This feature gallery from the Cahier Archive contains images of the immortal Ayrton Senna.

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Climb Dance

One of the greatest motorsport videos of all time, this classic short film shows 1981 World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen completely attacking The Pikes Peak International Hillclimb on his way to a record breaking run in 1988.

It’s required-reading for every retro motorsport fan!

Video + Photos: 2012 Pirelli Calendar

The brief is simple. Commission leading photographers to capture the world’s most beautiful women on film for the exclusive calendar, which is only available as a gift for royalty, celebrities and VIP customers.

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Martin Donnelly: The luckiest man alive, part one

“For Martin Donnelly to have survived that accident was an act of God,” said Warwick. “That accident could happen another five million times, and in every one of them he would be dead. To be honest, he should not have survived. The only reason I drove today was that I was happy he was okay.”

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And click for parts two, three and four.

The 1980 Paris-Dakar from behind the handlebars of a Vespa

The Dakar rally is probably the most gruelling and dangerous motor race in the world.  Motorcycles, cars, quad bikes and trucks compete, not so much with each other, but with the race itself, to survive each year’s course. Competitors slog through each mile in danger of serious injury and death.

In 1980 a French team of 4 riders, put together by Jean-Francois Piot, decided that this all sounded wonderful and that they would enter the race. On their Vespas.

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Greg Moore, part 1. Mark Webber remembers

Greg Moore. It’s a name that stirs emotions and memories, happiness and sadness all in one go. This five-part column will celebrate the life of the Canadian that was cut so short, and try and pass on some of the fun that everyone around him experienced before he sadly lost his life at the tragically young age of 24.

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Parts two, three, four and five

And now for something completely different– Elf’s Experimental bikes from 1978 – 1988

Imagine the ideas and technology that can come about if the dudes tinkering away in garages late at night are racing engineering experts, funded by the seemingly bottomless coffers of French petroleum giants. That is just what Elf decided to do when it began a program of experimental motorcycles that lasted from 1978 to 1988, searching for that innovation that would propel their riders, and their brand, to the top of the podium.

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Legonds: Historic Race Cars in Lego

Incredible creativity, workmanship and design abound in all of them, from the simple but unmistakable W196 to the ridiculous detail of the Jaguar. Amazing work!

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Video: James Hunt punches marshall

James Hunt crashes his McLaren and is clearly dazed in the shunt. He then thinks he must be in the pub and gives the marshall a right hook.

They don’t make them like they used to!

Retro Martini Racing Gear

Star of the range is the uber retro light blue jacket, famously worn by Argentinian legend Carlos Reutemann. The jacket sports the Martini Racing logo on the chest with the iconic red white and blue stripes down the sleeves. Its made from 100% Polyester and retails for 149 Euro.

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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).

Australia was never headed, with the extraordinary depth of talent in the local team proving to be the trump card in its 312pt victory (1198 to 885) over the Jeremy McWilliams-led UK team. The World 13, an amalgam of riders from France, New Zealand, Australia and America, was well back in third on 596pts.

“It’s a pretty easy caper being the boss of the Australian team, and I congratulate all of them for again producing the goods,” said non-riding captain Rex Wolfenden. “But it’s the international riders who come over here which makes this event, as they are just so passionate about their sport.”

Thanks to the deeds of explosive Suzuki Katana pairing Steve Martin and Shawn Giles, with superb back-up support from the likes of Rob Phillis (Katana), Beau Beaton (Irving Vincent) and Mal Campbell (Honda CB1100R), Team Australia enjoyed a near perfect run through the first three legs before the tide turned against them in the final six lap instalment.

Martin’s race evaporated when he inadvertently stalled on the grid, and just when Giles was in sight of victory the battery failed on his machine.

The breakdowns didn’t put Australia’s team win in danger, but it opened the door for McWilliams to claim individual honours for the second year in succession after winning the last race ahead of Beaton and Phillis.

“This has been an incredible weekend and this is quite surreal to be honest,” said the 47-year-old former 250 GP winner. “Eleven days ago I lost my mum and there was a chance I wasn’t going to come, but I am sure she would have wanted me here.

“Sometimes racing doesn’t go to plan, and I commiserate with Shawn and Steve for stopping in the last race. But the speed of these guys was amazing – the improvement since last year has been amazing.

“I’ve had some up and downs this weekend, and at the start I just wasn’t getting anywhere with a host of carburetion problems.

“But I went into fighter mode in the last couple of races and really put my head down. And I’ve proven that to win you’ve got to finish, first and foremost.”

