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1982 Kawasaki SR500
Dave Thorpe raced this beautiful factory Kawasaki during his first full season of Grand Prix Motocross racing in 1982. Arguably one of the most unique looking motocorss models of all time, the green machine stood …
Elfin Heritage Centre
Its been over 50 years since Garie Cooper designed and built his first Elfin racing car in a small workshop near Adelaide, South Australia. Now enthusiasts have a place to visit and celebrate the heritage …
Ayrton Senna: First Formula 1 tests 1983
Here is some rare footage of Ayrton Senna taking part in his first three Formula 1 tests in 1983 before deciding on what team he should drive for the following year.
Senna tested for Williams, McLaren …
Harvey Mushman Retro Clothing
Harvey Mushman was the alias of the king of cool, Steve McQueen. He often raced under this name in order to avoid attention and the ire of directors and studios who had attempted to ban …
History of BMW in Formula 1
BMW has been active in Formula 1 since 1982 but, sadly, they are now calling it quits. Although the recent campaign could be called a success of sorts, it was the turbo era of the …
Graeme Crosby: Part 1
Of all the riders to emerge from the primordial swamp of Superbike racing in the 1970s, none was more flamboyant, spectacular and brilliant than Graeme Crosby.
For someone lucky enough to witness Kiwi Croz at his …
Kevin Bartlett flips his Camaro: Bathurst 1982
This incident has gone down in Australian motorsport folklore. Kevin Bartlett, the 1974 Bathurst 100 winner and his thundering Chevrolet Camaro Z28 were crowd favourites at Bathurst in the early 80s.
Bartlett had put the car …
Dutch Grand Prix 1971: Zandvoort
Make sure you click the HQ button on this great video of the 1971 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Unfortunately the commentary is not in English, but the footage is superb.
For the Dutch GP Team …
Jaguar XJ13
The Jaguar XJ13 was a mid-engined prototype first mooted in 1960 with a view to competing at Le Mans.
Construction began in 1965, with the first car running in 1966, however the founder of Jaguar, Sir …
Thursday Hot Laps: Derek Bell 1984
Year: 1984
Driver: Derek Bell
Circuit: Old Nurburgring
Country: Germany
Car: Rothmans Porsche 956
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Alain De Cadenet and the Trouser Snake
British born playboy Alain de Cadenet made his reputation building and driving his own sports prototypes. He took on works teams and, at times, beat them. In 1976 he finished 3rd overall at the 24 …
Photo Flashback: US Motocross 1970s
These fantastic images were taken by Randy Petree from ClassicMotocrossImages.com
Randy has been a motorcycle enthusiast since the 1970s. He began racing motocross in 1973, but was also a regional press photographer between races and was …
Martin Brundle drives Jim Clark’s Lotus 49
Silverstone celebrated its 60th Anniversary as a motor racing Circuit in 2008. As part of these celebrations, organisers brought together grand prix cars from the past six decades and Martin Brundle got to drive them …
Bell Jet Helmet – Steve McQueen ISDT 1964 replica
The retro trends keeps powering on with Bell releasing a replica of the helmet worn by the US Team in the 1964 ISDT (International Six-Day Trial).
The most famous member of this team was none other …
Psyche-out 101 with Jammin’ Jimmy – Part 1
One of the great characters of the burgeoning American motocross scene in the early ‘70s was Mitchell Nelson Weinert – better known as Jammin’ Jimmy Weinert.
The Jammer can lay claim to several milestones including being …
