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Emerson Fittipaldi on Copersucar years: “I was taking a risk, it’s true”

“Fittipaldi”.  It’s one of those names that doesn’t need a second name. Like “Pele”, or “Maradona”, “Elvis” or “Madonna”
At the mention of the name all of us instinctively think of Emerson (don’t we?), but motorsport …

memorabilia

Mega memorabilia collection: BobbyFabi.com

I just came across this glorious collection of racing memorabilia. The collection belongs to Robert Judy of California, and its quite fantastic.
Here is what he has to say about his fabulous collection
“I have been an …

BMW Art Car Tour

Explore BMW’s Art Car Collection Online

BMW’s Art Cars are an institution. Since Hervé Poulain first asked artist Alexander Calder to turn his ’75 BMW 3.0 CSL into art before he took it to the 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans, 17 one-of-a-kind art …

For Slot Mods, 12 Hours Just Isn’t Enough

Slot cars are great fun. You can slide them around nicely, and it can all get extremely competitive. So when I heard about Slot Mods’ limited edition replica cars and tracks, I was looking forward …

Markus Haub’s Racing Legends

Markus Haub is a Barcelona-based artist, photographer, and car designer who shares our love of retro motorsport, and has the talent to turn it into art.

1972 Le Mans 24 Hours

Legends of the Road and Track

Every now and then, we like to get a little sophisticated in our appreciation of the golden years of motorsport. And it’s easy enough to do – motorsport has inspired artists to produce some truly …

Truly Great High-Performance Cars Cannot Be Built in the Laboratory

Racing is high adventure. And this alone is enough to account for racing’s incredible popularity.

Illustration: Mario Andretti’s Ferrari 126 Turbo

Mario Andretti started on pole position in his first and second to last Formula 1 Grand Prix. Mario set the racing world alight when he put his Lotus 49 on pole, on debut, at the …