McWilliams finished 4-3-3-1 across the four legs to complete the challenge on 149pts, just in front of the extremely impressive Beaton (3-4-4-2, 147pts), Phillis (5-6-5-3, 141pts), Martin (2-2-1-18, 137pts) and Campbell (6-7-6-5, 136pts).

McWilliams also received the inaugural Ken Wootton International Perpetual Trophy for his victory, in memory of the late Aussie motorcycle journalist and a key driver of the Island Classic event.

Giles, the three-time Australian Superbike champion, just got home in the first two International Challenge races after fierce scraps with Martin. Another Aussie, Josh Brookes (Suzuki XR69), was also jockeying for top position in race one before a loose exhaust system caused him to highside spectacularly at turn one, with his stricken machine cartwheeling through the infield. Understandably, that was the end of his abbreviated campaign.

In race three, Martin enjoyed clear air all the way after Giles’ bike jumped out of second gear just after the start, before it all went pear-shaped for the duo – clearly the fastest riders on circuit – in the finale.

Martin’s consolation was a new lap record – 1:38.707, set in race three.

Meanwhile, South Australian Levy Day was awarded the Phil Irving Memorial Trophy for the highest individual point-scorer across the weekend, after scoring maximum scorecards across two classes – 500cc Classic and 350cc Classic.

Other winners included Ryan Taylor (1000cc New Era), Scott Webster (Unlimited Forgotten Era), Mick Damon (Unlimited Classic), Glenn Hindle (350cc Classic), Craig Ditchburn (500cc Post-Classic) and Simon Cook (Unlimited Post-Classic).

For full results   www.computime.com.au

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE – 2012 AMCN International  Island Classic

Final point score – Team: Australia – 1198; UK – 885.15; World 13 – 596.62

Final point score – Individual: 1.  Jeremy McWilliams (UK) 149 points; 2. Beau Beaton (AUS) 147 points; 3. Robbie Phillis (AUS) 141 points;  4. Steve Martin (AUS) 137 points;   5. Malcolm Campbell (AUS) 136 points;  6. Scott Webster (AUS)  131 points; 7.  Ryan Farquhar (AUS) 130 points   8.  Laurie Fyffe (AUS) 125 points  9.  Leo Cash (AUS)  118 points 10. Shawn Giles (AUS)  116 points

Race One (decl after three laps )

1.                   Shawn Giles (AUS) -  Suzuki Katana

2.                   Steve Martin (AUS) – Suzuki Katana

3.                   Beau Beaton (AUS) – Irving Vincent

4.                   Jeremy McWilliams (UK) – Suzuki Harris F1

5.                   Robbie Phillis (AUS) – Suzuki Katana

6.                   Malcolm Campbell (AUS) – Honda CBR 1100

7.                   Ryan Farquhar (UK) – Suzuki Harris F1

8.                   Scott Webster (AUS)  – Kawa Moto-Martin

Race Two

1.                   Shawn Giles

2.                   Steve Martin

3.                   Jeremy McWilliams

4.                   Beau Beaton

5.                   Ryan Farquhar

6.                   Robbie Phillis

7.                   Malcolm Campbell

8.                   Scott Webster

Race Three

1.                   Steve Martin (set new historic lap record -  1:38.707)

2.                   Shawn Giles

3.                   Jeremy McWilliams

4.                   Beau Beaton

5.                   Robbie Phillis

6.                   Malcolm Campbell

7.                   Scott Webster

8.                  Stuart Loly (AUS) – Suzuki GSX 1170

Race Four

1.            Jeremy McWilliams

2.            Beau Beaton

3.            Robbie Phillis

4.            Ryan Farquhar

5.            Malcolm Campbell

6.            Scott Webster

7.            Laurie Fyffe (AUS) Suzuki GSX 1294

8.            Stuart Loly

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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.

His face was weathered from years of riding in pudding-basin helmets and goggles, but he was still a class act, and such a contrast to today’s small-bore riders.

Ubbiali was never flashy, kept his own council and did not have one major crash in a decade when ‘circuit safety’ was an oxymoron. He was nicknamed “The Fox” for good reason, often luring rivals into a race-long duel and then doing them cold with decisive moves on the last lap.

Born in Bergamo on September 24, 1929, he began competing in 1947 and won a gold medal in the 1949 International Six-Day Trial.

Ubbiali won 39 classics between 1950 and 1960, first with Mondial but the majority with MV-Agusta. He was double world 125/250 champion in 1956, ’59 and ’60 and, we might surmise, adept at MV team politics.

He showed his good judgment again by retiring at the top, just as he turned 31 at the end of 1960. He’d just lost his brother and confidant Maurizio. He could sense Count Agusta was cutting back his race effort and would have seen the growing 125/250 challenges of Honda’s multis and MZ’s two-strokes.

