4.25.2010

CULTURE // THE PROPER WAY TO DRIVE A MINI

Following the video of Benny Simonsen's save from Round 1 of the 2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB at Oulton Park, we stumbled across this bit of footage from last years Goodwood Revival, which was featured on Axis of Oversteer last October.

The Goodwood Revival, what is one of the most exciting and entertaining motorsport events, well, anywhere, brings together a tremendous collection of both race cars and racing drivers for three days each September. Racing on the famed Goodwood Motor Circuit, which, along with Silverstone, was considered one of Britain’s leading racing venues from 1948 to 1966, the Goodwood Revival hosts a series of races featuring the kinds of cars and motorcycles that would have raced during the two decades following the war... [read more]



Amongst those racing at last years Goodwood Revival was this rather sizable collection of Mini Coopers. Power sliding through each corner. Running three wide down the front straight. Battling it out, just as they would have in the 1960s, the video is a tribute to the finesse and determination necessary to race an underpowered car at its limit.

For a look at some on-board footage from last years Goodwood Revival, click here

Photo and Video: Axis of Oversteer
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

3 comments:

  1. I try to make a point of watching this video at least once every couple of months! What utterly fantastic entertainment!

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  2. Everyone is a master of four wheel drifts! That's the most amazing racing i've seen in a minute

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  3. Great clip and an awesome photo of Smokin John Rhodes at Oulton Park in '65

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