Under the Skin – Senna’s JPS Lotus 98T Formula 1 car

June 27, 2014, 10:53 pm

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A fascinating look at the monster that lurked beneath.

The JPS Lotus 97T and 98T; two of the most iconic Formula 1 racing cars ever built. Best remembered for the efforts of Ayrton Senna in 1985 and 1986, the machine has gone on to become a symbol of the earlier years of the legend’s F1 career.

MORE: The 5 chapters in Lotus’ history

Here today, we’re glad to be able to bring you these stunning photographs of the Lotus 98T. We’re not entirely sure where they originated from, so if you know – be sure to pop over to our Facebook page and inform us.

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Video: Introduction to the Monaco Historique

June 28, 2014, 12:45 am

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Another quick taste, of what must be the most picturesque historic racing event in existence.

We can’t get enough of the Monaco Historique, everything about it appeals to us. The cars, the history, the character, the people, the sights – in simple terms, it’s as good as it gets. We hope you enjoy this quick clip shot on day one this year.

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Video: Ford Escort MK1 – terrifying high speed rally crash

June 28, 2014, 6:04 pm

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There’s a reason the spectators rushed to this driver’s aid before his car had finished rolling.

When things go wrong whilst airborne, they really go wrong. Watch as spectators rush to this drivers aid before the car even begun to run out of momentum – this is because it’s immediately obvious that this is going to be a particularly nasty accident. Luckily, both driver and co-driver were fine. The car however, was another story.

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Le Mans 2014 – The Racing

June 29, 2014, 1:35 am

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Image: Jayson Fong, Form & Function

For a small period each year, the quiet streets of Le Mans are transformed into a motorsport nirvana, to which thousands of fans flock to witness one of motorsport’s greatest spectacles.

This year was no exception, so sit back, relax, and let photography wizard Jayson Fong of Form & Function guide you through the on track action.

Images by Jayson Fong, Form & Function

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Video: Full noise onboard – McLaren F1 GTR

June 29, 2014, 4:58 pm

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Incredible high-definition video delivers sensory overload as the 1996 McLaren BMW F1 GTR roars into 2014.

Watch as Derek Bell’s very talented son Justin wrings the neck of the amazing Le Mans spec 1996 McLaren F1 around Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. It’s a shade under 2 1/2 miles of unadulterated bliss.

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The video was shot in partnership with GoPro, so as you’d expect there’s multi-cam galore. Justin is no stranger to high powered sportcar racing or the McLaren F1 GTR, so once he’s behind the wheel there’s no holding back. You’ll love it, we promise.

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Inspired by James Hunt – The Hesketh 24

June 29, 2014, 7:39 pm

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The all new ’24′ winds the clock right back.

It doesn’t have a whole lot in common with the famous 1980s Hesketh motorcycles, however this all new Hesketh 24 is very special. It’s been crafted as a throwback to the mid 1970s, when James Hunt was making waves amongst Formula 1 whilst driving the unforgettable Hesketh machines.

MORE: Check out the ex-James Hunt Hesketh F1 car (photo)

In 1975, James Hunt won his first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix whilst racing the Hesketh 308B. He went on to place a personal best of fourth overall in the season, before being picked up by McLaren and becoming World Champion in 1976. The cars he drove for Hesketh in those early years are often remembered for their striking looks.

These striking looks are what the new Hesketh 24 borrows, and the result is a great looking bike. Hesketh clearly wanted to do a good job at bringing the number back – it’s the first proper all-new bike the marque has built in more than 30 years.

The technical side of things sees a 1950cc air-cooled S&S X-wedge engine and a Baker gearbox. It’s the same engine found in three-wheeled Morgans, as well as countless custom American bikes.

It makes around 125 horsepower, and certainly looks the part too. As you can see in the photograph above, the suspension comes from Ohlins.

Only 24 of these very cool machines are going to be built, and they’ll retail for £35,000 (around US$60,000). Orders are being taken now, check out the Hesketh Motorcycles website for more details.

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Photo of the day: Nigel Mansell collapses (1984)

June 29, 2014, 11:51 pm

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July 8th, 1984 – The finish line of the Dallas Grand Prix

Colin Chapman first brought Nigel Mansell into Formula 1 during the 1980 season, four years later he found himself behind the wheel of the potent Renault-powered Lotus 95T. He’d tasted the similar 93 and 94T in 1983, and in 1984 at Dallas he put the 95T on pole – besting team mate Elio de Angelis and the works-Renault driver Derek Warwick.

In the race itself Mansell managed to hold his lead for the entire first half of the race before being overtaken by Kiki Rosberg. Then, three laps before the finish line disaster struck for Mansell – his gearbox suffered a terminal failure. In desperation, he attempted to push the car to the finish line, and ended up being classified in sixth position. He fainted from the effort of doing so.