A new champion would soon emerge from the same part of Italy, namely Giacomo Agostini, and he eclipsed Ubbiali as Italy’s most successful racer. Today, Agostini, Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi are the only Italians who’ve won more GPs.

This against the likes of Tarquinio Provini, Cecil Sanford, Luigi Taveri and (in 1954-55) top NSU riders Werner Hass and H-P Muller, and in an era when the there might be as few as six GPs in a season.

by Don Cox

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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 Group C era 30 years back.

Forty years ago, the 1972 season was a pivotal year in sports car racing. In America, Can-Am was at its peak, with a fascinating battle for supremacy between McLaren, Porsche, Shadow and Lola, while in Europe a change in regulations prompted an intriguing fight between Ferrari, Matra and Alfa Romeo. Although ostensibly similar in appearance, these cars were very different in design philosophy, highlighting fundamental differences between European and American racing – technical sophistication versus raw power. A special class at the 2012 Festival of Speed will bring these cars together, providing a unique opportunity to witness the most exciting sports racing prototypes of all time in no-holds-barred action.

A decade later, the Group C era began in 1982, and went on to become one of the most competitive in sports car racing history, with an unprecedented number of factory teams. This summer’s Festival of Speed will celebrate 30 years since the launch of Group C, with a dedicated class including cars from Porsche, Jaguar, Mercedes, Toyota, Nissan, Aston Martin, Lancia and Peugeot. As well as a stunning sight in the Festival paddock, these cars are sure to be amongst the fastest up the famous Goodwood Hill, with many in the running for fastest time of the weekend.

Full details of the sports car racers and driver line-up due to appear at Goodwood will be revealed over the coming months.

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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.

Saying that a racing bike is built to win is a bit redundant, but the RC30 really was built to win. Honda saw an opportunity in the fledgling World Superbike Championship to build a no-compromise racer that would capture hearts and minds with its majesty and peerless performance. So they homolegated the RC30 and set it to work.

Fred Merkel rode an RC30 to win the first ever World Superbike Championship in 1988, and then the second one in 1989. Its 750cc V4 happily pushed Steve Hislop to the first ever 120 mile per hour lap of the Isle of Man TT. Around the world and across disciplines RC30s did their thing and did it well.

And they have become incredibly desirable and quite rare classic machines. It’s wonderful that the late ’80s are being opened-up more and more to historic motorsport. At the International Island Classic beautiful machines like the RC30, Yamaha RZ500 two-stroke and Suzuki GSX-R750 will run in the ‘New Era’ class;  a new formula of historic bikes for machines produced between 1983 and 1990.

So, what ’83 to ’90 machine would you take to the track?

Read on for the full word and photos from the Island Classic team.

Veteran rider, Mal Campbell, to reunite with an old icon

A new class of historic road racing – Period 6 – will make its debut on the big stage at this weekend’s   massively popular Island Classic meeting (January 27-29), to be held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

The fledgling formula, to be known under the ‘New Era’ moniker, is for hardware produced between 1983 and 1990, with the eight-year window including bikes such as the Honda RC30, Kawasaki ZX-7R, Suzuki GSX-R750 and the Castrol 6-hour winning Yamaha RZ500 two-stroke.

One of the toughest, bravest and most combative riders to ever pull on motorcycle leathers in this country, Launceston’s Malcolm Campbell, was intrinsically linked with the snarling RC30. Campbell even won two Australian Superbike titles on the free-wheeling Honda — created especially for homologation purposes to compete in the Superbike World Championship – and some of his fierce battles with the likes of Rob Phillis (ZX-7R) are now the stuff of legend.

Campbell, now 58, has just announced he’ll reunite with a restored ‘works’ RC30 in the Period 6 races at Phillip Island. But no Phillis this time – although he does have a ZX-7R that’s all ready to be dusted off. Watch out 2013…

“I competed on some great machines over the years, and the RC30 is right up there as one of my favourites,” said Campbell. “It’s just such a sweet bike to ride, and really set a foundation for the modern Superbikes we see today.

“And it was jus so successful on the race track, from winning local championships to the world Superbike title. I am really looking forward to riding it again at Phillip Island.”

As well as the Period 6 races, Campbell will also compete in the headline Tahbilk International Challenge format for Forgotten Era machines (1973-1982, Period 5) on a Honda CB1100R.

Campbell will combine with the likes of Suzuki Katana-riding trio Phillis, Steve Martin and Shawn Giles in the Australian team, competing against the Jeremy McWilliams-led UK equip and the World 13, a fusion of riders from New Zealand, France, Australia and America. Four races will decide the International Challenge.

