Splendid Debut of G.P. Aston Martin. Moss' Narrow Escape in B.R.M. Supporting Races won by Moss (Aston Martin DB4), Salvadori (Cooper-Maserati), Bueb (3.4 Jaguar) and Ashdown (Lola)
Between 80,000 and 90,000 people assembled for the B.R.D.C. International Trophy Meeting at Silverstone on May 2nd.
All the races were fast, sprint contests and the 50-lap International Trophy Race for F.1 cars was intensely interesting, Brabham driving a works Cooper-Climax magnificently, leading all the way, while one of the new G.P. Aston Martins, in Salvadori's hands, was second, sounding beautifully crisp throughout, a first-appearance as commendable as it was unexpected. Flockhart drove well to finish third in a B.R.M., after Stirling Moss had had a very near call when the Dunlop disc brakes of his B.R.M. failed going into Copse corner, necessitating spinning the car to avoid a crash, a situation Moss handled with superb skill and calmness.
