Maserati

Forthcoming events

Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, 19 February 2026
The birthplace of British motorsport and aviation is the ideal location to talk about Whitney. The epitome of a wings and wheels man, he won races and broke lap records at Brooklands as a matter of routine.

The talk will be held in the Napier Room, and will also be streamed. Tickets to attend the talk in person, for Brooklands Museum members and non-members alike, and also for those who wish to livestream the evening, may be purchased here.

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Publication Day, 2 October 2025

The hardback and Kindle versions of the book were published this morning. The occasion was marked with fizz and fillet steak chez nous, while The History Press published this thought-provoking Q&A we’d worked on recently. Read on…

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OTD 1932

On 28 February 1932, Whitney took part in in his first overseas race, the Swedish Winter Grand Prix, over an extraordinary course comprising a twisty 1.2 miles on the frozen Lake Rämen, followed by 27 miles of narrow forest roads. He was still just 19, and had only previously competed at the Shelsley Walsh hill climb – one car at time – and raced on the sands at Southport and the ‘vast concrete prairies’ of Brooklands, where there was plenty of space for overtaking. This was his first outing in a potent Grand Prix car, the 26M Maserati he had recently purchased from Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin.

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The cover!

We have a cover! I chose the image, of Whitney powering his 26M Maserati through Shelsley Walsh’s Upper Ess on his way to taking a massive 1.6 seconds off the hill record, during the September 1933 meeting. Rather aptly, the event organisers, the Midland Automobile Club, provided the image from their archives.

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My direction of travel

Whitney Straight road sign

On the door of my study is an old American road sign, directing drivers to a small town down the road named Whitney. Insert a comma, and ‘WHITNEY STRAIGHT, AHEAD’ is my direction of travel.

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