{"id":29836,"date":"2024-05-27T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/?p=29836"},"modified":"2024-06-17T16:39:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:39:08","slug":"on-the-edge-our-goodwood-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/on-the-edge-our-goodwood-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Edge – Our Goodwood Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goodwood. An evocative name for us petrolheads. The first circuit to open after the war and largely unchanged since, this must be on every classic racer\u2019s bucket list, including ours, so you can imagine our glee at being invited to race at this year\u2019s Members’ Meeting in the famous SF Edge Trophy \u2013 a celebration of Edwardian motoring for cars and aero engine specials built up to 1923. Suffice to say hands were bitten off and our vehicle of choice for such a prestigious race was the formidable 1914 Hall & Scott Aero-engined Peugeot Indianapolis, graciously provided by the inimitable Ivan Dutton<\/a> of Shed Racing fame.<\/p>\n

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A pep talk from Ivan Dutton<\/em><\/p>\n

Boasting a whopping 10,000cc, four-cylinder, 100bhp aero engine with a single overhead cam, the Peugeot<\/a> is as intimidating as it sounds. Ivan built up this beast over a number of years, remaining as close as possible to the design of the original Indianapolis winning car. He\u2019s been running the Peugeot on the road for some time now to iron out any bugs and we have to say, in comparison to our usual racing 3-litre Bentley, it drove with considerable ease (and speed). Getting used to the lack of front brakes took some doing though! Needless to say, when Ivan extended the invitation, it was an opportunity that was simply impossible to pass up (despite some protestations from our nearest and dearest).<\/p>\n

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Tom at the wheel of the mighty Peugeot Indianapolis. Credit: Martin Wall<\/em><\/p>\n

Our founder, Tom Wood, whose limited yet eclectic racing experience covers Ford Kas, MX-5s and a 1920s Bentley (as featured in our 100 years of Le Mans video<\/a>), thought a shakedown might be a good idea and so a preparatory journey began at the windswept Anglesey Circuit in Wales. Perfectly reinforcing stereotypes the Welsh weather dished up all four seasons of track conditions in one day and the Peugeot was put thoroughly through its paces. The car performed admirably, however, with 5-6 hours of faultless track time giving us a healthy dose of confidence in our ability to manage the required ten laps at Goodwood. From a handling point of view the Peugeot definitely felt more nimble than our Bentley<\/a> and despite the lack of front brakes was more than happy to slide it\u2019s way through corners to scrub off speed.<\/p>\n