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Owning, working on, running and racing a classic car is something special. It’s a unique experience, and usually a deep and quite meaningful relationship that grows and changes along with life. There is a connection …

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Top 10: Best of Motorsport Retro
February 3, 2012 – 6:26 AM | No Comment
Top 10: Best of Motorsport Retro

Best of The Cahier Archive: Ayrton Senna

This feature gallery from the Cahier Archive contains images of the immortal Ayrton Senna.
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Australia wins international challenge at 2012 Island Classic Bikes
February 1, 2012 – 7:56 AM | No Comment
Australia wins international challenge at 2012 Island Classic Bikes

Team Australia has easily retained the International Challenge team’s event at Phillip Island, the centrepiece of the 2012 Island Classic historic meeting held this past weekend (January 27-29).

Legends: Carlo Ubbiali
January 31, 2012 – 9:28 AM | No Comment
Legends: Carlo Ubbiali

At the Assen Centennial Classic 1998, events were decided on regularity of lap times. Italy’s nine-times world champion Carlo Ubbiali, then aged 68, was a clear winner in his class.

Goodwood celebrates sports car racing at 2012 Festival of Speed
January 30, 2012 – 3:32 PM | No Comment
Goodwood celebrates sports car racing at 2012 Festival of Speed

This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (28 June – 1 July 2012), will mark two key anniversaries, with the peak of sports car racing 40 years ago, and the launch of the exciting …

Mal Campbell and Honda RC 30 Reunite at Island Classic
January 26, 2012 – 7:48 AM | No Comment
Mal Campbell and Honda RC 30 Reunite at Island Classic

Aussie motorcycle racing legend Malcolm Campbell will be reunited with Honda’s RC30, on which he won two Australian Superbike championships, this coming weekend at Phillip Island for the International Island Classic.

2012 HBBB to Open with Golden Era Celebration
January 24, 2012 – 9:45 AM | No Comment
2012 HBBB to Open with Golden Era Celebration

Jeff Leisk, Charlie Williams, Ivan Mauger and a nigh-unbeatable collection of Honda’s magic machinery will head to Broadford this coming April for the 2012 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza.

Saltarelli Ducati Collection offered at RM Auctions Monaco sale
January 20, 2012 – 9:16 AM | One Comment
Saltarelli Ducati Collection offered at RM Auctions Monaco sale

A highlight of the 2012 RM Auctions Monaco sale is the incredible Saltarelli Ducati Collection. One of the largest private collections of Ducati motorcycles ever to be offered at auction, the collection spans the …

Legends: Wayne Gardner
January 17, 2012 – 9:41 AM | One Comment
Legends: Wayne Gardner

In 1988, Swan Breweries showcased leading Australian sports people in television advertisements, with the catchline: “they said you’d never make it”.
In a first for Australian motorcycling, reigning world 500 champion Wayne Gardner was featured. It …

Top Five of 2011: Documentaries
January 14, 2012 – 11:37 AM | No Comment
Top Five of 2011: Documentaries

Video Documentary: Hunt and Sheene – When Playboys Ruled the World

Sit back and enjoy this full length documentary about the legendary Barry Sheene and his partner in crime James Hunt.
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Video: Dakar flashback – Cyril Neveu vs Hubert Auriol 1987
January 7, 2012 – 4:56 PM | No Comment
Video: Dakar flashback – Cyril Neveu vs Hubert Auriol 1987

Two Dakar legends go head to head during the 1987 edition of the worlds toughest race.

Top Five of 2011: Moto GP
January 6, 2012 – 12:39 PM | No Comment
Top Five of 2011: Moto GP

Legendary Bikes: Barry Sheene’s Suzuki RG500 1976-77

Barry Sheene’s Suzuki 500 holds the record for the fastest motorcycle GP race ever.
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Top Five of 2011: Photo Galleries
January 3, 2012 – 11:40 AM | No Comment
Top Five of 2011: Photo Galleries

Best of the MSR Facebook: Classic Formula One Engine Photos

This post, then, is in honour of our Facebook fans, and their collection of beautiful cars and motorsport moments. Enjoy this gallery of some of our favourite Formula …

The Dakar Rally: “A school of life”
December 27, 2011 – 8:10 AM | One Comment
The Dakar Rally: “A school of life”

The motorsport season is always an adventure, but there can be no bigger adventure than the Dakar Rally that traditionally starts on New Year’s Day.
Originally run from Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal, the ‘Rally Raid’ …

Building a Vintage Racing Motorcycle: Seeley Norton
December 10, 2011 – 3:55 PM | One Comment
Building a Vintage Racing Motorcycle: Seeley Norton

Filled with the pioneering spirit, on the first of January 2011, Kenny Cummings and Dan Rose set out on an adventure. They had a long list of custom made race parts and a simple goal: …

Legends: Eddie Lawson
December 3, 2011 – 3:07 PM | No Comment
Legends: Eddie Lawson

Eddie Lawson’s 1983 signing direct from American Superbikes to the Yamaha 500 Grand Prix team brought howls from the European press, but the decision was soon vindicated.

Video: Husqvarna MOAB retro concept inspired by Steve McQueen
December 1, 2011 – 2:14 PM | No Comment
Video: Husqvarna MOAB retro concept inspired by Steve McQueen

At the recent EICMA show in Milan, Husqvarna revealed its new concept called the MOAB, named after the popular riding spot surrounding Utah, called the Moab desert. Husky is billing the bike as it’s …

Video: Justin Bell visits Porsche Rennsport Reunion and the Petersen Automotive Museum
November 16, 2011 – 8:46 AM | No Comment
Video: Justin Bell visits Porsche Rennsport Reunion and the Petersen Automotive Museum

The World’s Fastest Car Show is a “weekly automotive adventure Web show that power slides into the intersection between car culture, entertainment and sheer performance.”

Terry Dennehy’s Drixton-Honda
November 14, 2011 – 6:58 AM | 2 Comments
Terry Dennehy’s Drixton-Honda

Talk about unlikely combinations. Two 22-years-old Australia bike mechanics, working in Milan with a Swiss frame maker, turn a Honda CB450 roadster into a competitive racer.

100%, “How much effort do you give?”
November 12, 2011 – 11:15 AM | No Comment
100%, “How much effort do you give?”

I received this interesting press release last week, which outlined the story behind the 100% brand. Its a logo I remembered, as during the the mid 1980s my heroes included US motocross legends …

Video: Top Gear’s Top 10 of all things Group B
November 8, 2011 – 1:11 PM | One Comment
Video: Top Gear’s Top 10 of all things Group B

It’s Top Gear Live time this weekend in the UK, with May, Hammond and Clarkson hitting the road with their globe-trotting live show. Haven’t they got enough money yet?