motor racing Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/motor-racing/ Mechanically-minded travel Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:37:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Goodwood Events will reunite the legendary 1966 Le Mans 1-2-3 Ford GT MkIIs https://mechtraveller.com/2026/01/goodwood-events-will-reunite-the-legendary-1966-le-mans-1-2-3-ford-gt-mkiis/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/01/goodwood-events-will-reunite-the-legendary-1966-le-mans-1-2-3-ford-gt-mkiis/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:35:43 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12611 This summer, the three Ford GT Mk IIs that crossed the Le Mans 24hr finishing line (virtually) together in that landmark 1966 race, will appear together once more at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July and the Goodwood Revival in September. Hands up, who loves the 2019 movie Le Mans ’66 starring Christian Bale […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2026/01/goodwood-events-will-reunite-the-legendary-1966-le-mans-1-2-3-ford-gt-mkiis/feed/ 0 Historic F1 race team, BRM, is building three 1950s race cars https://mechtraveller.com/2021/03/historic-f1-race-team-brm-is-building-three-1950s-race-cars/ https://mechtraveller.com/2021/03/historic-f1-race-team-brm-is-building-three-1950s-race-cars/#respond Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:40:05 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6776 Britain’s original Formula 1 team, British Racing Motors (BRM), is marking its 70th anniversary by building three authentic ‘new’ 1950s V16 F1 race cars, and you’ll be able to see the first later this year. On 14th July 1951, a new team, BRM, entered two astonishing cars into the 1951 British Grand Prix at Silverstone; […]

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