Motor Sport Retro

Celebrate the Top Gear Festival with Motorsport Retro and Win!

Top Gear is heading to Sydney this weekend with a host of their closest friends and a collection of magic machinery, and they’re set to deliver a smörgåsbord of motoring madness at Sydney Motorsport Park.
We’re …

Lex Davison and the Fearsome Holman-Moody 427 Ford Galaxie

 
“The big bitch nearly killed me!”
They don’t make ‘em like they used to! Following a massive stack in the ’64 Sandown International Six Hour, Lex Davison was not thrilled with the long-form handling characteristics of …

Stroke of genius: The racing art of Rob Ijbema

“Painting is like time travel,” says prolific Dutch artist Rob Ijbema. In a sport measured in thousandths of a second, where speed is king, it’s strange yet fitting that some traditions still exist today – …

Photo of the day: Naked Ferrari

V12 Goodness
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Video Documentary: John Surtees – Motor Cyclist & Motor Racer

As comfortable at the handlebars of his MV Agusta 500 GP on the bumpy bends of the Isle of Man as he was behind the wheel of his Ferrari 158 at the Nordschleife, John Surtees is …

Video: Richard Griot – Have Fun In Your Garage

We have sheds, here in Oz. Wonderful places built by the determined, the passionate and the lucky to create a home for cars, tools and all the paraphernalia that goes along with them.
Richard Griot’s shed …

Photo Gallery: The HSRCA’s Historic Summer

This past weekend the Historic Sports and Racing Car Association of New South Wales shook off the cobwebs of a spectacular summer break and took to the track for an action-packed weekend of historic motorsport …

10 motorcycle racers who were also brilliant on four wheels

1. John Surtees 1934-
Uniquely in motorsport, ‘Il Grande John’, as he was affectionately known by the Italian tifosi, won world titles on two and four wheels. He added to his seven bike crowns – four …

Photo of the day: 1970 Belgian Grand Prix

Drop the clutch
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Video & Photos: Fans killed when scaffold collapses at 1960 Indy 500

Motorsport is dangerous. It says so on the back of your ticket stub. Of course no ever thinks they will get hurt watching a motor race, but sadly that was the case at Daytona on …

Video: Retromobile Classic Car show

A snapshot from the recent Retromobile car show from Paris
 
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Murray Walker, Martin Brundle Double-Seater McLaren at Silverstone

A seat in a Formula One car, while incredibly desirable (and lucrative), is a cosy, but not particularly luxurious or comfortable place. Murray Walker’s seat in this double-seater McLaren Formula One car looks like it …

Video Documentary: Where They Raced

Los Angeles has long been home to a healthy and expansive car culture. And it all got started in earnest in the early 20th century, when we were all working out what cars were and …

Why Fire is a Racing Driver’s Biggest Fear

Photo by Steven Tee, thanks to LAT Photographic – www.latphoto.co.uk
Racing is all about speed, action, excitement and, sometimes, incident. Sadly all of those go hand-in-hand with fire, but no day passes by without positive steps to improve motorsport …

Video Documentary: Racing Legends: Jackie Stewart

“Jackie stewart was an icon to a generation, who changed motorsport forever. And now I’m going to experience the Jackie Stewart story, from the driver’s seat.”

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