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Video: A Master Class With Stirling Moss and a 1959 Cooper-Climax
February 18, 2012 | No Comment

“If I was really, a bit younger, a bit more gutsy, a bit bigger balls I probably would’ve kept it flat there.”
Enjoy this immensely entertaining driving lesson with Stirling Moss as he winds up a 1959 …

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Formula 1: Strike one. South Africa, 1982
February 12, 2012 | No Comment

The drivers were unified, for once, All fighting against tiny clauses in their Superlicence contracts. It sparked a remarkable weekend

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Touring Car Masters: Jim Richards new AMC Javelin
February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments

It has taken 30 months to complete, but Jim Richards says the Shannons 1972 AMC Javelin sedan he will debut at Adelaide’s Clipsal 500 opening round of 2012 Touring Car Masters on March 4 is …

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Clay Regazzoni: The man who could never stop
February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments

Throw anything that life could at him, but Clay Regazzoni still raced whatever he could get his hands on. Even after he was paralysed.
Clay Regazzoni is one of those drivers that seemingly would have fitted …

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NHRA: Can you feel the Force?
February 3, 2012 | No Comment

Imagine interviewing a machine gun. That’s what it is like talking with John Force. The 15-time NHRA Funny Car Champion is the sport’s most popular driver
Californian John Force is extremely well known in the United …

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Legends: Carlo Ubbiali
January 31, 2012 | No Comment

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.

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50th Anniversary of 24 hours at Daytona: 1968 – Vic Elford wins for Porsche
January 28, 2012 | No Comment

As a galaxy of stars get ready for the 50th running of sportscars at Daytona this weekend at the 24 Hours we celebrate the  event’s most successful marque: Porsche

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For Sale: Ayrton Senna’s Helmet and Race Suit
January 27, 2012 | 4 Comments

Silverstone Auctions’ upcoming Race Retro sale will present automobilia collectors with an incredibly rare opportunity to own a pair of artifacts from the Formula One legend – one of Ayrton Senna’s race-used helmets and racing …

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Paul Newman: Behind Blue Eyes
January 23, 2012 | 2 Comments

For a world-famous multiple award-winning actor, Paul Newman kept a low profile at the race track. He was just ‘one of the team’.

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Photos: WRC World Champion Juha Kankkunen’s Car Collection
January 18, 2012 | One Comment

This is the stunning car collection of Juha Kankkunen, winner of  23 world rallies and four drivers’ world championships and the only man to become world champion with three different manufacturers.

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Legends: Wayne Gardner
January 17, 2012 | One Comment

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 …

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Video: Fangio + Monza + Alfa = must see
January 15, 2012 | 6 Comments

Go for a fang with El Maestro at Monza.
 
 

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Senna vs Prost: Elf Master Karting, Bercy 1993
January 12, 2012 | No Comment

The recent celebrity-driver karting event at the Palais Omnisport in Paris-Bercy, in which a number of international racing stars did battle in electric karts around the indoor circuit, brings back memories of the inaugural event …

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Top Five of 2011: Formula One
January 10, 2012 | No Comment

Remembering Jim Clark

43 years ago, the world lost a hero in Jim Clark.
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Video: Dakar flashback – Cyril Neveu vs Hubert Auriol 1987
January 7, 2012 | No Comment

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