Check out these wonderful images of pit crumpet from the Indy 500, 1977.
Big hair, big glasses and occassionally, big boobies. No wonder it was once the greatest sporting event on earth.
God bless America.
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How on earth did Dick Simon survive this! If there is ever any doubt about how brave racing drivers are and how much energy there is in a big crash, just watch this one.
In this …

At the start of the 2009 season I had been concerned that financing would be a problem for the F1 teams. When the Global Financial Crisis struck it was obvious the teams would be forced …

For all those James Hunt fans out there, here is a chance to own a very special piece of “memorabilia”.
1. Super-rare 1974 Carrera RS – one of only six right hand drive examples ever made
2. …

It was an extraordinary gathering, almost pre-ordained. About 12 hours after the news of Mick Doohan’s retirement broke in Australia on 10 December, 1999, a group of people was engaging in what Doohan had done …

Happy new year! We are still in holiday mode, so here is some classic video from 1966.
The film shows highlights from the last race of the first season of Can-Am, 1966. The race was held …

Its almost new year and therefore time to let the hair down a little, so here is a light hearted interview with Peter Brock from Channel 9′s 60 Minutes program.
Interviewer Ian Leslie pursues a serious …

It has been a fantastic and fun filled year for us at Motorsport Retro and I have really enjoyed the tales from our team of great writers. Here are a selection of my favourites, in …

Unless you have been living under a rock, you would know that  Michael Schumacher is set to return to Formula 1 next year with Mercedes Benz, after a three year break from the sport.
Back in …

Barry Sheene was testing the Suzuki XR14 in preparation for the Daytona 200 in 1975 when disaster struck.  Pinned in 6th gear at 8500 rpm and topping 170mph on the famous Daytona banking, his bike …

This week sees another motor manufacturer succumb to the 21st Century –the unique Swedish marque, Saab.  With General Motors having to bail out its European operations, the time has come for the defiantly, definitive Scandinavian …

We are winding down for Christmas, so over the break we will be running plenty of videos to keep you guys entertained.
We  ran a story back in July about Kenny Roberts returning to the Indy …

Picture this. You’re an Australian rider, lining up for your second premier-class works Grand Prix ride – nominated by a four-times world champion. But just minutes before the start, your Italian teammate’s machine has ignition …

Few images from the halcyon days of 1980s American Indycar racing are as evocative as those featuring Rick Ravon Mears in a Pennzoil-liveried Penske.
Thanks to his status as one of only three drivers to have …

I have just received details of what looks like a great read, The Toleman story – Last Romantics in Formula 1, by Christopher Hilton.
Here is the official blurb from Veloce Publishing
“Small, unfashionable, short of money …