Legends: King Kenny Roberts
August 30, 2010 – 11:38 AM | No Comment

It’s 32 years since Kenny Leroy Roberts hit the world 500 championship, shaking it from its previous Euro-centric axis.
Roberts was 26 — a cocky, race-savvy, mentally tough twice AMA national champion from a dusty part …

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Yamaha 500 XT Documentary: Paris-Dakar Rally 1981
January 23, 2010 – 4:19 PM | One Comment
Yamaha 500 XT Documentary: Paris-Dakar Rally 1981

Look at this wonderful Yamaha documentary of the Sonauto Yamaha team’s assault on the 1981 Paris – Dakar Rally. I can’t understand a word of it, but its incredible viewing none the less.
The Sonauto team …

Steve McQueen helmets by Troy Lee Designs
January 20, 2010 – 11:06 AM | No Comment
Steve McQueen helmets by Troy Lee Designs

Whilst these Steve McQueen motocross helmets probably won’t appeal to purists , it’s good to see the McQueen legend being exposed to another generation of motorsport fans.
If your idea of a classic helmet design is …

Tim Beaumont Designs: Retro bike racing art
January 18, 2010 – 10:33 PM | No Comment
Tim Beaumont Designs: Retro bike racing art

Art is a very personal thing and provokes different emotions and responses in each of us. Inspired by 70s flat track heroes like Gene Romero, Kenny Roberts and Rex Beauchamp, these works by British artist …

Autographed photos of US Motocross legends
January 18, 2010 – 2:34 PM | No Comment
Autographed photos of US Motocross legends

Take a peek at these wonderful autographed photos from Mike Barker. The shots are featured over at RacerXonline.
Here is what Mike has to say about them “All of these photos were autographed at the Los …

Paris-Dakar 1986: dial 959
January 17, 2010 – 1:21 PM | 2 Comments
Paris-Dakar 1986: dial 959

With the annual Dakar Rally having just been won by the legendary Carlos Sainz in a VW, I’m reminded of the year – almost a quarter of a century ago – when Porsche turned up …

Retro Legends Stand Up – Art From Exciting Figures
January 15, 2010 – 8:14 AM | No Comment
Retro Legends Stand Up – Art From Exciting Figures

For Gabriel Petit de Meurville, much like for ourselves, the history of motor racing is an inspiration. Luckily for us, this inspiration has led him to create some truly awesome artworks in the form of …

1977 Indy 500 Pit Girls
January 13, 2010 – 8:18 AM | No Comment
1977 Indy 500 Pit Girls

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.
Images: yesterdaysneuz

Replica race bikes from Kiddimoto
January 12, 2010 – 8:33 AM | One Comment
Replica race bikes from Kiddimoto

If you have kids under five there is a good chance you already know a lot about balance bikes. They are a fantastic toy for the development of balance, steering, awareness and motor skills; very …

Dick Simon CART crash: Riverside Raceway 1982
January 11, 2010 – 8:14 AM | One Comment
Dick Simon CART crash: Riverside Raceway 1982

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 …

The Linear Edge – The Raggedy Edge Gone Zen
January 9, 2010 – 9:07 AM | 3 Comments
The Linear Edge – The Raggedy Edge Gone Zen

There is something Zen about the search for the perfect line. The perfect line is a minimalist thing, graceful, flowing, smooth and perpetual. Achieving it is almost a form of meditation in which the car, …

Ideas from the past to help F1 survive the future
January 8, 2010 – 7:03 AM | One Comment
Ideas from the past to help F1 survive the future

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 …

Retro motorsport t-shirts from Live2Race
January 7, 2010 – 5:16 PM | No Comment
Retro motorsport t-shirts from Live2Race

Check out this cool selection of retro t-shirts from UK company Live2Race. The team set out to “create refreshingly distinctive racing-inspired streetwear with designs that look as good at the track as they do on the …

Porsche: Roots in racing, not posing
January 6, 2010 – 9:25 AM | One Comment
Porsche: Roots in racing, not posing

This commercial from Porsche is clearly the result of selling too many Cayenne’s and 911 Cabriolets. I guess its targeted at those of us who like to race their Porsche’s, but have to put up …

Bill Browns survives monumental crash: Bathurst 1971
January 4, 2010 – 8:57 PM | No Comment
Bill Browns survives monumental crash: Bathurst 1971

This is one of the biggest crashes ever seen at Bathurst. Certainly it was one of the most spectacular.
On lap 43 of the Great Race a tyre blew on Bill Brown’s Ford Falcon XY GTHO …

Can-Am Las Vegas 1966
January 2, 2010 – 8:36 AM | No Comment
Can-Am Las Vegas 1966

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 …

60 Minutes interview with Peter Brock 1986
December 30, 2009 – 5:32 PM | No Comment
60 Minutes interview with Peter Brock 1986

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 …

DVD: History Of Motorcycle Racing – 3 DVD Set
December 29, 2009 – 10:07 AM | No Comment
DVD: History Of Motorcycle Racing – 3 DVD Set

I have just finishing watching the Castrol History of Motorcycle Racing DVD set and it’s a ripper. It covers motorcycle road racing from the invention of the motorbike in the early 1900s through to the …

Niki Lauda interviews prior to his comeback in 1982
December 27, 2009 – 8:15 AM | No Comment
Niki Lauda interviews prior to his comeback in 1982

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 …

Vintage Motocross Jerseys
December 24, 2009 – 9:01 AM | 2 Comments
Vintage Motocross Jerseys

Here are some super shots of Motocross jerseys, worn during battle by some of the best riders to ever throw a leg over a bike.
The evolution in design can be clearly seen as we go …

Biggest highside ever: Barry Sheene Daytona 1975
December 23, 2009 – 10:39 AM | One Comment
Biggest highside ever: Barry Sheene Daytona 1975

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 …

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