Historic Racing News - March Episode

This month on the show, we look at the life and times of Lella Lombardi. Jon Saltinstall argues that, although famous for being the world’s most successful female F1 driver, there was much more to her than that. Experienced historic racer Saif Assam tells Paul Tarsey about the cars he competes in, and we hear about those amazing South African F1 ‘specials’ of the 1960s from Rob Young and Arnout Kok. There is a debrief from Jim Roller on Monaco Historique and the Goodwood Members Meeting and Paul Jurd looks back at why Barry Sheene and James Hunt were so important to British morale in 1976.

This month on part 2 of Historic Racing News, we look at the life and times of Lella Lombardi. Jon Saltinstall argues that, although famous for being the world’s most successful female F1 driver, there was much more to her than that. Experienced historic racer Saif Assam tells Paul Tarsey about the cars he competes in,

The far-reaching changes brought about by the new set of rules for Formula One have caused much discussion. In our April show Paul Jurd takes a look back to the changes in Formula One regulations over the years from pre-WW2 up to the more recent past. Josh Parsons from the Goodwood Road Racing Club talks about the upcoming Members Meeting and Matt Twynham from Twynhams Tours gives us a view into just how he organises his high-prestige events, and Jim Roller brings us the auction news. The team takes a look at Monaco Historique which also happens in April and dissect the entry grid-by-grid. Paul Tarsey gets the lowdown on a couple of American themed books from Jim and there is lot of chat about the historic racing scene.

The far-reaching changes brought about by the new set of rules for Formula One have caused much discussion. In our April show Paul Jurd takes a look back to the changes in Formula One regulations over the years from pre-WW2 up to the more recent past. Josh Parsons from the Goodwood Road Racing Club talks about the upcoming Members Meeting and Matt Twynham from Twynhams Tours gives us a view into just how he organises his high-prestige events, and Jim Roller brings us the auction news. The team takes a look at Monaco Historique which also happens in April and dissect the entry grid-by-grid. Paul Tarsey gets the lowdown on a couple of American themed books from Jim and there is lot of chat about the historic racing scene.

The Historic Racing News Chat Show powered by Race Retro is a feast of motorsport conversations and in our February edition we talk to Richard Jenkins about the real story behind March Engineering and Tim Foster tells us about Group B rallying and where those cars are now. With a Ferrari 250GTO coming up for auction last month, there was a lot of hype about its expected price tag and the team chats about whether any car is worth the multi millions that this car achieved. Andrea Seed joins us to talk about the upcoming Race Retro which happens 20th to 22nd of February and we look forward to some things happening on-track in 2026.

In Part 2 of the March Episode of Historic Racing News, we have more of our Race Retro recap and a look at our fantastic prize to give away - a pair of full hospitality tickets for the Monaco Grand Prix Historique, courtesy of Twynhams Tours. Just answer a simple question to get the chance to win this amazing prize (Ts and Cs of course apply). Details are on the show.

On the March edition of Historic Racing News, the team debriefs a very successful but very busy Race Retro and we talk to some of our guests who we met on the Live Stage. We also have a fantastic prize to give away - a pair of full hospitality tickets for the Monaco Grand Prix Historique, courtesy of Twynhams Tours. Just answer a simple question to get the chance to win this amazing prize (Ts and Cs of course apply). Details are on the show.

The first Historic Racing News Chat Show of 2026 sees the team of Paul Jurd, Jim Roller and Paul Tarsey look at some of the many special dates which will happen in 2026. Paul Jurd has researched a whole range of anniversaries, from Ford at Le Mans in 1966 to the 70th birthday of Mallory Park, plus many more in between. Jim Roller looks back at the auction market in 2025 in general, and the last quarter of the year in particular whilst Paul Tarsey has a view about some of the cars sold in the UK and Europe. Race Retro happens at the end of February and the team looks forward to what they can explore both inside and outside the exhibition halls, including the rally stage. Paul Kenny joins the guys to talk about a favourite subject of his, Whitney Straight, a successful pre-war racing driver, WW2 Hurricane pilot, prisoner of war, escapee and in the 1950s and 60s a successful businessman.

