Porsche: Roots in racing, not posing
This commercial from Porsche is clearly the result of selling too many Cayenne’s and 911 Cabriolets. I guess its targeted at those of us who like to race their Porsche’s, but have to put up …
Race Retro international historic motorsport show 2010
Race Retro, the international historic motorsport show, is lining up a cracking array of motorsport legends for its 2010 show – from racing cars and drivers to track bikes and riders.
Held at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, …
Mick Doohan shares his winning secrets
It was an extraordinary gathering, almost pre-ordained. About 12 hours after the news of Mick Doohan’s retirement broke in Australia on 10 December, 1999, a group of people was engaging in what Doohan had done …
Bill Browns survives monumental crash: Bathurst 1971
This is one of the biggest crashes ever seen at Bathurst. Certainly it was one of the most spectacular.
On lap 43 of the Great Race a tyre blew on Bill Brown’s Ford Falcon XY GTHO …
Can-Am Las Vegas 1966
We are still in holiday mode, so here is some classic video from 1966. The film shows highlights from the last race of the first season of Can-Am, 1966. The race was held at a …
60 Minutes interview with Peter Brock 1986
Its almost new year and therefore time to let the hair down a little, so here is a light hearted interview with Peter Brock from Channel 9’s 60 Minutes program.
Interviewer Ian Leslie pursues a serious …
DVD: History Of Motorcycle Racing – 3 DVD Set
I have just finishing watching the Castrol History of Motorcycle Racing DVD set and it’s a ripper. It covers motorcycle road racing from the invention of the motorbike in the early 1900s through to the …
Editors picks: Top Ten Feature Stories of 2009
It has been a fantastic and fun filled year for us at Motorsport Retro and I have really enjoyed the tales from our team of great writers. Here are a selection of my favourites, in …
