REVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

Richard Meaden describes what it’s like to race a Fraser Nash Le Mans Replica at Goodwood, just one of the scenes of its many past glories

PHOTOGRAPHY Drew Gibson

IT’S A SURREAL FEELING to sit on Goodwood’s timber pit counter, waiting nervously amidst the cacophony of noise and action for your car to arrive. Surreal because here, where time has truly been warped, it’s impossible not to let your mind reflect upon the Who’s Who of illustrious drivers that have sat in the same spot, be it half a century ago or at the 18 Revival meetings held since 1998. Then again, perhaps such wistful reverence is the only way correctly to prepare yourself for racing a car like HBC 1 – a beautiful 1950 Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica with impeccable provenance and a glittering period competition history. First purchased by one of Britain’s leading privateer racers – Bob Gerard – this car enjoyed a frenetic early life, typified…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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