The final episode of Historic Racing New for 2025 features Paul Tarsey talking to Bruce Jones about his latest book about the history of Formula One and Jim Roller congratulates Pete Lyons about his award-winning autobiography ‘Tales from Racer Road’. John Brooks, stalwart of the Le Mans 24 Hours joins us to look at the ‘Great Race’ during the early part of the twenty first century and Gabes Ewbank brings us up to date on the latest news from Race Retro. Paul Jurd is very clear on his views during a discussion the team has about ‘when is a Ferrari not a Ferrari' (it's all about replicas and re-creations) and the whole HRN crew look back at an amazing 2025 and gives their suggestions for holiday giving for the Motörhead in your life!

On the November edition of the show Kenny McLean from the Jim Clark Museum, shows us around the fantastic exhibits and talks about the local farmer who became arguably the world’s greatest-ever racing driver. Paul Jurd explored Clark’s magnificent 1965 season and explains some of Jim’s unique achievements to Jim Roller and Paul Tarsey. Gabes Ewbank from Race Retro lets us know what we can expect at the UK’s leading motorsport show in February and TV commentator Alex Jacques chats to Roller and Tarsey about some of his ‘greatest hits’ in the last 75 years of F1, and Jodi Ellis John Nickas and Neil Smith launch volumes four and five of the magnum opus ‘Yanks at Le Mans’.

On the October episode of the Historic Racing News Podcast, Romain Dumas talks about his Le Mans wins for Audi and for Porsche and the most unusual job interview with Roger Penske …. You will have to listen to find out more! He looks back at the Dakar rally and his amazing feats in the all-electric Ford Transit Supervan. We are joined by the Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club, Duncan Wiltshire. Alex Brundle is very involved with the world of historic racing these days as well as commentating at Grand Prix weekends. He will explain how he juggles all the various parts of his life so successfully.Jim Roller will look back at the recent auctions and we break the news that we have teamed up with Race Retro to provide the very latest news to the event, which happens on Friday Saturday and Sunday 20th to 22nd February 2026 at the Stoneleigh showground near Coventry.

On the September episode of the Historic Racing News Radio Show, our featured guest is Nigel Mansell who tells Paul Jurd about his amazing career in a surprisingly candid interview, and Jim Roller looks at some multi-million dollar sales at the auctions in Monterey Car Week. Jim also pays tribute to his friend, ‘Humpy’ Wheeler, the American motorsport personality, who died in August. We look at the amazing Ferrari 275P which, it recently transpired, has won Le Mans not once but twice and James Newbold looks back to the years where F3000 was the acknowledged stepping stone to F1. Josh Parsons, Manager of the Goodwood Road Racing Club, looks forward to Revival with Paul Tarsey and regular stars Mike Jordan and Mike Whittaker give their thoughts on the upcoming event.

In this edition of Historic Racing News Paul Jurd talks to Mario Andretti about his fantastic career all over the world. Mario talks frankly about his days with Lotus, his Indycar experiences and NASCAR. Jim Roller hears about the battle for leadership of the FIA from the man standing as president, Tim Mayer and John Brooks joins us and tells Paul Tarsey about his latest Le Mans book, which cover 2000 to 2009. Don Wales tells us about his grandfather, Sir Malcolm Campbell on the centenary of Campbell’s breaking of the 150mph Land Speed Record in his Blue Bird leviathan. At the other end of the scale, we chat about the upcoming Shere Hill Climb.

The July episode of Historic Racing news features a couple of programs we produced for Radio Le Mans for race week 2025. They were a huge success and we thought you might like to hear the best bits before we finally put Le Mans 2025 to bed. Derek Warwick talks to Paul Tarsey about his five participations at Le Mans, and we have tales from Mark Raffauf, long-time chum of Jim Roller, and boss of IMSA for many years, BP Motorsport supremo Les Thacker about getting arrested in the Le Mans paddock and Kevin Jeannette about the dubious, and not so dubious, goings on in 1979! Norbert Singer talks about some of the twists and turns which led to the ‘Dauer Porsche 962’ and journalist Graham Tyler re-lives some Le Mans thoughts. We also hear from Mark Tarsey just how basic the spectator experience was nearly half a century ago! This time Paul Jurd is your host.

