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Race Day: 1986 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix
February 5, 2012 – 8:34 AM | One Comment
Race Day: 1986 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

Ahead of the first Formula One pre-season tests to be held at Jerez in Spain this coming Tuesday, let’s take a look back at some of the magic that has occurred on the circuit over the years.

Rally Sweden: Saabs, Super Swedes and Sideways action
February 3, 2012 – 11:11 AM | No Comment
Rally Sweden: Saabs, Super Swedes and Sideways action

Rally history

Unique among world rally championship events, Rally Sweden offers the only chance for the world’s top drivers to show off their extraordinary talents entirely on snow and ice. Threading powerful rally cars along …

Top 10: Best of Motorsport Retro
February 3, 2012 – 6:26 AM | No Comment
Top 10: Best of Motorsport Retro

Best of The Cahier Archive: Ayrton Senna

This feature gallery from the Cahier Archive contains images of the immortal Ayrton Senna.
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For Sale: 1985 Tyrrell 012 Formula One
February 2, 2012 – 7:37 AM | No Comment
For Sale: 1985 Tyrrell 012 Formula One

1984 was a year of ups and downs for a young Stefan Bellof. He took six victories and won the Drivers’ Championship for the 1984 World Supercar Championship season in his Rothmans Porsche 956.

The history of Daytona Beach and NASCAR
January 30, 2012 – 7:31 AM | No Comment
The history of Daytona Beach and NASCAR

For around six weeks, Daytona Beach, Florida is taken over by motorsport, its history growing by the year
The first event at Daytona International Speedway is the Rolex 24 Hours which celebrated its 50th anniversary in …

Video Documentary: Jim Clark – The Quiet Champion
January 29, 2012 – 10:35 AM | One Comment
Video Documentary: Jim Clark – The Quiet Champion

“People would not understand that you could be frightened. Well, it’s all part of it. If there was nothing to be frightened of there, and nothing, and no limit, any silly bugger could get in …

For Sale: Ayrton Senna’s Helmet and Race Suit
January 27, 2012 – 7:13 AM | 4 Comments
For Sale: Ayrton Senna’s Helmet and Race Suit

Silverstone Auctions’ upcoming Race Retro sale will present automobilia collectors with an incredibly rare opportunity to own a pair of artifacts from the Formula One legend – one of Ayrton Senna’s race-used helmets and racing …

Mal Campbell and Honda RC 30 Reunite at Island Classic
January 26, 2012 – 7:48 AM | No Comment
Mal Campbell and Honda RC 30 Reunite at Island Classic

Aussie motorcycle racing legend Malcolm Campbell will be reunited with Honda’s RC30, on which he won two Australian Superbike championships, this coming weekend at Phillip Island for the International Island Classic.

Amon and his Batmobile Star at the New Zealand Festival of Motorsport
January 24, 2012 – 4:13 PM | No Comment
Amon and his Batmobile Star at the New Zealand Festival of Motorsport

24 Hours of Le Mans winner and Formula One star Chris Amon is in the midst of a reunion with his 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’. The pair are among an impressive line-up of drivers …

Paul Newman: Behind Blue Eyes
January 23, 2012 – 1:55 PM | 2 Comments
Paul Newman: Behind Blue Eyes

For a world-famous multiple award-winning actor, Paul Newman kept a low profile at the race track. He was just ‘one of the team’.

Close, But No Cigar: Ferrari 512S – 1971 24 Hours of Daytona
January 22, 2012 – 5:35 PM | 4 Comments
Close, But No Cigar: Ferrari 512S  – 1971 24 Hours of Daytona

In America in the mid-20th century carnivals and county fairs would hand out cigars as prizes for anyone who might win at the games offered on the midway.  Failure to win might elicit the response …

Photos: WRC World Champion Juha Kankkunen’s Car Collection
January 18, 2012 – 10:25 AM | One Comment
Photos: WRC World Champion Juha Kankkunen’s Car Collection

This is the stunning car collection of Juha Kankkunen, winner of  23 world rallies and four drivers’ world championships and the only man to become world champion with three different manufacturers.

1985 Daytona 24hrs: The Porsche superstar show
January 16, 2012 – 4:58 PM | No Comment
1985 Daytona 24hrs: The Porsche superstar show

What do sportscar superstar Bob Wollek, Grand Prix winner Thierry Boutsen, all-round racing legend AJ Foyt and four-time Indy 500 winner have in common?
Bizzare and as random as it may sound… At the start of …

Video: Fangio + Monza + Alfa = must see
January 15, 2012 – 12:26 AM | 5 Comments
Video: Fangio + Monza + Alfa = must see

Go for a fang with El Maestro at Monza.
 
 

Top Five of 2011: Documentaries
January 14, 2012 – 11:37 AM | No Comment
Top Five of 2011: Documentaries

Video Documentary: Hunt and Sheene – When Playboys Ruled the World

Sit back and enjoy this full length documentary about the legendary Barry Sheene and his partner in crime James Hunt.
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Senna vs Prost: Elf Master Karting, Bercy 1993
January 12, 2012 – 3:23 PM | No Comment
Senna vs Prost: Elf Master Karting, Bercy 1993

The recent celebrity-driver karting event at the Palais Omnisport in Paris-Bercy, in which a number of international racing stars did battle in electric karts around the indoor circuit, brings back memories of the inaugural event …

Top Five of 2011: People
January 12, 2012 – 10:52 AM | No Comment
Top Five of 2011: People

Greg Moore, part 1. Mark Webber remembers

Greg Moore. It’s a name that stirs emotions and memories, happiness and sadness all in one go. For all of October, my weekly column will celebrate the life of …

Top Five of 2011: Formula One
January 10, 2012 – 2:46 PM | No Comment
Top Five of 2011: Formula One

Remembering Jim Clark

43 years ago, the world lost a hero in Jim Clark.
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Top Five of 2011: Touring Cars
January 9, 2012 – 4:14 PM | No Comment
Top Five of 2011: Touring Cars

Interview: John Harvey

In this interview John reveals his favourite race cars, his toughest rival and why he supports electric car racing.
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Patrick Tambay: 1973 Monte Carlo Rally
January 9, 2012 – 9:33 AM | No Comment
Patrick Tambay: 1973 Monte Carlo Rally

The 1973 Monte Carlo Rally is remembered for many things – protests, police intervention, blizzards, and a week of long, tortuous stages. However, how many of you knew it was future Formula 1 winner Patrick …