Articles in Features

Goodwood Revival – the insider’s view
“The fact that I had a shunt here is incidental. It has always been such a friendly, social place. Actually there is nowhere else with atmosphere like it.”
Sir Stirling Moss perfectly summed up the feelings …

Jarno Saarinen – GP Genius Part II
Doctor Claudio Costa is the famous physician who played a crucial role in saving Mick Doohan’s broken leg, enabling the Australian to go onto win five world 500cc championships. Costa has been lauded for the …

The day the Yamaha XS1100 won the Castrol Six-Hour – Part II
At 10:00am on Sunday, October 22, the flag was raised to signal the start of the 1978 Castrol Six-Hour. The riders sped across the front straight to their mounts, Graeme Crosby leading the charge up …

Can-Am: Born with a Bang
Pay attention Can-Am fans: here’s a superb film from the inaugural event in the Canadian-American Challenge for Group 7 monsters.
History was made on September 11 1966 at the fearsome, undulating road course of Mont Tremblant …

Photo Flashback: US Drag Racing from the 50s and 60s
Check out these 17 wonderful images of the US Drag Racing scene from the 50s and 60s. Taken across a variety of events, these clicks capture the buzz of vintage drag racing in America perfectly.
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Don’t cry for me…Alan Jones?
Hot off the rumour mill this month is the suggestion that Rally Argentina will return to Buenos Aires as its base next year. For the moment, Argentina has only a provisional slot on the 2010 …

Rally Legend: Fiat 131 Abarth
Fiat’s striking 131 Abarth moved the technological goalposts in rally car development in the 1970s. The Italian super-saloon was a potent fusion of the collective efforts of Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino, the tuning expertise …

Hansford’s Bathurst Return
America has Randy Mamola, and Australia had Gregg Hansford. Both riders won over ten motorcycle grands prix and could dominate the very best riders of the day with brilliant, spectacular riding, but neither could quite …