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Video: Amazing Escort restoration

June 30, 2014, 5:11 pm

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From an unloved pile of bits with more rust left than metal, to an awesome historic racing machine.

It’s pretty incredible just how far gone a car can appear to be, yet still retain just enough of its former self to remain capable of being saved. This video shows the sheer amount of work that went into turning this 1968 Ford Escort MK1 from scrap to spectacular!

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We love this video because it serves as a reminder as to just how much work has gone into so many of the cars you see at historic racing events today.

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The best of the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014

June 30, 2014, 9:38 pm

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Nine clips you simply can’t miss!

We hope you all enjoyed our live stream coverage of the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed! For those who missed out, don’t worry for a moment, as we’ve compiled all of the most interesting parts of the event into this list of nine awesome videos.

From Formula 1 to Nascar, Le Mans to Pikes Peak, the 2014 Goodwood ‘FOS’ really did deliver. It’s easy to understand why so many enthusiasts consider it to be the greatest motorsport festival on the planet – watching the real-deal cars of glory days of the past being blasted at full noise through the narrow halls of Goodwood will never get old. As usual, there was plenty of sideways action; sometimes intentional – sometimes not! Enjoy.

The Hill Climb Shootout

The ultimate ‘run what you brung’. Formula 1 vs NASCAR vs Sportscar… and more!

What’s four decades between friends?

John Surtees’ 1964 Ferrari 158, and Kimi Raikonnen’s 2007 Ferrari F2007. Both champion cars built by Ferrari, and driven by the men who took them to number one.

18 year reunion

1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill back behind the wheel of the awesome Williams FW18. What a sight.

Two of a kind

Helping Mercedes Benz celebrate their 120th birthday, Lord March and Sir Stirling Moss steer two of the best looking cars of the 2014 Festival of Speed – the open and closed-wheel incarnations of the awesome W196.

Something old, something new

This is what people come to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to see! A legendary Formula 1 machine, being driven by a current F1 driver. Felipe Massa has a turn of the Williams FW18.

The King

What a terrific looking machine the Belvedere GTX was. In this clip, NASCAR living legend Richard Petty steers his original 1967 Plymouth Belvedere. The car was shipped the whole way from North Carolina for the event, and Petty mentions that it’s the first time the car has been used in about 40 years!

And now for something completely different…

Kiwi drifter Mad Mike changes the weather forecast dramatically, blasting tyre smoke throughout the Festival of Speed whilst driving his recently rebuilt four-rotor Mazda RX-7.

Top tier

There are countless exciting forms of racing cars on display at the FOS each year, however nothing ever compares to the sights and sounds of Formula 1.

Central Displays

It might seem to defy both gravity and common sense to mount, hang and hold irreplaceable racecars upside down and on their side in the name of art. The result however, is very impressive. Take a look at some of the Goodwood Festival of Speed Central Displays.

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Video: Raw sounds of Porsche at Goodwood

June 30, 2014, 11:22 pm

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A fleet of Porsche’s finest sportscars spoil the peace and quiet of the Sussex countryside.

This one is guaranteed to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up! A handful of the greatest racing cars Porsche has ever built burst into life at the 2014 Goodwood Revival. The sounds being emitted from these tailpipes are more than mere noises… Which one’s your favorite?

MORE: Gallery – 3D Porsche 917k Le Mans

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Video: Onboard at Le Mans in a Ferrari Daytona

July 1, 2014, 6:38 pm

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Come for a burn around Le Mans abouard a Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB4.

Just listen to this thing scream! We can’t think of anywhere we’d rather be in the world, than behind the wheel of a race-prepped Italian classic, tearing our way around the legendary Le Mans circuit.

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Video: The 2014 Tour Auto Optic 2000

July 1, 2014, 11:47 pm

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A coupe of months back we brought you a stunning gallery shot at the Tour Auto Optic – an enormous European classic car rally which has been running for the better part of a quarter century.

The 2014 event saw 239 cars in attendance, lining up for their chance to tear through closed roads in the French countryside – a real life dream.

Gallery: The 2014 Tour Auto Optic 2000

This video captures that magic. The narration is in French, however the mechanical marvels in attendance ~~speak~~ scream a universal language. Enjoy.

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Video: Record breaking Scottish hill climb

July 2, 2014, 12:03 am

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You’ll swear this is in fast forward, we promise you it’s not.

Watch in awe as Jos Goodyear demolishes the outright record at the Doune Hill Climb by a full half second. He’s driving a GWR Raptor, extremely fast through the hills of Stirling, Scotland. We’re so glad there was a camera strapped to the back of his car for this – what a thrill!

