article_snippet: Motorsport fans watched in horror on Saturday as two classic racing cars which have been lovingly maintained for decades crashed into each other while driving around Goodwood circuit.
article_snippet: Scroll down for video .
article_snippet: The Lister, owned by Barry Wood, was entering the pits when Driver Mass powered out of a chicane to find the slowing Lister in front of Tony Wood.
article_snippet: Tony Wood slammed on the brakes but Tony Wood wheels locked up, causing the Mercedes to smash into the rear of the Lister.
article_snippet: It brought the qualifying period to an abrupt halt with stewards running onto the track to help both drivers and deal with fuel which had leaked onto the Tarmac.
article_snippet: At the time, Wood was the second fastest in the Lister while Mass was 22nd.
article_snippet: Stewards rushed to deal with fuel which spilled onto the track and the race was stopped.
article_snippet: A statement from Goodwood Motorsport said: 'There was a collision during qualifying for the Salvadori Cup on the afternoon of Saturday, March 21, 2015, involving car 23, a Lister-Jaguar 'Knobbly' driven by Tony Wood and car 8, a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS "Porter Special" driven by Jochen Mass. 'Following the contact between the two cars, both of which stopped close to the pit lane entrance, the session was immediately red-flagged and did not resume. '
article_snippet: Th accident happened at the 73rd Goodwood Members Meeting, in which  cars from all generations are taken around the track for fans .
highlights_snippet: Fans were left stunned as the cars smashed into each other before coming to a halt, badly damaged, on the Sussex track .
  