Articles in Le Mans & Sportscars
Video: Racing Legends – The Porsche 956 & 962
Watch as the one of the world’s finest collections of Group C Porsche race cars are displayed for the first time together as part of the 2011 Salon Prive event in London. …
10 of the best from Autopics: Sports Sedans 1976
Big wings, flared wheel arches, fat rubber, thundering V8 engines and the cream of Australian driving talent. Welcome to Sports Sedans circa 1976.
The list of cars and drivers included Frank Gardner in a Corvair, Allan …
Dix Mille Tours du Castellet Lines Up 7 Classic Grids for October
The classic car meeting of the South of France returns for 2011 – the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet will be back with 600 cars lining up on seven grids over the 7th, 8th and …
Video Documentary: The Deadliest Crash – The 1955 Le Mans Disaster
It was the most horrific, and deadliest crash in the history of motor racing. On June 11, 1955, at the Le Mans 24-hour race, at least 83 spectators were killed and hundreds more …
Mega memorabilia collection: BobbyFabi.com
I just came across this glorious collection of racing memorabilia. The collection belongs to Robert Judy of California, and its quite fantastic.
Here is what he has to say about his fabulous collection
“I have been an …
For Sale: 1955 Jaguar D-Type Toolroom Replica
The Jaguar D type is possibly the greatest 1950’s sports racer ever built.It dominated the Le Mans 24 Heures race for three consecutive years 1955/56/57. The construction was years ahead of any other manufacture …
For Sale: 1980 Porsche Kremer 935 K-3
Interscope Racing Team – Danny Ongais, Ted Field, Milt Minter
Chassis No. 0000017
Thirteen 935 K3 cars were built by Kremer Racing, the designation K3 indicating they were the third generation of the 935. Built …
Perfect Technique, Heart, Resistance, Intelligence – Targa Florio Returns
“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 …
Legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype Set to Break Records
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, …
Silverstone Classic Sale 2011
After a promising ’74 season, James Hunt took the Hesketh team to its first Grand Prix victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1975.
Jumping into the pits first for a set of slicks, Hunt slid …
Henri Toivonen: Racing driver!
People often say that rally drivers are the most talented in the sport, and very few have succeeded at both levels: You are either a rally driver or a road racer. Gerard Larrousse and Vic …
Video: Porsche 961 4WD Le Mans car races up Goodwood Hill
Watch the boost kick in as Evo Magazines Roger Green drives the Porsche 961 driven up the hill at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Based on the 959, the Porsche 961 was the only four-wheel-drive …
Markus Haub’s Racing Legends
Markus Haub is a Barcelona-based artist, photographer, and car designer who shares our love of retro motorsport, and has the talent to turn it into art.
RM Auctions: 1969 Chevrolet “Stars & Stripes” Racing Corvette
RM Auctions: 1969 Chevrolet “Stars & Stripes” Racing Corvette up for auction at RM Auctions’ August event at Monterey on the 19th of August.
270 Photos: Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011
I’ve run out of superlatives to describe this event, each year the anticipation builds as the weekend draws closer and each year the festival surpasses all my expectations. This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed has …
