GOODWOOD REVIVAL

Racing
Written By Simon Aldridge

Lister-Jaguar 'Costin', Gomm Special, E-Type, Ecurie Ecosse Transporter

Tiff Needell in the CKl Lister-Jaguar Costin being interviewed ahead of the Sussex Trophy Goodwood Revival 2023

It was another star studded Revival for the CKL team this year at Goodwood. Tiff Needell raced the Lister-Jaguar 'Costin' in the Sussex Trophy. Newly acquired by our sales team, the car achieved a strong seventh place in qualifying, and ran faultlessly all weekend.

CKL Mark Hews chats to owner John Spiers at Goodwood Revival 2023
Simon Aldridge Photo octanesimon pitwall Tiff Needell Goodwood Revival 2023
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The 1959 Lister-Jaguar 'Costin' raced successfully in the Sussex Trophy with Tiff Needell at the wheel.
Photo credits: Simon Aldridge @octanesimon

The Gomm Special raced in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy qualifying and finishing 13th, a remarkable result given that it's an XK-140 chassis pitted against purpose-built sports racing cars such as C-Types, Coopers and HWMs - the Gomm was the fifth Jaguar engined car across the line, ahead of several C-Types.

1955 Jaguar XK-140 Gomm Special Freddie March Memorial Trophy Goodwood Revival 2023 with CKL

The 1955 Jaguar XK-140 Gomm Special raced successfully in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy.
Photo credits: Goodwood Photo Album by Pete Summers, Joe Harding and Jochen Van Cauwenberge.

Simon Aldridge photo octanesimon Ecurie Ecosse Team Transporter CKL Goodwood Revival 2023
Simon Aldridge Octansimon photo - E-Type Safety Car at Goodwood Revival 2023

'Our' E-Type Safety Car ran exclusively on synthetic fuel all weekend and performed faultlessly (the other E-Type Safety Car - not a CKL car - unfortunately broke down).

We also had our latest E-Type racing engine built by CKL's engine department displayed on the Coryton Sustainable Classic Fuels stand. Stay tuned for more on CKL's sustainability drive soon.

Thank you to the Duke of Richmond and the entire Goodwood team for putting on a terrific event this year.

Simon Aldridge

Born in London in 1974, Simon Aldridge is an artist, architect, and designer. After earning a BSc degree from London’s Bartlett School, he won a Kennedy Scholarship to Harvard where he studied art and architecture. It was at Harvard’s Carpenter Center, designed and established by Le Corbusier, that he was taught to think of art and design together. His inter-disciplinary practice today merges these theories with contemporary post-conceptual culture.

http://www.simonaldridge.com
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