Top Five of 2011: Videos
Video: Colin McRae + MG Metro 6R4 + biggest moment ever = crazy
Watch as Colin McRae has a huge moment and goes backwards down an escape road at 80mph in his MG Metro 6R4 on the …
Top Five of 2011: Moto GP
Legendary Bikes: Barry Sheene’s Suzuki RG500 1976-77
Barry Sheene’s Suzuki 500 holds the record for the fastest motorcycle GP race ever.
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Top Five of 2011: Art and Design
Legonds: Historic Race Cars in Lego
Incredible creativity, workmanship and design abound in all of them, from the simple but unmistakable W196 to the ridiculous detail of the Jaguar. Amazing work!
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Video: The history of the Porsche 917/021
This stunning video tracks the history of the Porsche 917, chassis number 021.
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Top Five of 2011: Rally
Henri Toivonen: Racing driver!
People often say that rally drivers are the most talented in the sport, and very few have succeeded at both levels: You are either a rally driver or a road racer.
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Top Five of 2011: Photo Galleries
Best of the MSR Facebook: Classic Formula One Engine Photos
This post, then, is in honour of our Facebook fans, and their collection of beautiful cars and motorsport moments. Enjoy this gallery of some of our favourite Formula …
David Purley: Fearless
David Purley is a hero. Some would say an unsung one, but just a quick look at his life, and it will take you less than two minutes to realise this guy was like no …
Video Series: Car Wars – Formula 1 season 1979
A year after Colin Chapman began using ground effects to glue his Lotus 79s to the ground Formula One was a very different beast.
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Video: Jackie Stewart drives the March Judd 881 and declares it “very strange”
“Too uncomfortable and too cramped” was Jackie Stewart‘s summary of the Adrian Newey designed March Judd 881. Jackie was also less the complimentary about the entire concept.
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Video Series: F1 1978 – The Shape Of Things To Come
Colin Chapman flipped the Formula One world upside down during the 1978 Formula One season, introducing the glued-to-the-ground Lotus 79 in Belgium and changing the shape of Formula One cars forever.
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George Waltman completes the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona solo
George Waltman sits in his Aztec Racing Morgan Plus 4 after single handedly completing the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona at Daytona International Speedway.
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Video: A lesson in Steering with a Heavy Right Boot
One of the aspects of retro racing that I miss the most when watching modern Formula One is all the sliding around that the modern cars don’t do. I miss when drivers could afford to, …
