Heaven VMX releases 2010 Calendar and new website

HEAVEN VMX, the club for Vintage Motocross racing in NSW has released a nine event series for 2010. The calendar includes the famous Crawford River Classic – now in it’s 8th year, and a new …

Daytona 500 1979 – fight to the finish

The blue-riband 500 has been the most important event in what is unequivocally America’s biggest motorsport series since it first joined the calendar in 1959. A win at Daytona ranks pretty close to the top …

Vespa Dakar

The 1980 Paris-Dakar from behind the handlebars of a Vespa

The Dakar rally is probably the most gruelling and dangerous motor race in the world.  Motorcycles, cars, quad bikes and trucks compete, not so much with each other, but with the race itself, to survive …

Documentary: Trans Am 1970

Here are some video snippets from a documentary called Trans Am 1970.
The 1970 Trans Am series is regarded by most racing enthusiasts as the high water mark of American road racing.
Six full factory teams prepared …

Gallery: Silverstone and Brands Hatch in the 1960s

A rare wet afternoon has given me a respite from the heat and humidity to do some more searching in my large and almost uncatalogued photo collection and I found these gems taken in the …

Rally enthusiasts back in the COT for 2010

A second Classic Outback Trial will be staged throughout Western and Central New South Wales in August this year following encouragement from the competitors, local communities and sponsors that participated in the 2009 Trial.
The 2010 …

Buenos Aires 500cc Grand Prix: 1982

Here is a full length video of the season opening Argentine 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix from 1982.
The opening parts of the video are arguably the best bits with some good interviews with Sheene, Croz and …

Brock-buster Torana A9X stars at Top Gear Live

The famous Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Torana A9X in which the late Peter Brock and Jim Richards delivered the most crushing of all Bathurst victories will be one of the stars of the 2010 Top …