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HSCC Season Opener Historic Meeting: Silverstone March 28th

Even with Silverstone resembling a building site in places, while the new section of the Grand Prix track is being built and it being bright but bitterly cold, (thankfully the forecast rain held off) The …

Safari 1985: Kankkunen king at last

It’s been well over 25 years since one of the world rally championship’s most successful drivers first climbed the top step of the podium.

Classic Rallying Video: The 60s, 70s and 80s

Rally fans will really love this tribute to the kings of sideways action.
The video takes us from the production based late 1950s cars thought to the epic flame spitting Group B monsters of the 1980s.
Just …

Mansell’s hopes explode, Prost wins: 1986 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

The 1986 Australian Grand Prix must go down as the most dramatic race of the decade. The race in Adelaide was a three-way fight for the World Championship between Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Nelson …

Sir Stirling picks up a Porsche RS61 Spyder at Auction

Gooding & Company is proud to announce that legendary race car driver Sir Stirling Moss is the new owner of the $1.705 Million 1961 Porsche RS61 Spyder from the auction houses’ debut Amelia Island Auction …

Alan Jones Williams 1979 FW07/04 to be auctioned at Sotherbys

On the 30th anniversary of Williams’ first world title, the car Alan Jones used to win four Grand Prix in 1979-1980will be auctioned in Melbourne next month.
The FW07 was a ground breaking car regarded …

Video and Photo Special: Celebrating Ayrton Senna on his 50th Birthday

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 …

Formula 5000 Photo Gallery: Phillip Island Classic 2010

Oh Formula 5000 you are so good.
These cars are as close to classic motorsport perfection as anybody could ever want.
They are aggressive, pack dirty big V8 engines, sport wild aluminum bodywork, have tyres as wide …