John Hindhaugh looks back at the weekend’s Bathurst 12hours, Nick Daman has the latest news from F1 testing in Bahrain. Plus the Le Mans entry list, the best motorbike that Aleix Espargaro has ever ridden and how much would you pay for a helmet?
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John HIndhaugh is joined by Richard Craill at Bathurst ahead of this weekend’s 12 hour race. Alex Gibot from Porsche discusses some of the German marque’s entries for the race, while Aston Martin’s Adam Carter talks about the company’s 2024 GT car, launched ths week. Plus F1 launch news from Nick Daman, Indycar and Extreme E.
On a packed programme we hear from Tim Foster who is the man behind much of the resurgence in interest in those fire-breathing Group B rally cars of the mid 1980s which we are looking forward to seeing at Race Retro on 23rd, 24th and 25th February. As usual host Paul Tarsey is joined by the regular Historic Racing News Radio Show team, Jim Roller, Joe Bradley and Paul Jurd who will all, as usual, not hold back on thoughts and opinions. The theme for Corridors of Power is called “My Favourite Motorsport story”. Donald Campbell’s nephew Don Wales tells us about the controversy that has blown up since the wreck of his water speed record breaking Bluebird K7 was raised from the bed of Lake Coniston in Cumbria. There is now a bitter dispute involving family members, the local museum and the man who raised the boat from the depths.
Richard Craill and Matt Campbell preview next week’s Bathurst 12 hours, Nick Daman casts his eye over a turbulent week in Formula One and there are a flurry of driver announcements in the FIA World Endurance Championship Plus Kyle Larson on racing 1100 miles in one day this May.
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