Nick Mason driving historic car reconstruction at Goodwood Festival |
Written by Matt | |
Thursday, 26 June 2008 | |
Nick Mason is a regular each year, having driven a range of classic cars from his and other's collections. At this year's event - being held from July 11th to 13th - he will be taking the wheel for the maiden drive of an authentic reconstruction of a classic, Grand Prix winning racing car from 1939, which should excite many of the petrolheads in the 150,000-strong crowd! The car is a reconstruction of the original Auto Union "Silverarrow" Type D Dual Compressor from 1939, which won two GP races at the hands of legendary drivers HP Muller and Tazio Nuvolari. Construction of the car, the original version of which won two Grand Prix races at the hands of H.P. Muller and Tazio Nuvolari, took a painstaking four years.
Having already driven an Auto Union racing car at Goodwood in 2007 (the 1936 Type C), Nick is clearly looking forward to the opportunity: "I must have done something right last year if Audi Tradition is now prepared to let me take to the wheel for this maiden trip. But seriously, it's a huge honour, which I sincerely appreciate". Full details of the Festival can be found at www.Goodwood.co.uk/fos, where you can also purchase your tickets for the event. Entrance is by advance ticket only, and there is plenty of free parking to be found at the venue, reached easily from the main A27 coast road in Sussex. [Picture credits: Audi] |