Articles in Car Racing
Reims Experience. 1966 French Grand Prix.
It wasn’t a pilgrimage as such, my wife and I were holidaying in Champagne, but I was well aware of the old circuit outside Reims, and as an Australian, the special place it holds in …
One off Grand Prix winners: Francois Cevert, Watkins Glen 1971
Surely there was never a more handsome GP driver than Francois Cevert? The tall Frenchman had been called into the Tyrrell March team in 1970 to replace the disillusioned Johnny Servoz-Gavin. This may have been …
Touring Car Masters – the biggest category on the Mountain
The Touring Car Masters presented by Autobarn is overflowing with Bathurst-related history, icons, experience and achievements ahead of round five at Mount Panorama (NSW) on 7-10 October.
In no particular order, here is a quick slice …
Rare Brock prints to aid Brabham’s charity
Rare original photographs giving an insider’s glimpse into the early life of the late Peter Brock will be auctioned at this year’s Shannons ‘Christmas Party with the Clubs’ in Melbourne on 27 November, with proceeds …
Classic Art: Bathurst 1000 Programmes
With some beautifully executed, hand finished illustration, this collection of Official Programme covers is a colourful chronicle of the Bathurst legend. They celebrate not only the history of the race itself, they also reflect social …
Super Silhouettes: Flame-spitting Japanese touring cars from the future
I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again: the 80s were awesome. Racing drivers were legendary figures that duelled fearlessly with each other, the rears of the flame-spewing monsters that they drove hanging out …
The Deerstalker Chronicles
Imagine the following scenario. You’re a Formula 1 driver preparing for Sunday’s race when a Belgian race fan approaches you with a deerstalker in hand. He explains that he’s a Pedro Rodriguez fan and that, …
Goodwood Revival a real eye-opener for Richards
A legend of Australian motorsport, Jim Richards has been around, driven it all and seen it all in the Antipodes, but invited to the UK as a special guest driver, this year’s Goodwood Revival was …
