1957 Townsend Typhoon MK 2: The Purple People Eater

Inspiration comes in many forms, for Owen E. Gibson it resembled an over-sized crumpled potato chip and had a tree growing out of its hood.
Owen E. Gibson is a lifelong racing and hot rod …

VMX: The famous Crawford River Classic will be held at Bulahdelah on June 26-27

It’s time for the Pre 78 Vintage Motocross racers to cut loose!
The 2010 the Crawford River Classic will hold it’s world famous trophy races for Pre 78 bikes to honour our lost VMX mates and …

Trio at the top – The story of Kiwi legends McLaren, Hulme and Amon

Click here to watch this wonderful documentary about Kiwi motor-racing legends Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, and Chris Amon.
Shot on a shoestring budget, but beautifully directed by one time amateur racer John Milligan, the doco uses …

Juha Kankkunen

Juha Kankkunen wins the Rally of Portugal Revival 2010 with ASM Motorsport

Four time world rally champion, Juha Kankkunen and his equally legendary co-driver, Nicky Grist, put in a dominant display at the Rally of Portugal Revival 2010, winning the event by over three minutes.
The championship winning …

Aston Martin Owners Club 60th St. John Horsfall Race Meeting Silverstone 22nd May

Before I go any further I’d just like to say that The Aston Martin Owners Club are a lovely bunch of friendly enthusiasts. All the drivers and mechanics I spoke to, and there was a …

'69 24 hours of Le Mans

Le Mans ’69: 100-yard humdinger

The 37th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours features on most sportscar racing fans’ list of ‘greatest-ever races’ around the legendary La Sarthe venue – and for several good reasons.