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Moss: Jenson’s not queer. Hope-Frost interviews Sir Stirling at Autosport International

MotorsportRetro.com writer Henry Hope-Frost conducts a classic interview with Sir Stirling Moss at the Autosport International: The Racing Car Show.
Henry asks Stirling.  “Obviously, shortly after you retired, the money thing started. Do you think that …

Paris-Dakar 1986: Porsche 959

With the annual Dakar Rally being run once again I’m reminded of the year – almost a quarter of a century ago – when Porsche turned up in the desert with a trio of hi-tech …

Steve McQueen Figure

Retro Legends Stand Up – Art From Exciting Figures

For Gabriel Petit de Meurville, much like for ourselves, the history of motor racing is an inspiration. Luckily for us, this inspiration has led him to create some truly awesome artworks in the form of …

1977 Indy 500 Pit Girls

Check out these wonderful images of pit crumpet from the Indy 500, 1977.
Big hair, big glasses and occasionally, big boobies. No wonder it was once the greatest sporting event on earth.
God bless America.
Images: yesterdaysneuz

Dick Simon CART crash: Riverside Raceway 1982

How on earth did Dick Simon survive this! If there is ever any doubt about how brave racing drivers are and how much energy there is in a big crash, just watch this one.
In this …

Historic Rallying preview from Race Retro Show

Here is another taste of what you can expect at Race Retro 2010.
In this clip Tony Mason, winner of the 1972 RAC Rally as co driver with Roger Clark, talks about the special rally car …

Watkins Glen Racetrack Art

The Linear Edge – The Raggedy Edge Gone Zen

There is something Zen about the search for the perfect line. The perfect line is a minimalist thing, graceful, flowing, smooth and perpetual. Achieving it is almost a form of meditation in which the car, …

Retro motorsport t-shirts from Live2Race

Check out this cool selection of retro t-shirts from UK company Live2Race. The team set out to “create refreshingly distinctive racing-inspired streetwear with designs that look as good at the track as they do on the …