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Video: Kenny Roberts rides his 1980 Championship winning Yamaha YZR500
September 19, 2011

King Kenny Roberts was reunited with his 1980 Yamaha YZR500 at the recent US Moto GP event. The three time World Champion did some demonstration laps to celebrate Yamaha’s 50 years in Grand Prix racing. …

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Unlimited Racing Championship brings spirit of Can-Am to new ALMS Heritage Series
September 18, 2011

The American Le Mans Series today announced its association with the Unlimited Racing Championship (URC) as the new “Heritage Series” for the 2012 season and beyond. The URC will feature identically built NuArt CanAm cars …

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Photo Gallery: Muscle Car Masters 2011
September 17, 2011

The 2011 Australian Muscle Car Masters annual Father’s Day celebration is a unique showcase of Australia’s rich racing heritage.
Mark Pryor captured these fantastic photos from the 2011 event at  Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway.

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Best of the MSR Facebook: Classic Formula One Engine Photos
September 16, 2011

The Motorsport Retro Facebook page has grown into a wonderful community over the last few years. It’s full of good people brought together by their shared love of classic cars and retro motorsport, and it’s a great place …

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Historic Formula One: “Brett Lunger” wins at wet Nurburgring
September 16, 2011

Rush the latest racing film about the 1976 Formula 1 season, being shot by Ron Howard, was on hand at the Nurburgring for the Historic Formula One event.

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Video: Sideways action with Tiff Needell in the Jaguar XJR 15
September 16, 2011

This video concludes with one for the scariest onboard laps I have ever seen. Tiff Needell see saws at the wheel like a madman in an effort to tame the ill handling Jaguar XJR15.
The XJR-15 …

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Video: BMW M Racing History
September 16, 2011

This video explores the history of BMW M racing from 1972 to 2009 and looks at BMW’s success in Formula 1 , Touring Car and Sports Car racing.
 

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Video: Andrew Denton interviews Barry Sheene & Dick Johnson
September 10, 2011

Back in the early 1990s Barry Sheene and Dick Johnson became household names in Australia, thanks to a series of TV commericals for Shell.
In this interview, Andrew Denton talks to them about shooting the commercials, …

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10 of the best from Autopics: Peter Brock
September 9, 2011

Five years ago this week Australia lost motor racing legend Peter Brock when he hit a tree driving in the Targa West Rally.
Peter Brock, otherwise known as “Peter Perfect”, “The King of the Mountain” or …

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Video: Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV Preview
September 7, 2011

An unprecedented gathering of Porsche historic and modern race cars from around the world, and many of the famous drivers who piloted them to victory, will descend on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for …

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Photo Gallery: Chelsea Auto Legends 2011
September 6, 2011

The 2011 Chelsea AutoLegends lived up to its billing as ‘London’s biggest show on wheels’. Staged on Sunday 4 September at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the capital’s premier automotive-themed festival hosted …

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Honda release historical photos
September 4, 2011

Honda is set to release these 10 fantastic black and white images of their most famous racers.
The photos cover pretty much the whole of Honda’s remarkable 62 years in motorcycle Grand Prix racing, focusing …

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Photo Gallery: 2011 HBBB + the event DVD is now available
September 3, 2011

Motorcycling Australia’s (MA) 2011 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB) was a huge success with 3000 motorcycle enthusiasts attending the 2011 event over the Easter weekend at the State Motorcycle Complex at Broadford.
Nearly 750 …

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Davidson leads Le Mans contenders to Chelsea AutoLegends
September 3, 2011

The cars and stars of the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and Le Mans Series will be out in force for this weekend’s Chelsea AutoLegends in central London on Sunday, September 4, just a week …

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Video: Flying high – rally jumping compilation
September 2, 2011

One of the things that sets rallying apart from other forms of motorsport is that you get to see cars flying through the air. It no doubt takes a brave person to keep their foot …