1961 Daytona 500: “We don’t think your Daddys gonna live”
50 years ago, the Petty family had a weekend at the Daytona 500 they are unlikely to forget.
During the first qualifying race, 21 year old Richard Petty flew over the first turn wall. It was …
Classic Ads: BFGoodrich – Le Mans 1982
For the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans, the then American owned BFGoodrich tyre company backed a two car campaign on the legendary French race. Both Goodrich entries would compete shod with the high performance …
Video: New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing 2011
Enjoy this three part video showcasing the recent New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing, celebrating Chris Amon.
Part one features some excellent interviews with legends including Jack Brabham, Carlos Reutermann, John Surtees, and Stirling Moss sharing …
2011 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival to feature McLaren
McLaren will be the featured marque for the 2011 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival. The legendary name has graced the halls of motorsports since its famed founder Bruce McLaren of New Zealand founded …
2011 ‘Classic’ an Island paradise for enthusiasts
The Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport from March 18-20 this year will again be paradise for car ‘perves’, with an entry approaching 500 vehicles – more than 30 from overseas – now certain for …
Video: Barry Sheene Legacy Trailer
I was doing some reading about the upcoming Barry Sheene Festival of Speed when I stumbled across this clip. For those of you, like us, who can’t get enough of Barry, it looks like an …
Video: 2010 Berg Cup Hill Climb season
There is something wonderfully pure about hillclimbing. You only get one shot so you had better make it count. Its the reason this highlight video of the 2010 Berg Cup season is so full of …
Yamaha 50th Anniversary of World Championship Grand Prix website
To celebrate its 50th year of Grand Prix Racing, Yamaha have produced a 50th Anniversary Website.
Normally these things tend to be a bit ordinary and without much depth (hello Suzuki 2010), but Yamaha have done …
