September 2011 News

Goodwood Revival

As ever, the Goodwood Revival meeting was another great event for all who were present. Crosthwaite and Gardiner were well represented in the Madgewick Cup and the Richmond Trophy with many cars running Coventry Climax FPF engines. A notable result was Eddie McGuire's stunning Lotus 16 Grand Prix car running a brand Crosthwaite and Gardiner 2.0 FPF engine and Lotus Queerbox which drove to a terrific fifth overall in the 2.5L race.

The RAC TT race was missing the Jaguar LWEs this year, but it certainly wasn't missing action.  On a damp, turning to water-logged track as the race went on, Kenny Brack and Tom Kristensen took a tremendous start to finish victory in the imaculate Cobra Daytona Coupe prepared by Lanzante.  In a post-race interview with Dena Lanzante, he commented, "We couldn't have done it without our new Crosthwaite and Gardiner Halibrand wheels." - No problem Dean, we're pleased to help!

This year's Fordwater Trophy was purely for pre-'66 Jaguar E-Types. This produced a fantastic grid of some of the fastest and most historically important E-Types in the world. Most cars in the race were sporting either complete Crosthwaite and Gardiner engines, or individual components supplied by Crosthwaite and Gardiner

Ollie Crosthwaite was on track in his Gemini Ford Mk4 in the Chichester Cup Formula Junior race. Racing for the first time in it's period colour scheme, the car looked fantastic and raised many eyebrows from spectators due to its revolutionary design and advanced technical thinking.

Peter Harburg entered his Brabham Climax BT8 in the Madgewick Cup supported by Crosthwaite and Gardiner. The car, sporting its reverse colour scheme of the works Brabhams last ran at the Revival in 2006. Now that the car is ready to race again, we wish Peter great success and enjoyment with it.