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The luckiest man alive, Part II
Martin Donnelly’s accident at Jerez in September 1990 should – he admits – have taken his life. Thankfully it didn’t.
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Photo Gallery: AvD Oldtimer GP 2011
The Avd Oldtimer Grand Prix is one of the highlights of the historic racing season. The 2011 edition run on the 12–14th August transformed the Nürburgring into a rolling open-air museum. A huge grid of …
Legendary Bikes: Barry Sheene’s Suzuki RG500 1976-77
Barry Sheene’s Suzuki 500 holds the record for the fastest motorcycle GP race ever.
On July 3, 1977 Sheene averaged 217.37 km/h to win the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps, compared with fastest MotoGP race averages of …
Martin Donnelly: The luckiest man alive (Part one)
Derek Warwick summed it up best in September 1990 at the Spanish GP at Jerez the day after his Lotus teammate Martin Donnelly’s sickening qualifying crash: “For Martin Donnelly to have survived that accident was …
Photo Gallery: The First Silverstone 6 Hours 1976
This year’s Autosport Silverstone 6 Hours marks the 35th anniversary of Britain’s premier endurance racing event; an occasion which is set to celebrate the best of the past, present and future of international sports car …
10 of the best from Autopics: Sports Sedans 1976
Big wings, flared wheel arches, fat rubber, thundering V8 engines and the cream of Australian driving talent. Welcome to Sports Sedans circa 1976.
The list of cars and drivers included Frank Gardner in a Corvair, Allan …
278 Photo Gallery and Report:The Silverstone Classic 2011
Let me start with some facts and figures, over 80000 people visited the Silverstone classic over the weekend. 120 car clubs exhibited over 7000 cars. In excess of 1000 Jaguar E Types were gathered ‘under …
Video Documentary: The Deadliest Crash – The 1955 Le Mans Disaster
It was the most horrific, and deadliest crash in the history of motor racing. On June 11, 1955, at the Le Mans 24-hour race, at least 83 spectators were killed and hundreds more …
