36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races
Just four weeks to go before Monterey!
This year’s event on August 14-16 looks like being another cracker. Porsche has been chosen as the featured marque and they will also be unveiling the four door Panamera …
Jarno Saarinen GP Genius – Part 1
Question: Valentino, you’re a keen student of motorcycle grand prix history. Who are your favourite riders from the past, and what do you know of Jarno Saarinen?
Valentino Rossi: My favourite riders are Schwantz, Rainey, Hailwood …
29 Years Between Pole Positions for Aussie F1 Drivers
If you are an Australian Formula 1 fan, then today is a very special day as Mark Webber will start the German Grand Prix tonight from pole position!
The last time an Australian started from pole …
Motorsport Retro sponsors 2009 Aussie MotoTrials Championship
We are proud to announce that Motorsport Retro is an official Supporting Sponsor of the Xispa Australian MotoTrials Championship.
We will be tweaking the mighty ’85 Honda TLR 200 and spending the weekend climbing over rocks …
Kick Start: MotoTrials made for TV
Now that we are official support sponsors of the Xispa Australian MotoTrials Championship, let’s celebrate with some old school Trials fever from “Kickstart”.
Back in 1979 the BBC started telecasting the worlds first television series for …
Martini Racing Website
The red, white and blue MARTINI stripes have to be one of the most evocative liveries in motor sport history.
What I didn’t know is that last year MARTINI celebrated 40 years in motorsport.
Back in 1968 …
Uli Ehret Motorsport Art
I’m a big fan of these glorious water colour paintings from German artist Uli Ehret.
Uli and his team are big fans of Le Mans, so lots of his work is naturally of Sportscars. However there …
Barry Sheene – The Magnificent Seven
There probably isn’t too much I can write about Barry Sheene that hasn’t already been written.
He was obviously loved the world over for his riding ability, charisma, humour and bravery. We were certainly fond of …
