Excitement builds for Techno Classica 2011
With full energy the 23rd TECHNO-CLASSICA ESSEN will burst into life on 30th March 2011 with the Preview, Trade and Press Day. Already the organiser, S.I.H.A., has announced a “full house”: Almost all …
Steve McQueen Parfum D’Homme
For those of you who can’t get enough of Steve McQueen, now some you can splash some of his coolness on everyday.
“Steve McQueen, the Hollywood icon and the bearer of the King of Cool title, …
Rick Mears: “You have to have a healthy fear”
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears knows a thing or two about the skills of oval racing, and the psyche that racing drivers need to be at the top of their game.
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The Flying Lap: The Williams Legacy with Peter Windsor
Andy Hallbery tipped me off to this fabulous web TV show hosted by Peter Windsor called The Flying Lap.
Most of the episodes cover the latest happenings in Formula 1, but in this clip Peter talks …
Video: Ride with Walter Röhrl in a Porsche 904 GTS
What happens when one of the best drivers in the world meets one of the most beautiful coupes of all times? Sideways action!
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Legends: Kel Carruthers
Kel Carruthers’ winning ride on a Benelli four to secure the 1969 world 250 championship on the treacherous streets of Opatija (in the old Yugoslavia) was the most dramatic title-clincher of Australia’s ten successful world …
Link: British Bullet at Indy – Brabham’s Cooper Climax shocks at Indy 500, 1961
I came across this great piece written by Kenneth Rudeen, which originally appeared in Sports Illustrated back in 1961. It’s the story of Jack Brabham and the impact he made by taking the first rear …
One off Grand Prix winners: Innes Ireland USA 1961
For many people Innes Ireland was the archetypal Scottish gentleman, although technically speaking he was born in Yorkshire, his family moving back north of the border when he was young. He seemed to be a …
