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Montoya Indy 2000
One off winners: Juan Pablo Montoya – 2000 Indy 500
May 21, 2012 | No Comment

It seems absurd to call Juan Pablo Montoya a one off winner, but that’s what he is. Indy 500 starts, one. Indy 500 wins, one. Dominant? Absolutely. It earned him a place or two in …

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Photo of the Day: Gurney Eagle
May 20, 2012 | No Comment

Naked Eagle

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Indy 500: Steeped in history
May 20, 2012 | No Comment

As the tension grows towards the running of the 2012 Indianapolis 500, it is time to take a trip down ‘Memory Victory Lane’.  What better place to start than the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of …

200mph of Silver Dollars
Video: Tom Sneva breaks 200mph at Indy
May 18, 2012 | No Comment

A little over 65 years from the Indy 500′s inception and just fifteen years after Parnelli Jones broke the 150 mile per hour barrier, Tom Sneva became the first driver to nail its four ferocious corners fast …

Lola T70
Breaking News: Lola Cars and Lola Composites to appoint an Administrator
May 16, 2012 | No Comment

We just received news that due to serious cashflow issues, Lola Cars International Limited and Lola Composites Limited are seeking an administrator. We are unsure at this stage if it will impact  the Lola Heritage …

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Indy 500: Fast, Faster, Fastest: Arie Luyendyk
May 15, 2012 | One Comment

As the drivers build up for this year’s Indianapolis 500 Pole Day, let’s check out a guy that set the fastest qualifying speed ever at Indy – only to start 20th. And that’s not the …

John Krsteski's Motorsport Art
John Krsteski Retro Motorsport Art
May 4, 2012 | No Comment

The talents of the motorsport community never cease to amaze me; especially in their breadth and quality. And it’s not all just big power and astonishing aerodynamics – we delve into the cultured side of …

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Photo of the Day: Jim Clark Lotus 38
April 17, 2012 | No Comment

Lotus 38 jigsaw puzzle

Nigel Mansell
Video: Long Beach IndyCar 1994 – Nigel Mansell
April 14, 2012 | No Comment

Round three of the 1994 Indycar season was held on the Long Beach street circuit in California and saw a glittering field of drivers, including Nigel Mansell, Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi and a young Jacques …

honda Mural
Photo of the day: Honda Mural
April 14, 2012 | No Comment

This mural featuring some of Honda’s most iconic racing machinery has been hanging inside Honda’s closed-to-the-public R&D facility in Raymond Ohio.

Jackie Stewart
Video: Jackie Stewart Drives the 1988 Indy 500 Winning Penske Indycar
April 5, 2012 | No Comment

“Very smooth. Perhaps one of the smoothest racing engines I have ever driven..”
Jackie Stewart hops into Rick Mears’ 1988 Indy 500 winning Penske-Chevrolet PC 17 in this video from Jackie Stewart’s World of Speed.

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Interview: Quique Mansilla
March 26, 2012 | No Comment

Enrique Mansilla, “Quique”, is one of those drivers who ‘should have’. The tough thing for him was timing, politics and war. The Argentinian was a Formula Ford teammate with Ayrton Senna at Van Diemen in …

Goodwood Motorsport 2012
Video: Goodwood FoS and Revival Preview
March 16, 2012 | No Comment

The 2012 Goodwood Motor Sport Press Day has just taken place and Lord March has yet another cracker year of action lined up.

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Interview: Mark Blundell
March 13, 2012 | No Comment

Mark Blundell is a three-time Formula 1 podium finisher having started 61 Grands Prix during seasons with Brabham, Ligier, Tyrrell and McLaren. He had also been test driver for Williams. He is a Le Mans …

Honda RA 272
Video: Dario Franchitti Drives the 1965 Honda RA 272
March 6, 2012 | No Comment

“The noise of the engine, the power delivery of the engine, the positioning of the engine.. that dominated the whole day.”