much for the Lotus F1 team, but now the investment really has to begin if its to regain its F1 World Championship-winning ways, says Charles Bradley.
So how much does a Formula 1 racing team cost to buy? The answer we got this week is: one English sterling pound, i.e. roughly $1.50. That is exactly how much … More
“When it comes to what cars you like, I think that everyone wants the cars they coveted when they were growing up,” says Skip Barber. “The 275 Ferrari, I can still see one in Cambridge, a bright yellow one—with a woman with the best pair of blue jeans and heels getting into the car…[So] I got the car.”
Active in post-Second World War races after earning enough in the Merchant Marine to buy his first race car, Skip Barber quickly made a name for himself as an ace driver, eventually contesting in Formula 1. One of the feats he’s most proud of was beating the legendary Jim Clark in identical cars at the Canadian Mosport track.
“That was a pretty big deal,” Skip says. “People would put me in cars they couldn’t sell; the This is what the world’s most influential driving instructor takes for a cruise theory would be that I’d do well and people would buy it.”
As his career as a professional racer started winding down, he decided to set a goal for himself: “To do absolutely the best job we could,” he says. Graduates of the Skip Barber Racing School have gone on to win championships around the world, but Barber’s heart and soul have gone into protecting and building the legacy of his home track, Lime Rock Park.
“We’ve tried to preserve the feel of it,” Skip says. “I think when you walk in, it’s the same…I hope.”
And the car Skip will be driving as he pulls through the gates at Lime Rock? His beloved Ferrari 275 GTB, of course.
In top-level racing there is a handful young drivers who also are avid car collectors, and the owner of this 911 SC is one of them. This Porsche, however, is hardly a collector car, rather a strengthened, protected, off-road-ready driver that’s more at home on dirt than pavement. It’s the perfect form of recreational transportation for professional racer Leh Keen.
“As soon as you go up and down a dirt road and fly around a corner, and dust and rocks are flying up, and you’re in a 911, it all comes together. It all makes sense — it’s like a really, really nice Baja Beetle,” Keen says in “Safari 911” by Tom M’Guinness, in the December 2015 Porsche Panorama.
Enjoy the 2015 Redwood Region autocross video from the mind of Drew Powers. He is part of the Stoked News/Powers family and is very, very fast in the family’s red 356 sunroof coupe.
The video was filmed during the 9 month long 2015 autocross season at the club’s Santa Rosa location in Northern California. The 2016 season starts up again in March and we can’t wait.
Thanks to Drew for his many hours of hard work filming and editing this video.