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Stirling hits 80 not out

British champions may have come and gone, but still the policeman’s favourite opening line when stopping a speeding motorist remains: ‘Who do you think you are… Stirling Moss?’
This month Sir Stirling Moss reaches his 80th …

Richard Petty: 200 not out!

NASCAR fans will relish this trio of STP-produced films celebrating Richard Petty’s 200th top-class victory at Daytona in 1984. The US oil giant made the films to commemorate the silver anniversary of The King’s achievement …

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 …

Aussie running Sauber Mercedes C9 in Group C Racing

Australian classic Group C racer Rob Sherrard has been having a ball recently, piloting his awesome Sauber Mercedes C9 at the Silverstone Classic and the Old Timer Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
Rob’s car is chassis …

You were there: Italian Grand Prix 1981

What a sad spectacle the recent Grand Prix in Valencia was. The race seemed to be around the interior wall of a high security prison which was located in a container port. There appeared to …

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 …

Jacky Ickx talks about the Ferrari 312B2

They don’t make ’em like they used to.
Talented, civilized and articulate, Jacky Ickx’s early racing exploits marked him out as  a man to watch. He was racing Lotus Cortina saloon cars in his teens and …