Articles tagged with: Sports Cars

Fever machines: Porsche 917/10
Porsche’s fearsome 917 sports-racer came, saw and conquered during the first two world sportscar championship seasons of the 1970s. The 4.5-litre, flat-12 cylinder machine – later increased to five litres – was the most sophisticated …

Video: Richard Attwood drives the 1970 Le Mans winning Porsche at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Onboard and in-car views of Richard Attwood, as he climbs the Goodwood hill in the Porsche 917K with which he won the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Afterwards, Richard shares his thoughts on …

Victory by design: Chevrolet Corvette L88
Alain de Cadenet talks us through the rich heritage of one of Americas most famous racing cars. The Chevrolet Corvette L88.
The story begins with the number 9 car which entered Le Mans in 1967 and …

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 …

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 …

You were there: 24 hours of Le Mans 1988
The Le Mans 24 hours is on again next weekend with a Jaguar competing for the first time since 1993, when John Nielsen , David Coulthard and David Brabham “won” the Grand Touring Category in …

New Retro T-Shirts from RACE RALLY ROAD
Race Rally Road is expanding its offering of stylish retro threads with the addition of two new totally awesome t-shirts. These t-shirts are sure to please fans of retro motorsport everywhere and help us here …

Sandown 1000kms 1984: Bellof on top down under
Sportscar racing’s brightest prospect, Stefan Bellof, finally secured the discipline’s biggest prize, the FIA Endurance Championship for drivers, with his sixth win of the 1984 season. The 27-year-old German guided the factory Rothmans Porsche 956 …