Articles tagged with: 1970s
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 …
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 …
Jammin’ Jimmy – Psyche-out 101 Part II
In part one of our story on ‘70s motocross icon Jammin’ Jimmy Weinert, we learned that the tall New Yorker successfully employed calculated psyche-out tactics to blunt the arrogance of the all-dominant European riders, who …
Roaring ‘40s’ celebrated at Historic Sandown
The 40th birthday of some of the greatest nameplates in motoring and motorsport will be celebrated at this year’s Historic Sandown from November 6-8.
Melbourne’s major annual historic race meeting will mark the 40th anniversary of …
BK Motorart
Barry Knight at BK Motorart art produces incredible acrylic on canvas artwork inspired by classic racing cars of yesteryear.
His focus is on classic motorsport machinery from 1950-1990 and he has captured some of the world’s …
