“Meteoric”. That was Gary Hocking’s international motorcycle career. Aged 20, he first ventured onto the Continent in mid-1958 and within a month finished third in the West German 500 GP.
Shocked by the death of Australia’s …

Slot cars are great fun. You can slide them around nicely, and it can all get extremely competitive. So when I heard about Slot Mods’ limited edition replica cars and tracks, I was looking forward …

Alain Prost, “The Professor”. The French superstar started 199 Grand Prix, won 51 of them and took four world Championships along the way.
Prost’s silky smooth style was in contrast to that of his fierce rival …

What do Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen, F1 race-winner Mark Webber and Indycar champion and Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti have in common? Answer: All of them have been team mates to a driver …

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 …

Silver Dream Racer stars David Essex as Nick Freeman, a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle. The hot headed Freeman is determined to race the bike …

The Porsche 906 is not only one of the most beautiful racing cars that has graced circuits around the world, but also one of the more successful. Time to dive under the couch, go gold panning behind the driver’s seat, and cobble together a few extra dollars to go and buy one at Bonhams’ upcoming Quail Lodge auction.

Porsche racing legend, Derek Bell, talks to us about his memories of Le Mans while racing the famous Porsche 956 and 962.
We hear about some of Derek’s memorable experiences and also see on car …

Enjoy these photos from day three and four at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
We will have more coverage of this epic event during the week.
Images: Derek Hanbidge deejay51.com
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Enjoy these pics from Thursday and Friday at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
This year’s overall theme is ‘Racing Revolutions – Quantum leaps that shaped motor sport’ and Goodwood is showcasing automotive icons that trumpeted …

We’re enveloped in the deepest and darkest depths of winter here in Australia, but Mr. Sun kindly managed to forget about it over the weekend, presumably cheered up by the HSRCA’s mighty showing of historic …

El Maestro, “The Master”, Juan Manuel Fangio. The Argentinian legend would have celebrated his 100th Birthday this week. What can you say about the guy? Five world titles with four different teams. Brave, passionate, quick, …

So, then, the Senna movie has gone down a storm – and rightly so. Not to put too fine a point on it, things were simply more exciting then. The circuits were bumpy, the cars …

The worldwide release of Senna – The Movie has opened up a lot of memories, and it made me dig out a story I wrote a few years ago that ended up not being published. …

May 1: Last year’s worldwide release of Senna – The Movie opened up a lot of memories about Ayrton Senna, in the build-up I dug out a series of stories I wrote a few years …