Articles in Features
Video Documentary: Freddie Spencer Explains the Art of Motorcycle Racing
Two time 500cc world champion Freddie Spencer features in this excellent three part documentary, covering all aspects of motorcycle racing.
The information is pitched at people who don’t know too much about bike racing, however it …
Sandown 1000kms 1984: Bellof on top down under
Sportscar racing’s brightest prospect, Stefan Bellof, finally secured the discipline’s biggest prize, the FIA Endurance Championship for drivers, with his sixth win of the 1984 season. The 27-year-old German guided the factory Rothmans Porsche 956 …
Grand Prix Gold: San Marino 1985
How many world championship grands prix can you recall that were won by a driver who didn’t lead a single lap? One such event took place 25 years ago this week at the Autodromo Enzo …
Video Documentary: Graham Hill – Driven
This six part series shown on the BBC is sure to bring a tear to the eye of F1 fans everywhere.
Graham Hill, the larger than life character and winner of two Formula 1 world titles, …
Excursion: Heaven VMX Vintage Motocross Bulahdelah April 18
Its called Heaven VMX for a very good reason, because racing vintage dirt bikes around an immaculately prepared natural terrain grass track, certainly makes you feel like you have left the earth for a better …
Tom Phillis Remembered: World 125cc Champion 1961
It started with a letter. A personal but well-argued letter written late in 1959 by an Australian racer to the founder a Japanese motorcycle company.
The rider was Tom Phillis, then a private entrant on 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.
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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 …