On the June episode of Historic Racing News.... Surprise it is centered around Le Mans! Derek Bell tells Paul Tarsey about the time he drove the glorious Harrods-liveried McLaren at Le Mans with his son Justin and Jaguar winner Andy Wallace. The deal all happened very late and the then-53 year old had very little time to prepare for the gruelling 24 hour race. Continuing our Le Mans theme, Robin Donovan chats to Paul Jurd about his days in a variety of C2 machines before hitting the big time racing a Kremer Porsche 962/K8 to fourth place with Derek Bell and Jurgen Lassig. Mark Raffauf is in conversation with Jim Roller about the turbulent but hugely exciting, years of sportscar racing in the USA in the 1990s under his IMSA organisation. Our studio guest is Neil Smith who digs deep into the history of TWR and those wonderful Silk Cut Jaguars.

May means the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race and Monaco for the Historic Racing News crew of Paul Tarsey, Jim Roller and Paul Jurd. The guys breakdown some Indy history and why and how some of the sports most iconic traditions began! Paul Tarsey also talks to Guy Loveridge about 1950s Grand Prix Driver Peter Collins an English racing icon. Paul Jurd does a deep dive into the 1963 Indy 500 and the team remembers the late great Jochen Mass. Also in May you can find out which events the team has on their personal buck lists!

Eddie Jordan has been labelled as a ‘maverick’ and a ‘showman’ but behind all the brouhaha was a very astute businessman who loved his racing. We take a look at the ‘man behind the mask’ in our tribute to Eddie who died last week. We also look at EJ the racing driver and also what happened to the team after he sold it on. Goodwood Members Meeting takes place later in April and we highlight some of the things to look out for. It’s a slightly shorter show this time.

The first Historic Racing News episode of 2025 visits with Joe Hale President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. He tells Jim Roller about their big sale of some vehicles from the Museum’s collection. The first car to go under the hammer will be the ex-Fangio and ex-Moss Mercedes W196 Streamliner with an expected sale of $50 Million! John Mayhead from Hagerty Price Guide gazes into his crystal ball about expected prices for 2025 and Joe Bradley shares his thoughts about the Daytona 24 Hours. Paul Jurd reviews the career of Giancarlo Baghetti who won his first-ever Grand Prix and PJ also asks a very intriguing question about why the comparative unknown got a factory Ferrari drive…..

The February edition of Historic Racing News features special guest, motorsport legend Brian Redman. He talks to Jim Roller and previews the 2025 edition of his ‘Targa 66’. Paul Jurd looks back to the first-ever Daytona 500, which was more dramatic than any Hollywood movie could have come up with and Paul Tarsey leads a somewhat off-the-wall discussion about the Ecclestone Collection. Peter Snowdon pays his own personal tribute to Aston Martin stalwart Robin Hamilton and, of course auction results and book reviews are featured as usual. The guys take a look forward to Retromobile and Race Retro, both of which take place in February.

Jim Roller has taken in some Florida sunshine as he visits Brian Redman’s Targa 66. He talks to Bill Auberlain, Scott George and Brad Kettler about this unique event and the cars they run there. Paul Tarsey and Paul Jurd discuss the success of Race Retro and Simon Owen from Scalextric talks to Joe Bradley about the new season’s cars from the world’s leading slot car manufacturer. This includes a very surpising car from their BTCC series! Pete Lyons is the doyen of motorsport journalists and has written many books and articles about racing, from CanAm to Formula One. Pete looks back on his early life in the sport and recounts an amazing tale of doing a few laps with Peter Revson in a then-current CanAm McLaren. The fact that he was in street clothes, with no seat belts… and not even a seat… only added to the experience!