Illustration: Dieter Quester BMW 3.0CSL
Austrian ace Dieter Quester made a return to the European Touring Car Championship in 1977 and dominated proceedings by taking the title and five wins.
It was Quester’s third ETCC Championship, following his his triumphs in …
San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994 – The worst weekend, part four
The worldwide release of Senna – The Movie has opened up a lot of memories, and it made me dig out a story I wrote a few years ago that ended up not being published. …
Photos: Sammy Miller Museum
Here are some great photos from Derek Hanbidge’s trip to the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. Sammy has a massive private collection of totally functional motorcycles all housed in a multi room Museum which …
San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994 – The worst weekend, part three
May 1: Last year’s worldwide release of Senna – The Movie opened up a lot of memories about Ayrton Senna, in the build-up I dug out a series of stories I wrote a few years …
Video: The Jochen Rindt Opera
It is not often you see an opera set in the Formula 1 pitlane of 1970, but back in 2009 the Salzburg Rallye Club and the artists’ network lawine torrèn produced an opera about the …
San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994 – The worst weekend, part two
In all the drama that was that weekend at Imola in 1994, it’s all too easy to forget that we also lost the very likeable Austrian Roland Ratzenberger on April 30, the day before Senna had …
For Sale: 1983 RAM 01 Cosworth Formula 1
The RAM 01 turned out to be a thoroughly competitive racing car, but it didn’t make an impression on track in 1983 due to lackluster Pirelli tyres, engine issues and the RAM teams small budget.
Three …
San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994 – The worst weekend, part one
In 1994 racing legend Ayrton Senna lost his life, and as major a story as that was, it was just one part of a traumatic weekend that I experienced first hand. With the Senna Movie …
