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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Ignazio Giunti: The avoidable crash
February 28, 2010 – 11:29 AM | No Comment
Ignazio Giunti: The avoidable crash

This has to be one of the most ridiculous and completely avoidable crashes I have ever seen. The tragic part is that it claimed the life of popular Italian driver Ignazio Giunti
Giunti, from Rome, made …

Greg Pretty Tribute: The Little Master 1955-2010
February 19, 2010 – 10:11 AM | No Comment
Greg Pretty Tribute: The Little Master 1955-2010

Greg Pretty was one of the most versatile riders of his generation, and hugely respected by his peers.
Aussie race legend Greg Pretty lost his life in a terrible head-on accident on January 16, 2010 aboard …

A Genius, Rogue and more. The Secret Life of Colin Chapman
February 18, 2010 – 6:14 AM | No Comment
A Genius, Rogue and more. The Secret Life of Colin Chapman

In 1948 Colin Chapman was finishing up his education, racing cars he designed and gearing up to turn motor racing on its head.

Lorenzo Bandini: Monaco 1967
February 6, 2010 – 10:30 AM | 2 Comments
Lorenzo Bandini: Monaco 1967

The first video is a touching account of Lorenzo Bandinis fatal race at Monaco in 1967. The clip, which is in Italian with subtitles, features moving interviews with Bandini, his wife and Mother.
Bandini was hired …

Live fast and die young in a nice pair of shorts – Tim Richmond in the 1980s
January 21, 2010 – 5:28 PM | 2 Comments
Live fast and die young in a nice pair of shorts – Tim Richmond in the 1980s

The 80s truly were a bodacious time. Hammer pants abounded, Ahnold and Sly were at their finest and Tim Richmond was tearing up the NASCAR circuit door to door with Dale Earnhardt. Tim Richmond perfectly …

Death Of A British Hero: Donald Campbell C.B.E. 1921-1967
July 14, 2009 – 3:26 PM | One Comment
Death Of A British Hero: Donald Campbell C.B.E. 1921-1967

News Clip of accident

Marillion (UK band)  video with some interesting footage. (Turn volume down)

Promo video about restoration project
Anyone brave enough to kiss their wife and child goodbye in the morning and strap themselves into a …

Jarno Saarinen GP Genius – Part 1
July 13, 2009 – 2:58 PM | No Comment
Jarno Saarinen GP Genius – Part 1

Question: Valentino, you’re a keen student of motorcycle grand prix history. Who are your favourite riders from the past, and what do you know of Jarno Saarinen?
Valentino Rossi: My favourite riders are Schwantz, Rainey, Hailwood …

Gilles Villeneuve Crash Zolder 1982
May 18, 2009 – 5:48 AM | No Comment
Gilles Villeneuve Crash Zolder 1982

Not much you can say about this. Just watch is horror.

Patrick Depailler Long Beach Grand Prix 1978
December 7, 2008 – 10:07 AM | No Comment
Patrick Depailler Long Beach Grand Prix 1978

Here is some dramatic on board footage of Frenchman Patrick Depailler during practice for the 1973 Long Beach Grand Prix.
He goes out hard from the pits then really pushes during the second lap. Its great stuff, …

Dale Buggins Aussie Daredevil
December 3, 2008 – 2:03 PM | No Comment
Dale Buggins Aussie Daredevil

Long before anyone had come up with the idea of Freestyle Motocross or the Crusty Demons there was world famous daredevil, Evel Knievel. In Australia we had a guy with a far more spectacular name…..Dale Buggins!
This …

Gregg Hansford 1952 – 1995
October 8, 2008 – 12:17 AM | No Comment
Gregg Hansford 1952 – 1995

Australian has produced many champion motorcycle racers, but few have been as cool and capable as Gregg Hansford.
This is a great video narrated by Neil Crompton back in 1987. It tells the story of a …

Phil Hill 1927 – 2008
September 2, 2008 – 10:36 PM | No Comment
Phil Hill 1927 – 2008

Phil Hill the 1961 World Champion and first and only native born American to win the title has passed away due to a short illness resulting from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Hill contested 48 grands prix …

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