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Hollywood Behind The Iron Curtain

Steve McQueen is known as one of Hollywood’s true motor sport competitors and is famous for his 1971 film Le Mans, which also bankrupted the actor. However not many people know that Steve also competed in …

Phil Hill 1927 – 2008

Phil Hill, the 1961 World Champion and first and only native born American to win the title, has passed away due to a short illness resulting from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Hill contested 48 grands prix …

40th Anniversary of McLaren Grand Prix Wins

McLaren has released some excellent memorabilia in celebration of 40 years of Grand Prix victories.
Included are 1:18 scale replicas of famous McLarens such as Senna’s 1990 championship winning MP4/5B , James Hunt T-shirts and a …