Classic Throttle Shop to put the hammer down!

Sydney based classic car business Classic Throttle Shop has recently launched CTS Auctions, Australia’s first premium auction business to focus exclusively on the classic and collector car market.
The new business will be headed up by …

Jarno Saarinen – GP Genius Part II

Doctor Claudio Costa is the famous physician who played a crucial role in saving Mick Doohan’s broken leg, enabling the Australian to go onto win five world 500cc championships. Costa has been lauded for the …

Richard Petty: 200 not out!

NASCAR fans will relish this trio of STP-produced films celebrating Richard Petty’s 200th top-class victory at Daytona in 1984. The US oil giant made the films to commemorate the silver anniversary of The King’s achievement …

The day the Yamaha XS1100 won the Castrol Six-Hour – Part II

At 10:00am on Sunday, October 22, the flag was raised to signal the start of the 1978 Castrol Six-Hour. The riders sped across the front straight to their mounts, Graeme Crosby leading the charge up …

Georges Jobe and the Hawkstone double

This Nick Haskell photo of Georges Jobe jumping over the head of Andre Malherbe is arguably one of the greatest GP photographs of all time.
Taken at the British 500 Grand Prix in 1984, Jobe’s amazing …

Touring car greats return to Lakeside

The halcyon days of the Lakeside circuit, when Dick Johnson ruled and the circuit was the scene of some of the greatest touring car battles ever staged, will be re-lived on September 19-20 at the …

Naish and Runnalls win 2009 Classic Outback Trial

Tweed Heads, Sunday September 6:
Victorian Historic Rally Association members Terry Naish and Ross Runnalls in their 1970 Datsun 1600 sedan made no mistakes to win the 6-day 2009 Frontier Services Classic Outback Trial by a …

Team Green vs the Bumblebee

Ever wondered how racing Kawasakis ended up green, or where Yamaha’s “bumblebee” graphics came from?