Video: Ferrari 250 GTO’s at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Ferrari’s 250 GTO, 26 of these exclusive sports racing cars were on show at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Designed for the 1962 FIA Group 3 Grand …

The luckiest man alive, Part II

Martin Donnelly’s accident at Jerez in September 1990 should – he admits – have taken his life. Thankfully it didn’t.

$16.39 million: 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa sets new world record at Gooding & Company

Applause filled the room as the 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa set a new world record price of $16,390,000 (hammer price: $14,900,000) at Gooding’s Pebble Beach auction.
Bidding started at $10m and quickly surged past the $13m …

Photo Gallery: AvD Oldtimer GP 2011

The Avd Oldtimer Grand Prix is one of the highlights of the historic racing season. The 2011 edition run on the 12–14th August transformed the Nürburgring into a rolling open-air museum. A huge grid of  …

1979 BMW M1 Art Car fetches $854 000 at Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction

The 1979 BMW M1 Frank Stella “art car” just sold for $854 000 (inclusive of Buyer’s Premium) at the Bonhams Quali Lodge Auction. The car has spent the past 12 years residing at the famed …

Legendary Bikes: Barry Sheene’s Suzuki RG500 1976-77

Barry Sheene’s Suzuki 500 holds the record for the fastest motorcycle GP race ever.
On July 3, 1977 Sheene averaged 217.37 km/h to win the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps, compared with fastest MotoGP race averages of …

Australian Muscle Car Masters

2011 Muscle Car Masters: Watch in Awe as the Big Cars Roar

The Australian Muscle Car Masters are back for 2011, taking over Eastern Creek International Raceway on the 4th of September and letting the big guns loose in celebration of Australia’s motorsport heritage.
The event will feature round …

Winton Festival of Speed 2011

Photo Gallery: Winton Festival of Speed 2011

The second annual Festival of Speed hit Winton Motor Raceway over the weekend, giving a huge field of historic racers the chance to stretch their legs out on the track.
The 2011 event featured a re-enactment …