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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The highlight of Januarys Gooding & Company’s Scottsdale Auction will be a 1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider.
Strap in, sit tight, and watch the most outrageous rally cars ever built, racing each other in the European Rallycross Championship – and a novel idea…
Anyone who has seen (or heard) a Group B World Rally …
Here is another cracker video from Porsche, on the back of the recent Rennsport Reunion IV.
Inspired by his love of cars and motorsport, Tony Crampton has turned his artistic eye to the magic motorsport of the seventies.
He has created The Art of the Automobile, a collection of paintings that depict …
I hope you’ve been good this year, because Bonhams’ traditional December Sale is packed with excellent ideas for a very special Christmas list. Taking place on the first of December, the 2011 sale will put …
There is a scene in The Matrix Reloaded (prepare for spoilers) in which Neo first meets the Architect; the character responsible for building the Matrix and overseeing its continued function, plan and purpose. Having spent …
Here is part two of the wonderful Golden Age of Motor Racing series.
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.”
The Alpine Rally of East Gippsland is all set to light up the forests around Lakes Entrance. The weekend of November 25, 26 & 27 will see the region play host to 115 of the …
Known to motor racing fans simply as Gricey, this two time Bathurst 1000 winner (1986, 1990) was a hard charging, blisteringly quick, no nonsense racer.
Enjoy this video from the Japan Lotus Day at Fuji. The event featured 500-plus cars with the star of the show being the twin-chassis Lotus Type 88B.
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.
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 …
Greycar know that your classic car or bike is well looked after and catered for and want to make sure the same is true for its driver. They provide period motoring clothing and accessories to …
The Formula One Grand Chelem, or Grand Slam, has only been achieved 51 times in the history of the sport. Just 22 drivers have done it. To achieve it, a driver must set the pole …
Canadian Jay Esterer (McRae GM1) has added his name to New Zealand motor racing’s revered Lady Wigram Trophy after dominating the opening round of the 2011/12 MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at …
If you ever find yourself needing to check the remaining race time in the 24 Hours of Le Mans while hurtling down the classic Mulsanne straight at the top speed record of 405 kilometres an …
Rennsport Reunion IV honored Porsche’s motorsports heritage by bringing together historic race cars from around the world to do what they were made to do, perform.
Allan Moffat’s immortal 1969 Trans Am Mustang is one of the greats of Australian motorsport. The car won 101 of 151 races it contested, and today it continues to thrill crowds as part of …
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?
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