Best of The Cahier Archive: John Surtees
John Surtees, massive legend, winner of six motorcycle World Championships and the 1964 Formula 1 World Drivers Championship. The only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels.
Surtees drove for Lotus, …
Video: Fernando Alonso powerslides the 1951 Ferrari 375 F1
Watch Fernando Alonso push hard in the V12 1951 Ferrari 375 F1 at Silverstone. Go to the five minute mark to see Fernando on a hot lap that includes some awesome powerslides.
This is the car …
Legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype Set to Break Records
We talk of storied historic racing cars going under the hammer quite often here at Motorsport Retro, but this is something else. Gooding and Company are set to auction a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype, …
45 minute Video: 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Enjoy this full length documentary of the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Almost better than being there!
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Silverstone Classic Sale 2011
After a promising ’74 season, James Hunt took the Hesketh team to its first Grand Prix victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1975.
Jumping into the pits first for a set of slicks, Hunt slid …
Henri Toivonen: Racing driver!
People often say that rally drivers are the most talented in the sport, and very few have succeeded at both levels: You are either a rally driver or a road racer. Gerard Larrousse and Vic …
Video: Porsche 961 4WD Le Mans car races up Goodwood Hill
Watch the boost kick in as Evo Magazines Roger Green drives the Porsche 961 driven up the hill at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Based on the 959, the Porsche 961 was the only four-wheel-drive …
Legends: Gary Hocking
“Meteoric”. That was Gary Hocking’s international motorcycle career. Aged 20, he first ventured onto the Continent in mid-1958 and within a month finished third in the West German 500 GP.
Shocked by the death of Australia’s …