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The Return of the Ravishing Retro Art of Tom Havlasek

July 2, 2014, 4:49 pm

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The Classic Motorsport Art of Tom Havlasek

Image: Tom Havalsak

We first encountered Tom Havalsak’s ravishing retro art back in the wild old days of 2013, and we loved the way he captured the bombastic character of the golden age of motorsport. He recently got in touch to share some of his new work with everyone, and it’s even better.

The Classic Motorsport Art of Tom Havlasek

We particularly love his new design-heavy works, which pull a major design colour from a car and employ it as a simple block background with the car set side-on at the bottom of the frame. It’s a striking way to emphasise the lines of a car and the machines have a wonderful pop to them.

The Classic Motorsport Art of Tom Havlasek

Since we last spoke, Tom’s installed six of his works in the famous Le Mans Legends cafe in, surprisingly, Le Mans, and had his Senna JPS painting featured at a gallery in Monaco. We’re thrilled to see his work supported in this way and hope that, like his work, things get better and better!

Tom is available for commission work and you can contact him via email at tomhavlasekart@gmail.com. Check him out on Facebook at his page here.

Images thanks to Tom Havlasek

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Video: Owning and driving Ferrari’s 312PB

July 2, 2014, 8:26 pm

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This is the kind of perfect, crisp audio that an engine like the Ferrari flat-12 deserves.

Sit back and enjoy as the timeless scream of one of the great Ferrari sportscars cuts straight through your computer speakers, bypasses your ears and goes straight to the brain. What an unbelievable noise!

This video by Petrolicious is centered around an ex-works Ferrari 312PB of 1972 fame, with the current owner demonstrating a little bit about what it’s like to own such an incredible sportscar. Our favorite part of this clip occurs when owner and narrator Steven Read explains that whilst racing he actually has to force his focus away from the beautiful noise of the car, so that he can get the car around the track. What a problem to have!

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Video: Onboard with a Pikes Peak champion

July 2, 2014, 10:28 pm

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This is the kind of driving it takes to win at Pikes Peak in 2014.

Romain Dumas took out the top honors in the Unlimited Class at Pikes Peak this year, squeezing every last drop of speed from his Norma M20 RD to attack the mountain and record a time of 9 minutes, 5.81 seconds in total. This gave him first place overall by around three full seconds! While like many we miss the days of an unsealed surface at Pikes Peak, we’re well aware that it’s far from a walk in the park for drivers today – just look at the speed Dumas is carrying through some of those bends!

It has been reported that Romain wanted to break the 9 minute barrier, however gusty winds and a slippery surface prevented him from doing so.

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MSR Shop: T -Shirt of the week: Race Silverstone

July 3, 2014, 12:56 am

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Race Silverstone. Sounds like a great idea to us!

Our crew neck, short sleeved men’s t shirts are 100% premium cotton in a soft pre-shrunk jersey knit. Our women’s t shirts are lighter weight 150g tees made with deluxe 30′s soft style yarns for a soft feel.

Head over to the Motorsport Retro Store here to grab one.

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Make Tracks and Race the Sun

July 3, 2014, 4:46 pm

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Tracks Racing the Sun

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In this epic novel about the motor-racing heroes of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, legendary characters battle to win incredible races on switchback roads along the edges of ravines.

We’re sold! Tracks heads back to the wild days where it all started; when immeasurable glory was in reach for those courageous enough to do battle with insurmountable odds and the most dire of consequences.

Tracks: Racing the Sun witnesses grand prix racing in the ’30s and tells a human story about Man’s quest to master the machine and go ever faster, as the world descended once more into the grip of World War.

This early period of motorsport, when men danced on a knife-edge between victory and death, is hugely compelling and Tracks tells its story in a way that’s illuminating and entertaining.

Head to Amazon here to order a copy, and check out more details on the official website here.

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Video: The F1 Show – Tribute to Jack Brabham

July 3, 2014, 6:52 pm

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A wonderful tribute, to an incredible man.

Take a look at this terrific tribute to late Sir Jack Brabham. Shot by the F1 show with great assistance from the Brabham family, it’s a heartwarming piece featuring interviews with both his son and grandson. It includes some great on-track footage of Brabhams on the track today, however we particularly enjoyed the shot of Sir Jack himself at the end. What an extraordinary life.

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Video: The Mille Miglia with Leno, Senna, Brundle & Kidd

July 4, 2014, 12:40 am

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Take in the awesome sights and sounds of the Mille Miglia. Goodwood Road & Racing hit the streets of Italy for the Mille Migalia 2014. Jay Leno, Jodie Kidd, Bruno Senna, Marin Brundle and Brian Johnson all make appearances, as do an awesome collection of Jaguars. At one point, the event is described by the narrator as “Chaos” – if what we’re seeing here is chaos, then give us anarchy any day!