Scarabotti Driving Gloves

Check out these super Scarabotti driving gloves from the Classic Throttle Shop.
The perfect addition to any serious driver’s kit. Slide these leather beauties on, grab the wheel, plant your foot and take off on that …

Croz’s Toughest Rival

Graeme Crosby encountered a number of hell men when he first ventured to Australia in the mid-’70s, namely Jim Budd, Roger Heyes and later Rob Phillis, the late Roy Denison and Dennis Neill.
But Croz reckons …

2009 Australian Muscle Car Masters

The Australian Muscle Car Masters annual Father’s Day celebration of Australia’s fantastic muscle car heritage returns to Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway on September 6th.
Better than ever, with new cars and stars, new retro …

Gallery: Luscious Liveries

Ever since corporate sponsorship arrived in motorsport in the 1960s, certain brand names and their colour schemes have taken on a certain synonymity. Everybody has a favourite livery or paint job – one that stirs …

You were there: Guards Trophy Sports Car Race 1965

It was so different then.
Nowadays the prima donnas of Formula One are strictly contractually tied down to racing only in the Bernie and Max show and they can’t race in any other categories even if …

The killer promoter: Mike Goodwin – Supercross founder

Mike Goodwin is the guy who invented Supercross. His background was in the rock concert business and he brought everything he learned in that business and created a new sport. He brought in sponsorship from …

Unadilla Retro Motocross National

The latest round of the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship was billed as a “Retro” event. The legendary track at the Unadilla Valley Sports Center played host to a celebration 40 years of …

Honda NSR500

Following on from the great feedback to the Honda RC166 story, here are wonderful photographs of Freddie Spencer’s World Championship winning 1985 NSR 500.
Why did Honda create the V4 NSR500 when Spencer had won Honda’s …