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Video: Eight banned racing cars at Goodwood

17th June 2021
Ethan Jupp

Creative interpretations of the racing rulebook have produced some scarcely believable machinery over the years. Whether initially allowed to race, or just outright denied from the get-go, these are eight banned racing cars in action again at the Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard.

Whether it’s being powered by a jet, having fans hanging off the back, running sliding skirts, using a second chassis or a dicky engine, it’s included in this list. Some of those banned features will be more obvious than others but what unites them all is a competitive edge the rule-makers in period just couldn’t allow...

  • Video

  • Festival of Speed

  • Brabham

  • BT46B

  • Plymouth

  • Superbird

  • Toyota

  • Celica

  • 2E

  • Chaparral

  • 2J

  • Lotus

  • 56

  • Chevrolet

  • NASCAR

  • Formula 1

  • WRC

  • Lotus88

  • Hillclimb Action

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