Articles tagged with: 1970s
Ford Focus RS goes retro with Le Mans editions
Ecurie Ford France, one of the partners of the popular Le Mans Classic event which takes place between July 9th and 11th, has prepared a collection of just five Focus RS cars in …
Ride for your life – A Documentary about Grand Prix racer Mike Duff
Canadian born, Mike Duff was an excellent Grand Prix motorcycle racer of the 1960’s who won three Grand Prix in the 125cc and 250cc classes.
Ride for Your Life is a short documentary …
Trio at the top – The story of Kiwi legends McLaren, Hulme and Amon
Click here to watch this wonderful documentary about Kiwi motor-racing legends Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, and Chris Amon.
Shot on a shoestring budget, but beautifully directed by one time amateur racer John Milligan, the doco uses …
Scheckter’s spin causes massive pile up at British Grand Prix 1973
Jody Scheckter spins during the first lap of the British Grand Prix and the ensuing eleven car pile-up goes down in history as one of Formula Ones biggest crashes.
Brabham driver Andrea de Adamich from Italy, …
Video Documentary: Love, Speed and Loss
I just received an email alerting me to this stunning documentary about the life of Kiwi Grand Prix racer Kim Newcombe. It’s a world class film and one that will leave you touched and saddened …
Classic circuits: Brands Hatch
Very few of the world’s modern-day, sanitised, super-safe international race tracks command the sort of respect their tree-lined, blind-summitted, heart-in-the-mouth forbearers once did. Names such as Elkhart Lake (Road America), Mosport, Nurburgring Nordschleife, Rouen and …
Motorsport Retro Launches Car Event Calendar
Motorsport Retro is pleased to announce the launch of its new Car Event Calendar.
Happily for us, the world of vintage and historic motorsport does not exist in a time capsule, a piece of history locked …
Video: Jackie Stewart on Murray Walker’s F1 Greats
This segment of Murray Walker’s F1 Greats follows Jackie Stewart’s Formula One career, with insights from Jackie on his most memorable races and key events and turning points in his career.
Jackie Stewart was known for …
