2009 Australian Muscle Car Masters

The Australian Muscle Car Masters annual Father’s Day celebration of Australia’s fantastic muscle car heritage returns to Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway on September 6th.
Better than ever, with new cars and stars, new retro …

You were there: Guards Trophy Sports Car Race 1965

It was so different then.
Nowadays the prima donnas of Formula One are strictly contractually tied down to racing only in the Bernie and Max show and they can’t race in any other categories even if …

The killer promoter: Mike Goodwin – Supercross founder

Mike Goodwin is the guy who invented Supercross. His background was in the rock concert business and he brought everything he learned in that business and created a new sport. He brought in sponsorship from …

Ford Escort – Rally Legend

Ask a cross-section of rally fans to name their favourite rally car of all time and one name is guaranteed to crop up more often than any other: the Ford Escort.

The Blue Oval’s ubiquitous family …

Dick Johnson and the rock 1980

The Australian public sat glued to their TV screens as Dick Johnson explained the bizarre circumstances which saw him crash out the lead of the James Hardie Bathurst 1000. “I just couldn’t believe my bloody …

Biggest crash in NASCAR history.

In 1960 a sportsman race at the Daytona Speedway went down in history as the race that featured “the most fantastic pile up in auto racing history”.
From a field of 68 starters, 37 cars were …

Old school 70s motorcycle arcade games

I’m a huge big fan of retro arcade games and they simply don’t get any cooler than these two electro mechanical 70s arcade machines.
Kevin Keinert has restored Sega Moto Champ and Bally Hill Climb to …

Ayrton Senna: First Formula 1 tests 1983

Here is some rare footage of Ayrton Senna taking part in his first three Formula 1 tests in 1983 before deciding on what team he should drive for the following year.
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