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Video Documentary: Jim Clark – The Quiet Champion
January 29, 2012 – 10:35 AM | One Comment

“People would not understand that you could be frightened. Well, it’s all part of it. If there was nothing to be frightened of there, and nothing, and no limit, any silly bugger could get in …

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Video Documentary: Jim Clark – The Quiet Champion
January 29, 2012 – 10:35 AM | One Comment

“People would not understand that you could be frightened. Well, it’s all part of it. If there was nothing to be frightened of there, and nothing, and no limit, any silly bugger could get in a motor car.” – Jim Clark Read the full story »

Video Documentary: 1000KM Nürburgring 1983 “The last Ringmeisters”
Video Documentary: 1000KM Nürburgring 1983 “The last Ringmeisters”
January 28, 2012

Qualifying for the 1983 1000km of Nürburgring and a young Stefan Bellof sets a pole-position time around the infamous Nordschleife of six minutes eleven seconds. He is five seconds ahead of second-place man Jochen Mass.

50th Anniversary of 24 hours at Daytona: 1968 – Vic Elford wins for Porsche
50th Anniversary of 24 hours at Daytona: 1968 – Vic Elford wins for Porsche
January 28, 2012

As a galaxy of stars get ready for the 50th running of sportscars at Daytona this weekend at the 24 Hours we celebrate the  event’s most successful marque: Porsche

For Sale: Ayrton Senna’s Helmet and Race Suit
For Sale: Ayrton Senna’s Helmet and Race Suit
January 27, 2012

Silverstone Auctions’ upcoming Race Retro sale will present automobilia collectors with an incredibly rare opportunity to own a pair of artifacts from the Formula One legend – one of Ayrton Senna’s race-used helmets and racing …

Video: Motorsport – Love For Life
Video: Motorsport – Love For Life
January 26, 2012

Here is the latest video created by Finn Antti Kalhol. Called Love For Life, and narrated by Esther Veas, the video asks the question “Why are we prepared to sacrifice everything for love?”
The video covers …

Mal Campbell and Honda RC 30 Reunite at Island Classic
Mal Campbell and Honda RC 30 Reunite at Island Classic
January 26, 2012

Aussie motorcycle racing legend Malcolm Campbell will be reunited with Honda’s RC30, on which he won two Australian Superbike championships, this coming weekend at Phillip Island for the International Island Classic.

For Sale: 1962 Lotus Seven
For Sale: 1962 Lotus Seven
January 25, 2012

The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars between 1957 and 1972.

Video: How to start a 1990 Formula 1 car
Video: How to start a 1990 Formula 1 car
January 25, 2012

When you wake up in the morning, and jump into your car for work, you put the key in, and go. Not so with a Formula 1 car.

Amon and his Batmobile Star at the New Zealand Festival of Motorsport
Amon and his Batmobile Star at the New Zealand Festival of Motorsport
January 24, 2012

24 Hours of Le Mans winner and Formula One star Chris Amon is in the midst of a reunion with his 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’. The pair are among an impressive line-up of drivers …

Best of the Cahier Archive: Rubens Barrichello
Best of the Cahier Archive: Rubens Barrichello
January 24, 2012

Rubens Barrichello, affectionately known as Rubinho, is the the most experienced driver in Formula 1 history, thanks to 322 starts with Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Brawn and Williams.

2012 HBBB to Open with Golden Era Celebration
2012 HBBB to Open with Golden Era Celebration
January 24, 2012

Jeff Leisk, Charlie Williams, Ivan Mauger and a nigh-unbeatable collection of Honda’s magic machinery will head to Broadford this coming April for the 2012 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza.

Paul Newman: Behind Blue Eyes
Paul Newman: Behind Blue Eyes
January 23, 2012

For a world-famous multiple award-winning actor, Paul Newman kept a low profile at the race track. He was just ‘one of the team’.

Close, But No Cigar: Ferrari 512S  – 1971 24 Hours of Daytona
Close, But No Cigar: Ferrari 512S – 1971 24 Hours of Daytona
January 22, 2012

In America in the mid-20th century carnivals and county fairs would hand out cigars as prizes for anyone who might win at the games offered on the midway.  Failure to win might elicit the response …

Gear: 8380 Laboratories’ Classic Race Car Food Chain
Gear: 8380 Laboratories’ Classic Race Car Food Chain
January 20, 2012

8380 Laboratories have put together a series of seriously groovy retro motorsport t-shirts based on the idea of a food chain for classic racing cars.

Saltarelli Ducati Collection offered at RM Auctions Monaco sale
Saltarelli Ducati Collection offered at RM Auctions Monaco sale
January 20, 2012

A highlight of the 2012 RM Auctions Monaco sale is the incredible Saltarelli Ducati Collection. One of the largest private collections of Ducati motorcycles ever to be offered at auction, the collection spans the …

Gear: Tasman Series Calendar 2012
Gear: Tasman Series Calendar 2012
January 19, 2012

In late 1961 a group of drivers including Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, and John Surtees took to the sunny circuits of Australia and New Zealand in the past season’s Formula One cars to go racing …

Photos: WRC World Champion Juha Kankkunen’s Car Collection
Photos: WRC World Champion Juha Kankkunen’s Car Collection
January 18, 2012

This is the stunning car collection of Juha Kankkunen, winner of  23 world rallies and four drivers’ world championships and the only man to become world champion with three different manufacturers.

Legends: Wayne Gardner
Legends: Wayne Gardner
January 17, 2012

In 1988, Swan Breweries showcased leading Australian sports people in television advertisements, with the catchline: “they said you’d never make it”.
In a first for Australian motorcycling, reigning world 500 champion Wayne Gardner was featured. It …

1985 Daytona 24hrs: The Porsche superstar show
1985 Daytona 24hrs: The Porsche superstar show
January 16, 2012

What do sportscar superstar Bob Wollek, Grand Prix winner Thierry Boutsen, all-round racing legend AJ Foyt and four-time Indy 500 winner have in common?
Bizzare and as random as it may sound… At the start of …

Video + Photos: 2012 Pirelli Calendar
Video + Photos: 2012 Pirelli Calendar
January 15, 2012

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has been wowing and shocking the world since 1964 with “The Cal”, the infamous Pirelli Calendar

Video: Fangio + Monza + Alfa = must see
Video: Fangio + Monza + Alfa = must see
January 15, 2012

Go for a fang with El Maestro at Monza.