The Island Classic will see over 260 riders – and 350 separate machines – in action, with solo classes for bikes dating back to pre-WWI, right through to Vintage (1920-1945), Classic (1946-1962), Post Classic (1963-1972) and the aforementioned Forgotten Era (1973-1982) and New Era (1983-1990) classes. Sidecars will also compete.

A total of 44 races will be held on the Saturday and Sunday.

For more information and bookings, visit www.islandclassic.com.au or contact the circuit on  (03) 5952 2710.

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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.

The event will kick off with a celebration of the golden era of motorcross – the ’70s and ’80s – and bring together the stars, teams, sponsors, tuners and punters that made the golden era shine.

Honda will have a huge collection of its classic racing bikes on display, including everything from 1973′s ‘Elsinore‘ series to the last of the air-cooled bikes from ’84. Jeff Leisk’s ’89 Honda Factory RC 500 will be present, as will his Aussie title winning bikes.

And much of this magnificent machinery won’t be left resting in a display – the bikes will be fired up and unleashed in events and features celebrating all of the pre-1985 motorcycle disciplines. Sounds good to us!

Read on for the official word from the HBBB team and head to their website here for more.

2012 HBBB to open with Golden Era celebration

The 2012 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB) will kick off on Good Friday evening, 6 April, with a celebration of 70’s – 80’s Motocross (the Golden Era).

The evening will take place in the Speedway Shed at the State Motorcycle Sports Complex, Broadford, and is billed to be a once in a lifetime reunion with all your old race rivals, sponsors, tuners, mates and worshippers present.

Event Organiser Peter Drakeford is looking forward to introducing this unique event to the HBBB.

“I know all our lives have changed since we were young, but one thing we all have in common is that Motocross in this golden era was perhaps the biggest and most exciting thing we have ever been involved with,” Drakeford said.

“The proof of that is the way people I’ve contacted to help have put in massive amounts of time and effort at their own cost in creating this ‘never before’ event inside the HBBB.”

The reunion will be a gathering of old bikes, memorabilia, old stories and memories, and a special display of Honda Motocross models from the ground-breaking ‘Elsinore’ series of 1973 to the last of the air cooled models of 1984.

Jeff Leisk, Aussie international Motocross star and pioneer, will be attending the event, and a very special display of Leisk’s 1989 Honda Factory RC 500 and his Aussie title winning Hondas will be ‘eye candy’ for us all.

The evening will start officially at 6pm and will consist of interviews of the old stars of the era including Leisk and legend Ray Owen, films of our old races and racers and the best part – catching up with the old faces you might not have seen for 30 or 40 years!

Unofficial Motocross historian, tragic and illustrator Roger Harvey is compiling a 120-page book of unpublished photos of the stars of the era, which will be on sale at the opening. Limited numbers are available and are sure to be instant collectors’ items.
Bar facilities and a fish and chip dinner will be available, or BYO on the night.

But that’s not all – the HBBB is a celebration of all pre-1985 historic Motorcycle disciplines. You can go and see your favourite old Road Racer, Speedway and Short Circuit riders, Trials and Enduro riders in action on one of the complex’s circuits too, as all disciplines have their own riding area or track with excellent spectator areas. See bikes you haven’t seen or even heard the sound of in years, and re-kindle old friendships. You will probably even see your favourite bike you owned in the era.

For all the latest news and announcements ahead of the 2012 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza be sure to check out the HBBB website at www.ma.org.au/hbbb.

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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 marque’s full history from road to racing machines.

The 100-bike collection was carefully selected over the past 30 years by lifelong enthusiast Carlo Saltarelli, an ex-Ducati factory test rider, racer and owner of a Ducati dealership.

Below is the official blurb from RM Auctions:

In addition to the Saltarelli Collection, RM Auctions is delighted to announce the presence of the Ducati Factory and Museum at the Monaco auction along with the sale of some fantastic ex-Works racing machines, sourced directly from the Ducati Corse racing department. Ducati will also offer a fascinating collection of memorabilia directly from the factory.

“We are honoured to have been entrusted by Mr. Saltarelli to offer his exceptional collection at our upcoming Monaco sale”, says Max Girardo, managing director at RM Europe. “The ability to announce the presence of the Ducati Factory at the sale with the inclusion of some wonderful ex-Works race bikes, makes the Monaco auction a truly once in a lifetime opportunity for Ducati collectors and enthusiasts. We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work with the Ducati Factory as we continue to align ourselves with the world’s leading brands”

CEO and President of Ducati Motor Holding, Gabriele Del Torchio said: “We are delighted that an auction house as prestigious as RM Auctions will be offering the Saltarelli collection of historic Ducati motorcycles and I am proud to complement the event by offering some very special motorcycles from our Ducati Corse racing department. This incredible sale will enable passionate bidders to take ownership of unique pieces of Ducati history, from the Ducati Cucciolo to a Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP machine.”

