Here’s 19 minutes of two Aston DB4 GTs doing mid-race synchronised drifting

Looking for an excuse to procrastinate this afternoon? Stick your headphones in and watch the full replay of this weekend’s Moss Trophy for closed-cockpit GT cars built before 1963 at the 82nd Goodwood Members’ Meeting.

We promise it’s worth your time. Heck, we’d actually go as far as saying you need to see the show that four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti and Harrison Newey (yes, son of Adrian) put on at the front of the grid.

Franchitti had qualified first in a rather lovely 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT, but Newey got a better start in a 1960 version of the same car and took the lead into the first corner. What followed was a glorious battle, with the two frequently swapping the lead and somehow pulling away from the chasing pack despite seemingly spending over 50 per cent of each lap fully sideways.

Behind them, Alexander van der Lof in a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB/C held off a pack of AC and Shelby Cobras for the first five minutes, but the oversteery bout for the lead was eventually cut short as Niall McFadden’s Jaguar E-Type brought out the red flags when it decided to eat the polystyrene barrier at the final chicane with just two minutes left on the clock.

Have a watch of the video above and then try and tell us that historic racing isn’t completely excellent.