Photo Gallery: Top Gear Festival Sydney

We’ve been to many, many events at Sydney Motorsport Park over the years, but never have we seen it as packed with action, stars and spectators as it was this weekend for Top Gear Festival …

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Fifteen classic Formula 1 TV commercials

Shell celebrated its 50th anniversary in racing with one of the most creative TV/cinema commercials with Ferrari. For us ‘retro’ists. It was $4m well spent. Let’s take a look at some other classic Formula 1 …

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Video Documentary: Racing the Silver Arrows

Born out of the golden era of motor racing, and a turbulent period in world history, the Silver Arrows were technologically-advanced, innovative and dominant.

Celebrate the Top Gear Festival with Motorsport Retro and Win!

Top Gear is heading to Sydney this weekend with a host of their closest friends and a collection of magic machinery, and they’re set to deliver a smörgåsbord of motoring madness at Sydney Motorsport Park.
We’re …

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Lex Davison and the Fearsome Holman-Moody 427 Ford Galaxie

 
“The big bitch nearly killed me!”
They don’t make ‘em like they used to! Following a massive stack in the ’64 Sandown International Six Hour, Lex Davison was not thrilled with the long-form handling characteristics of …

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Stroke of genius: The racing art of Rob Ijbema

“Painting is like time travel,” says prolific Dutch artist Rob Ijbema. In a sport measured in thousandths of a second, where speed is king, it’s strange yet fitting that some traditions still exist today – …