Articles by Seth Reinhardt
What happens when you pit four rally drivers and four grand prix drivers in identical MG Maestros against each other around Donnington? “The best race and rally sprint we’ve ever had”, according to Murray Walker.
The Historic Sports and Racing Car Association of NSW spent the past weekend at Eastern Creek International Raceway with a glorious collection of historic sports and racing cars. Being quite the fans of historic racing …
The Porsche Rennsport Reunion is an absolute smorgasbord of magnificent Porsche racing machinery and historic motorsport action. Danny Sullivan was there over the weekend and has put together a delightful banquet of photographs from the …
Three championships, 60 pole positions and 33 wins. When Ayrton Senna took to the stage at the 1991 Autosport Awards, he was running low on goals to fight for and records to chase.
Japan is a special place. Suzuka played host to the Formula One paddock this past weekend, when Sebastian Vettel secured the lone remaining point that stood between him and his second consecutive drivers’ championship. In …
It’s looking like another wet weekend on the mountain as we gear up for the great race in 2011, so let’s look back to the epic rain-affected race that took place in 1992. These videos …
The Historic Sports and Racing Car Association of New South Wales took over Wakefield Park this past weekend, letting a glorious collection of historic sports and racing cars loose on a slippery circuit and producing …
Piloted by Mike Hailwood, the Honda RC166 managed a perfect record for the 1966 World Championship Series, winning all ten of the championship’s events. It claimed both Riders’ and Manufacturers’ Championships in the 250s for …
Clean, smooth and consistent; such lines are fast around the track, and perfect for a spot of retro gear designing.
Driven Designs was born in 2009 from a love of classic cars and vintage motorsport and …
Fans of historic muscle turned out in their thousands this past weekend for the 2011 Muscle Car Masters at Eastern Creek International Raceway.
They were rewarded with a weekend of glorious historic racing, and pits and …
The 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix at Autodromo do Estoril offered up a wealth of entertainment for fans, both on and off the circuit.
Nigel Mansell won the race in his Williams-Renault, giving him his ninth victory from …
The bottom line is simple: if you’re a fan of Motorsport Retro, cars, and those golden years of motorsport which we all cherish, or a fan of film and documentaries, Senna is worth watching. You’ve …
The Australian Muscle Car Masters are back for 2011, taking over Eastern Creek International Raceway on the 4th of September and letting the big guns loose in celebration of Australia’s motorsport heritage.
The event will feature round …
The second annual Festival of Speed hit Winton Motor Raceway over the weekend, giving a huge field of historic racers the chance to stretch their legs out on the track.
The 2011 event featured a re-enactment …
They say that Alfa Romeos have soul. Passion. They are cars for people who love cars. This veteran of Le Mans and the Targa Florio, then, is surely something special.
It is a 1972 Alfa Romeo …
Historic motorsport is thriving, with wonderful events that range from small club meets to massive international extravaganzas held all around the world each month. There is a drive for every budget, and plenty of suitably …
The ’70s produced some glorious motorsport; and some of motorsport’s most charismatic and beautiful racing cars. Cars like the Porsche 917, Ferrari 512, and Lotus 72 were romping around circuits at the turn of the …
BMW’s Art Cars are an institution. Since Hervé Poulain first asked artist Alexander Calder to turn his ’75 BMW 3.0 CSL into art before he took it to the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans, 17 one-of-a-kind art …
“You need to have a perfect technique, heart, resistance, intelligence”
Piero Taruffi
Six minutes and eleven seconds for the Nordschleife by Stefan Bellof in a 956. Thirty three minutes and thirty six seconds, or a 79.890 …
We talk of storied historic racing cars going under the hammer quite often here at Motorsport Retro, but this is something else. Gooding and Company are set to auction a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype, …
