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Thursday, 12 June 2025

Matters of the Moment

Most of us who compete in old cars have had our fair share of narrow squeaks and survived the moment. Sometimes even laughed about it in the bar afterwards. But at Donington last Saturday there was nothing funny about the accident that claimed Julian Grimwade‘s life. He was unlucky in the extreme. When his car flipped Julian could have just as easily been thrown out, and lived to fight another day. Sadly, the gods decided otherwise. It was one squeak too many. So instead, we have to bow our heads and say our farewells to a great sportsman. There will, for sure, never be another Mr. Julian Grimwade.

Peter Baker
Editor-in-Chief

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Classic Motorsport Retro-Fact The young Stirling Moss proved himself a significant ‘all-rounder‘ when he finished second overall, driving a Sunbeam Talbot on the 1952 Rally Monte-Carlo. The event was won by Britain‘s Sydney Allard, by a margin of just four points.

Above images Goodwood's 82nd Members' Meeting,12-13 April 2025. Pictures by Peter Baker.

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