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Real-Life Herbies – Part 1

Who would have thought that Disney’s classic ‘The Love Bug’ is almost as good as a documentary?  When compared with adventures of talking mice, winsome princesses and seven vertically-challenged miners, the tale of a 1200cc …

Best of The Cahier Archive: The sheer joy of racing

This is the latest in our series of  photo specials showcasing the stunning images from the Cahier Archive. The collection, by photographers Bernard Cahier and his son Paul-Henri are part of a massive collection of …

The best of Paul Buckley: 1980s US Motocross Legends

Motocross fans will enjoy these superb images of 1980s US Motocross legends by acclaimed photographer, Paul Buckley.
This series includes AMA Championship winners, Jeff Ward, Rick Johnson, Mark Barnett, Ron Lechien, Bob Hannah, David Bailey and …

Derek Daly: “My life was in slow motion in that one”

Derek Daly’s Formula One career is mostly remembered for a couple of huge accidents, but who can forget how agonisingly close he came to winning at Monaco in 1982 in a Williams that had no …

Best of The Cahier Archive: Gilles Villeneuve

Today’s feature gallery contains images of the legendary Gilles Villeneuve
So much has been written and said about Villeneuve, but for me Jody Scheckter summed it up pretty well when he delivered this eulogy:
“I will miss …

Supercross stars Ward, Henry, Lechien and O’Mara discuss their best and worst races

Jeff Ward
After winning the 1985 and 1987 250cc Supercross Championship (and 20 Supercross main events) in a career which spanned well over a decade, Jeff Ward chose to go car racing upon retiring from the …

Rick Mears: “You have to have a healthy fear”

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears knows a thing or two about the skills of oval racing, and the psyche that racing drivers need to be at the top of their game.

Legends: Kel Carruthers

Kel Carruthers’ winning ride on a Benelli four to secure the 1969 world 250 championship on the treacherous streets of Opatija (in the old Yugoslavia) was the most dramatic title-clincher of Australia’s ten successful world …