Historic Racing News podcast

With Remembrance Day coming up, we look at some of the brave people who not only proved themselves on the race track but also carried out huge acts of bravery on the battlefield or behind enemy lines. Mike Napier joins the show to talk about the brave men and incredibly hard-working ground crews who kept the Lancaster bombers going during WW2 and the HRN team discusses the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch and the driving standards of those involved.

Paul Tarsey asks the team about their views of this year’s Goodwood Revival and Jim Roller talks to George Levy about his latest book. Paul Jurd looks back on a busy month in the UK’s commentary boxes and Paul Tarsey catches up with Nick Padmore and hears about racing everything from an exNigel Mansell JPS Lotus to a 1966 Mini. Jay Gilotti looks at Porsche racing cars in a different way in a far-reaching interview with Jim Roller.

Gary Watkins talks about the history of GT3 racing which incredibly celebrates its 20th birthday this year and… yes… there are now GT cars in historic racing! Martin Warner looks forward to the Shere Hill Climb which this year, amongst many other fabulous cars, will feature the ex-Stirling Moss/Rob Walker Ferrari 250 SWB. Josh Parsons from Goodwood looks forward to the upcoming Revival with Paul Tarsey and Jim Roller and Paul Jurd discuss some amazing sales at Monterey Car Week

John Fitzpatrick discusses his career, from the early days in a Mini, through the Broadspeed Anglias and Cologne Capris right up to running his own Porsche team. Alan Brewer tells Paul Tarsey about the plans for Goodwood to ‘cross the pond’ and how he will be very involved in setting up the new operation which will take much of the flavour of GRRC to the USA. Jim Roller digs into the auctions during Monterey Car Week and Paul Jurd looks back at the Festival of Speed.

Ross Brawn tells Paul Tarsey about the takeover of the Honda Grand Prix team, the creation of the Brawn F1 organisation and the subsequent fairytale World Championship with Jenson Button. And if you think that the British Grand Prix started at Silverstone; think again: The first ever BGP was at Brooklands 100 years ago, in 1926. Allan Winn from the Brooklands Museum will talk about the exciting plans they have to celebrate this important centenary. Paul Jurd looks back 100 years and brings us a race report from Brooklands and Jim Roller, Paul Jurd and Paul Tarsey discuss the reasons why Stirling Moss never won the World Championship. And we look forward to the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Classic Nostalgia at Shelsley Walsh.

Motorsport legend Ross Brawn talks to Paul Tarsey about his life in Formula One from his earliest days with Williams and then working with Michael Schumacher, through to that fairytale year of 2009 when he won the World Championship with Jenson Button. Derek Daly tells Paul about his life on both sides of the Atlantic. Derek talks very frankly about the difficult time he spent as Keke Rosberg’s Williams team mate and then his transition to Indycars. He is also painfully honest about a very serious accident in 1984 and the long slow recovery. Plus Nick Padmore on his up-and-down Monaco Historique weekend and Jim Roller reports on the auction scene.

A look at the life and times of Lella Lombardi: Jon Saltinstall argues that, although famous for being the world’s most successful female F1 driver, there was much more to her than that. Experienced historic racer Saif Assam tells Paul Tarsey about the cars he competes in, and Rob Young and Arnout Kok talk about the amazing South African F1 ‘specials’ of the 1960s. There is a debrief from Jim Roller on Monaco Historique and the Goodwood Members Meeting and Paul Jurd looks back at why Barry Sheene and James Hunt were so important to British morale in 1976.

The far-reaching changes brought about by the new set of rules for Formula One have caused much discussion: 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 the team takes a look at Monaco Historique which also happens in April and dissects the entry grid-by-grid.

Win a pair of full hospitality tickets for the Saturday and Sunday of the Monaco Grand Prix Historique, courtesy of Twynhams Tours. Just answer a simple question to get the chance to win this amazing prize (Ts and Cs apply). Details are on the show. Tthe team debriefs a very successful but very busy Race Retro and we talk to some of the guests from the Live Stage.

In our February edition we talk to Richard Jenkins about the real story behind March Engineering and Tim Foster tells us about Group B rallying and where those cars are now. With a Ferrari 250GTO coming up for auction last month, there was a lot of hype about its expected price tag and the team chats about whether any car is worth the multi millions that this car achieved. Andrea Seed joins us to talk about the upcoming Race Retro which happens 20th to 22nd of February and we look forward to some things happening on-track in 2026.