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Video: The sound of 62 years of F1 cars launching off the line
July 13, 2011 | 2 Comments

The subject of the noise of an F1 car has been in the press a lot of late. The planned introduction of  a V6 for 2014 has moved Bernie to threaten to sue the FIA …

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Movie: Silver Dream Racer
July 11, 2011 | One Comment

Silver Dream Racer stars David Essex as Nick Freeman, a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle. The hot headed Freeman is determined to race the bike …

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Legends of the Road and Track
July 10, 2011 | No Comment

Every now and then, we like to get a little sophisticated in our appreciation of the golden years of motorsport. And it’s easy enough to do – motorsport has inspired artists to produce some truly …

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Impressive Porsches Line Up For Quail Lodge Sale
July 8, 2011 | No Comment

The Porsche 906 is not only one of the most beautiful racing cars that has graced circuits around the world, but also one of the more successful. Time to dive under the couch, go gold panning behind the driver’s seat, and cobble together a few extra dollars to go and buy one at Bonhams’ upcoming Quail Lodge auction.

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Truly Great High-Performance Cars Cannot Be Built in the Laboratory
July 7, 2011 | No Comment

Racing is high adventure. And this alone is enough to account for racing’s incredible popularity.

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Excursion: Heaven VMX, The Lakes, June 2011
July 6, 2011 | No Comment

A perfectly groomed track and blue skys greeted the Motorsport Retro team when we arrived up at the The Lakes Motocross track on the weekend of June 25-26.
I was joined by the flying Johnny Sport …

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For sale: 1976 RALT RT1
July 5, 2011 | No Comment

This RT-1 Ralt is probably the most original and the quickest RT-1 in the world. The car has only had three owners:1976-1977 Bruce Allison, who raced in the Stuyvesant series in NZ with quite some …

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Video + Photos: The HSRCA’s All Historic Winter
June 30, 2011 | 2 Comments

We’re enveloped in the deepest and darkest depths of winter here in Australia, but Mr. Sun kindly managed to forget about it over the weekend, presumably cheered up by the HSRCA’s mighty showing of historic …

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Bonhams Teams Up With BMW For Sale At Museum
June 26, 2011 | One Comment

Bonhams European Motoring Department are delighted to announce the addition of a new single marque motoring auction to their European calendar, entitled Power by BMW. The auction will incorporate all that is …

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Illustration: Dieter Quester BMW 3.0CSL
June 24, 2011 | One Comment

Austrian ace Dieter Quester made a return to the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and dominated proceedings by taking the title and five wins.
It was Quester’s third ETCC Championship, following his his triumphs in …

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Photos: Sammy Miller Museum
June 23, 2011 | One Comment

Here are some great photos from Derek Hanbidge’s trip to the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. Sammy has a massive private collection of totally functional motorcycles all housed in a multi room Museum which …

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Video: The Jochen Rindt Opera
June 21, 2011 | No Comment

It is not often you see an opera set in the Formula 1 pitlane of 1970, but back in 2009 the Salzburg Rallye Club and the artists’ network lawine torrèn produced an opera about the …

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Photos + Report: Historic Formula One – Monza 2011
June 11, 2011 | One Comment

D’Aubreby in the groove as Collins’ click trick slips.
Frenchman Patrick D’Aubreby took a well judged Monza win on a wet but drying track after pole-man Steve Hartley exited from the lead with a flat and …

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Photo Gallery: Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show
June 10, 2011 | No Comment

On June 4th Heinz from JOCHEN70, along with a bunch of like minded automotive enthusiasts gathered in Chino Hills, California. They were there to celebrate Le Mans and the one person most responsible …

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Video and Gallery: Porsche 917 – Looking Back at a Legend
June 8, 2011 | 11 Comments

Forty years ago this coming weekend (June 12 to be exact) the iconic Porsche 917 sports racer – which gave the Stuttgart manufacturer its maiden overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans –made …