Carlo Saltarelli is an ex-Ducati factory test rider, racer and dealer, who carefully amassed his incredible collection of bikes over the past 30 years of his amazing career. Of the stunning 100 motorcycles offered ‘without reserve’ are several race machines worthy of specific attention. The highlight of the collection, and a lot that will undoubtedly attract strong interest from discerning bike collectors, is the 1970 Ex-Works Ducati 450 Desmo “Corsa”, a bike presented in the Ducati Museum book and a feature display at the Ducati museum in Bologna in recent years.

The Saltarelli Collection also features a beautiful 1990 Ex-Works Ducati 888 SBK, ridden in period by Giancarlo Falappa. A factory-raced 888 is a rare bike indeed, and this example represents a not-to-be-missed ownership opportunity.  Other significant lots include a brace of 750SS race bikes from the 1970s including an ex-factory 1973/4 Ducati 750SS, Race Number 1, ridden in 1975 works rider Franco Uncini, and a 1974 Ducati 750SS, Race Number 23, which also boasts an illustrious racing history, having scored a number of victories and podium finishes during the 1974 and 1975 seasons, often in the hands of Carlo Saltarelli himself.

Other significant lots include:

1956 Ducati 125 Moto Giro F3, an original factory-built privateer racing machine in splendid original condition;

1979 Ducati 860 Mike Hailwood Replica Series 1, an original, un-restored and desirable Series 1 Mike Hailwood Replica in good order;

2000 Ducati 900MHE, a delivery mileage ex Motorshow machine, previously displayed at the Ducati factory;

1970 Ducati 450 Desmo Scrambler, an original, un-restored and very desirable Desmo Scrambler finished in yellow;

1997 Ex Team Gio.Ca.Moto Ducati 748R, a stunning ex-Team Gio.Ca.Moto racing 748 in yellow livery; and

an iconic 1970 Ducati 250 Desmo “Silver Shotgun”, boasting an excellent, older restoration.

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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 was further proof of how much Gardner’s achievements changed local perceptions of motorcycling racing.

Gardner was a catalyst for two major developments – live national television coverage of all the GPs and Australia having a world-championship GP. He was tireless in promoting the event.

Schooled in dirt track, then on 250/350 Yamahas and finally on Superbikes, Wayne left Australia in 1981 having never won a national title. Success with Honda in Britain earned him a crack at 500 GP on an RS500R triple in 1983.

In 1986, Gardner won the Spanish GP at Jarama in his first appearance as a full works GP rider on the Honda NSR500 V4. He won again at Assen and a sodden Silverstone. The following year, Honda improved the bike and Gardner took the championship with seven victories, the first Australian premier-class crown.

The 1988 bike had issues and Gardner was second in the title, and then came the fabulous victory in the ’89 Australian GP. He won it again in 1990, riding with a broken wrist.

Determination personified, Gardner pretty much willed himself to take the last of his 18 GP victories at Donington Park in 1992, ahead of Wayne Rainey. At other times, his determination hurt him.

Apart from GP success, he won two Castrol Six-Hour races, three Swann Insurance Series, five British crowns and four Suzuka Eight-Hour races. At one stage, he had so many wins in Japan that he was nicknamed ‘Mr 100 Per Cent’.

Switching to cars, Gardner raced successfully in Australia and Japan. And now at age 52, he’s taken his two sons motorcycle racing in Spain.

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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 Documentary: Henri Toivonen – His Rally Days

Henri Toivonen was, without doubt, one of the fastest, most spectacular and most popular rally drivers of his generation. His tragic death, with co-driver Sergio Cresto, in 1986 was a devastating blow to the sport and Toivonen’s many fans.

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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 injured when the burning remains of  Pierre Levegh’s Mercedes 300SLR  flew into the crowd­ after a crash with Mike Hawthorn on the pit straight.

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Video: BMW Motorsport in the 1980s

This great video series takes a look at BMW’s rich Motorsport history.

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Video: Jack Brabham Documentary

When We Were Racers is about a legend of motor sport, Jack Brabham. Originally broadcast on the ABC in 2009 , Jack tells his stirring story with the help of other motor racing icons Sir Stirling Moss, Alan Jones and Murray Walker.

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

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