[Prince Monalulu]

Missed this earlier and didn't see a thread, series of 5 programs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rhvc7

Archive series celebrating the glory days of British motor racing, buffing up some of the BBC's most memorable coverage from the sport's earliest days.

Episode 1
The 50s saw Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn take on the great Argentinian driver, Fangio.

[Doghouse Riley]

Some of the footage has been shown before in different programmes, but worth a look. The quality of some of the recordings is very poor. There would have been a time when the BBC wouldn't have used it because of this, but now being truly archive they keep finding stuff and piecing it together to make some interesting programmes on many topics. I remember Raymond Baxter well, as well as motor racing he fronted programmes on "new technology."

As a teenager I saw Moss race, I think at Goodwood. After the main race, he drove an Aston Martin Saloon in a sports car race. I have an enduring memory of him coming round the corner at which we stood, he doing a four-wheel drift was just one hand on the steering wheel and his right arm resting on the frame of the open window. He won of course.

[lundavra]

For anyone interested in motor racing, BBC2 Scotland has a programme about Susie Wolff on next Sunday evening. Don't think it is on network.