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S.F. Edge Trophy Part 2 highlights

Part 2 of the S.F. Edge Trophy on Sunday started just as Part 1 had the day before. Saturday’s race provided plenty of thrills for spectators. The Darracq 200hp of Mark Walker is the fastest car on the grid, but isn’t capable of a quick start. The consequence is that Walker has work on his hands to recover from the start. And Sunday’s Part 2 repeated the playbook. Walker bogged down, while Julian Majzub headed off into the distance aboard his Sunbeam ‘Indianapolis’.

Could Walker catch him? In Part 1 he claimed the win because of Majzub’s final lap retirement. That meant he would only need to finish second to claim the overall victory on aggregate. He soon reeled in much of the pack and began to circulate in second place.

He was closing in on Majzub as they headed towards the final straight, but Walker carried too much speed through the chicane. With a couple of wheels on the grass he could do nothing to prevent the car rotating and connected with the tyre wall. Majzub cruised to victory, but it was Ben Collings, who had maintained consistency over both races with a pair of second places to take overall victory for the first time in his Mercedes 120hp.

2025 S.F. Edge highlights

Mark Walker started from pole in (or should that be on?) his Darracq 200hp. What it has in straight line speed it lacks in acceleration off the line thanks to a tricky clutch and a high ratio first gear. It meant he would have his work cut out for him to earn the lead back, and it would be Julian Majzub who would lead the field. Sadly, he retired so we’ll never know whether he would have caught him otherwise.

Still, a win is a win and Walker took the chequered flag with a comfortable margin of almost seven seconds. Mercedes 120hp driver Ben Collings came home second, one of his mid-race considerations being an internal debate whether it would be ungentlemanly of him to outbrake a fellow competitor. Rob Hubbard completed the podium with his relatively small-engined Vauxhall 30-98. It displaces a mere four litres.

Photography by Jordan Butters and Charlie Brenninkmeijer. 

Official Practice for the S.F. Edge Trophy

A field of Edwardian cars each substantially more than 100 years old wound back the clock to revive that early period of organised motor racing before the outbreak of the First World War, and were immediately up to speed as they did battle for the highest possible spot on the grid.

Mark Walker picked up where he left off to set the fastest time of the session, a 1:54.932, at the wheel of his fearsome Darracq 200hp. His old rival Julian Majzub will join him on the front row with a lap time just half a second slower, and Rob Hubbard completes the top three in the Vauxhall 30-98 with a 2:00.579.

Duncan Pittaway will line up seventh in the Fiat S76 ‘Beast of Turin’, and the oldest car in the field, the 1903 Mercedes Simplex driven by Archie Collings, made it into 11^th on the grid in the middle of a competitive midfield that saw seven cars split by little more than a couple of seconds.

2025 S.F. Edge Trophy Grid

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What is the S.F. Edge Trophy?

The S.F. Edge Trophy has become one of the most popular races of the entire Goodwood Motorsport season, and the fan-favourite field of Edwardian leviathans returns to put on a unique show at the 82^nd Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport.

It’s named after Selwyn Francis Edge, a British businessman who made his name as a successful bicycle racer as a teenager before going on to co-found the De Dion-Bouton import company and later the Motor Vehicle Company, a tuner of sorts for Panhards, Napiers and Gladiators. He raced many of these cars through the early 1900s, and the S.F. Edge Trophy rekindles that earliest era of motor racing.

The race has evolved over the years, and this year the S.F. Edge Trophy returns at the 82^nd Members’ Meeting in its two-race format. Each part will be five laps in length, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, with the two results combined to crown an overall winner.

Which cars race in the S.F. Edge Trophy?

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the S.F. Edge Trophy is that every single car is different. Reflective of the time, when drivers raced in bespoke machines of varying shapes and sizes, we welcome a grid of up to 25 distinct racing cars from the early 1900s up until 1918.

The oldest of them is the Mercedes Simplex from 1903, which is two years newer than the Darracq 200hp which has become a firm favourite as its speed belies its incredibly primitive appearance. Unmissable among a scarcely believable line-up is the Fiat S76 ‘Beast of Turin’ that towers above all else, spitting flames from its 28.4-litre four-cylinder engine as it roars around the Motor Circuit. Other regulars include the Sunbeam ‘Indianapolis’, the Theophile Schneider Aero and the remarkable Oakland Romano Special.

Which drivers race in the S.F. Edge Trophy?

As impressive as it is to see these cars moving at all, let alone racing around the Goodwood Motor Circuit, extra recognition has to go to the drivers who sit atop these remarkable works of engineering. While perhaps not the household names of the Gordon Spice or Win Percy Trophies, the drivers in the S.F. Edge Trophy are heroes in every sense of the word, with buckets of talent, skill and bravery, topped off with no short measure of enthusiasm for these wonderful cars.

The likes of Duncan Pittaway, Ben Collings and last year’s winner Julian Majzub have all made their names at Goodwood, while Mark Walker made the S.F. Edge Trophy his own with a clean sweep at the 80^th Members’ Meeting behind the wheel of his Darracq 200hp.

When is the S.F. Edge Trophy?

Several hundred litres of Edwardian power will roll out onto the Goodwood Motor Circuit for Official Practice at 09:55 on Saturday morning. The flag is then scheduled to drop for Part 1 of the S.F. Edge Trophy at 18:05 on Saturday evening before Part 2 gets underway on Sunday at 12:35.

Previous winners of the S.F. Edge Trophy

The 82nd Members' Meeting will take place on 12^th and 13^th April 2025 and tickets are now available for Members and Fellows of the GRRC.

If you're not already a Member or Fellow and you'd like to enjoy all the racing, demos, and other exciting content at the Members' Meeting, you'll need to join the GRRC. Click here for more information or to join the club.

Photography by Pete Summers, Joe Harding, Jordan Butters andCharlie Brenninkmeijer.