Exclusive: Sir Jackie Stewart Previews the FIA Formula 1™ World Championship 60th Anniversary Celebrations
March 8, 2010 – 6:46 AM | No Comment

Sir Jackie, you’re a regular visitor to Bahrain and its Grand Prix but this year it’s the venue of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the world championship.  How special does that make this year’s event …

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Retro Motorcycle Clothing now available from us!
October 6, 2009 – 12:28 PM | No Comment
Retro Motorcycle Clothing now available from us!

We are pleased to announce that our online store is now open and we are now taking orders!
The store is filled with Retro motorsport clothing and memorabilia including a great range of motorcycle gear from …

O’Neal MX- Celebrating 40 years
October 6, 2009 – 9:56 AM | No Comment
O’Neal MX- Celebrating 40 years

One of the worlds greatest and most enduring motocross brands, O’Neal is set to celebrate its 40 year anniversary in 2010.
To commemorate the occasion they have released a cool catalog with a shots of all …

100 years of Audi website
October 5, 2009 – 9:44 AM | No Comment
100 years of Audi website

The Audi 100 year anniversary website is an extremely disappointing experience.
For a company with such a rich motorsport heritage a website with just eight motorsport videos (in German) and a flash intro straight from 1997 …

The birth of Formula 3000
October 1, 2009 – 3:09 PM | 4 Comments
The birth of Formula 3000

Sunday March 24 1985 marked an important milestone in international single-seater motorsport. Converging on celebrated grand prix venue Silverstone were 17 drivers keen to boost their reputations as they fought to reach the final rung …

70s and 80s Bathurst 1000 memories
October 1, 2009 – 12:05 AM | No Comment
70s and 80s Bathurst 1000 memories

Only 11 days until the Great Race.
Grab a beer (or rum) and a fag and re-live the glory.
Videos:
1. 1980s Bathurst 1000 winners
2. 1970s Bathurst 1000 winners
3. 70s and 80s Bathurst highlights

SoCal Retro T Shirts
September 29, 2009 – 11:27 AM | No Comment
SoCal Retro T Shirts

Check out this range of retro biking T-shirts from the US label SoCal.
From the classic faded Bell Helmets shirt featuring an old school Jet Helmet, to the unfeasibly cool Evil Knievel T-shirt, the range is …

Agostini – “I am the greatest”
September 28, 2009 – 8:42 AM | 2 Comments
Agostini – “I am the greatest”

With 122 race wins and 15 world championships, Giacomo Agostini is one of motorcycle grand prix road racing’s all-time greats. French magazine Moto Revue recently interviewed the 67-year-old Italian ex-racer, and here are some excerpts …

Suixtil Retro Racewear
September 27, 2009 – 9:01 PM | One Comment
Suixtil Retro Racewear

I recently received a fantastic story from Vincent Metais, who with his business partners have revived the famous Suixtil brand.
An icon of the 50s & 60s when it was sponsoring the Argentinean racing team (including …

Jammin’ Jimmy – Psyche-Out 101 Part III
September 24, 2009 – 8:58 AM | No Comment
Jammin’ Jimmy – Psyche-Out 101 Part III

In Parts I and II of our story on ‘70s motocross icon Jammin’ Jimmy Weinert, we learned how the tall New Yorker successfully employed calculated psyche-out tactics to blunt the arrogance of the all-dominant European …

Remember the ‘Good Old Days?’
September 23, 2009 – 9:18 AM | 2 Comments
Remember the ‘Good Old Days?’

‘Soon Mosley will be gone, to be followed one day by his little pal. Behind them the pair will leave a sport stripped of its integrity, its old values replaced by a superficial prosperity that …

Monaco 1970: Brabham’s pain is Rindt’s gain
September 18, 2009 – 3:49 PM | One Comment
Monaco 1970: Brabham’s pain is Rindt’s gain

The effect of the drama that unfolded in the dying moments of the third round of the 1970 World Championship around the streets of Monte Carlo – then and now the last bastion of motorsporting …

Stirling hits 80 not out
September 17, 2009 – 7:02 AM | No Comment
Stirling hits 80 not out

British champions may have come and gone, but still the policeman’s favourite opening line when stopping a speeding motorist remains: ‘Who do you think you are… Stirling Moss?’
This month Sir Stirling Moss reaches his 80th …

Richard Petty: 200 not out!
September 10, 2009 – 11:29 AM | No Comment
Richard Petty: 200 not out!

NASCAR fans will relish this trio of STP-produced films celebrating Richard Petty’s 200th top-class victory at Daytona in 1984. The US oil giant made the films to commemorate the silver anniversary of The King’s achievement …

Georges Jobe and the Hawkstone double
September 9, 2009 – 8:06 AM | No Comment
Georges Jobe and the Hawkstone double

This Nick Haskell photo of Georges Jobe jumping over the head of Andre Malherbe is arguably one of the greatest GP photographs of all time.
Taken at the British 500 Grand Prix in 1984, Jobe’s amazing …

Team Green vs the Bumblebee
September 7, 2009 – 2:53 PM | 4 Comments
Team Green vs the Bumblebee

Ever wondered how racing Kawasaki’s ended up green, or where Yamaha’s “bumblebee” graphics came from?
Well I have found the answer!  A long time Kawasaki and race team employee named Steve Johnson shed some light on …

Photo Flashback: US Drag Racing from the 50s and 60s
September 4, 2009 – 11:06 AM | No Comment
Photo Flashback: US Drag Racing from the 50s and 60s

Check out these wonderful images of the US Drag Racing scene from the 50s and 60s.
Thanks to Iain Kelly for the tip.

The day the Yamaha XS1100 won the Castrol Six-Hour – Part 1
September 2, 2009 – 4:15 PM | No Comment
The day the Yamaha XS1100 won the Castrol Six-Hour – Part 1

While Yamaha dominated the local grand prix classes throughout the 1970s, it had only limited success in production racing that had swept Australia. The Yamaha RD250 was the bike to have in the lightweight production …

Aussie running Sauber Mercedes C9 in Group C Racing
September 1, 2009 – 1:49 PM | One Comment
Aussie running Sauber Mercedes C9 in Group C Racing

Australian classic Group C racer Rob Sherrard has been having a ball recently, piloting his awesome Sauber Mercedes C9 at the Silverstone Classic and the Old Timer Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
Rob’s car is chassis …

Win a Retro Motorcycle Clothing Pack
September 1, 2009 – 9:36 AM | One Comment
Win a Retro Motorcycle Clothing Pack

To celebrate our supporting sponsorship of the Australian Moto Trials Championship, we have an awesome  Retro Motorcycle Clothing Pack pack to give away.
The prize includes a T Shirt and cap and is valued at A$70
To …

You were there: Italian Grand Prix 1981
August 28, 2009 – 10:13 AM | 3 Comments
You were there: Italian Grand Prix 1981

What a sad spectacle the recent Grand Prix in Valencia was. The race seemed to be around the interior wall of a high security prison which was located in a container port. There appeared to …

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