SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL

Racing
Written By Simon Aldridge

Lister-Costin, Pre-'63 E-Type, Gomm Special, Cobra, Kieft

Lister-Jaguar Costin racing at Silverstone
The Gomm Special seen racing at Silverstone

The Lister-Costin recently acquired through our sales team had its track debut at the 2023 Silverstone Festival in the hands of its new owner. The Gomm Special was also at Silverstone. Both cars will be heading to Revival also.
Photo credits: Nick Edwards @nickonthebutton

Silverstone was the race debut for two recently sold cars which we prepared for their new owners. Both the Kieft-Climax and Lister-Costin are historic examples of British sports racing cars and have been prepared very much in period correct order.

In all, CKL fielded nine racing cars at this year's event, including the Gomm Special, Lister Knobbly, AC Cobra, and a pre-'63 E-Type driven by Guy Ziser and Oli Webb. Chris and Claire Keith-Lucas raced their XK120 and XK150.

The driver pairing of John Spiers and Nigel Greensall raced two Listers - BHL 152 and BHL 135 in the same race, finishing on the podium after a red flag shuffled the order and deprived them of a probable race victory. The Gomm Special won its class.

Ex Le Mans Keift Climax recently sold by CKL

The Kieft-Climax recently sold by our team also had its racing debut with its new owner at Silverstone. This car was the first Sports Racing car to use the Climax engine, and also ran Le Mans in period.

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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