Articles tagged with: Death and Glory
I just received an email alerting me to this stunning documentary about the life of Kiwi Grand Prix racer Kim Newcombe. It’s a world class film and one that will leave you touched and saddened …
Take a moment to enjoy this stirring video featuring those fire breathing Group B rally monsters of the 1980s.
The beginning and end of this video features Ari Vatanen talking about the crash that almost took …
Brazilian Formula 1 superstar Ayrton Senna would have been 50 years old today.
The triple world champion exploded onto the Formula 1 scene during his well documented test with Williams in 1983 and enchanted, shocked …
OSSA, the fabulous Spanish motorcycle brand is back. After closing in 1985, the firm is back with an innovative Trials bike, the stunning TR280i.
The companies popularity and commercial success boomed in the mid to late …
A big budget film about F1, complete with Oscar winning writers and directors, is set for release in 2011.
Here is the blurb from Autosport
“An officially sanctioned Formula 1 movie is set to hit the cinema …
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 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 …
In 1948 Colin Chapman was finishing up his education, racing cars he designed and gearing up to turn motor racing on its head.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 and then really pushes during the second lap. It’s great …
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 …
Australia 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, from back in 1987. It tells the story of …
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 …
