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First-Person in an 800 Horsepower McLaren M8F Around Laguna Seca

Go for a first-person blast around Laguna Seca with Rick Knoop in a monstrous 1972 McLaren M8F Can-Am. In 1971 the McLaren M8F was the mightiest of the Can-Am warriors – and that’s saying a lot. Peter...

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Onboard a Porsche LMP1-98 WSC-95 at Goodwood

Hop into a Porsche LMP1-98 WSC-95 with evo’s Dickie Meaden at the Goodwood Festival of Speed to learn about its history, do a 27-point turn and charge up the hill. The WSC-95 is a modified Porsche...

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Gulf Mirage GR8 + M. Franchitti + Laguna Seca = Good times

That sound! Go onboard with sports car racer  Marino Franchitti at the 2015 Monterey Historics in a Le Mans winning 1975 Gulf Mirage GR8. The post Gulf Mirage GR8 + M. Franchitti + Laguna Seca = Good...

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Phenomenal Ferraris at Auctionata’s Ferrari Only Livestream Auction

Images thanks to Auctionata On Saturday September 26th, 2015, at 6PM CET Auctionata will launch the world’s first ‘Ferrari Only’ online auction, putting 27 very special Ferraris under the hammer....

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Adelaide Motorsport Festival to Host Biggest Gathering of ’80s and ’90s F1...

Formula 1 will return to Adelaide this 16th to 18th of October, when the Adelaide Motorsport Festival takes over Victoria Park. Headlining the festival is the Victoria Park Sprint and its Adelaide...

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F1 Legend: Alain Prost

Alain Prost on the way to winning the 1989 French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in his final season for McLaren, thanks to the Cahier Archive Sit down by the glittering seaside of the French Riviera for a...

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For Sale: 1934 MG PA/B Le Mans Team Car

Images thanks to RM Sotheby’s, by Tim Scott This 56 horsepower MG monster was part of an all-women MG Works team at Le Mans in 1935 – and was the first team car home that year. It’s a 1934 MG PA/B Le...

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Video: One Man’s Alpine Awakening

In which Jürgen Clauss, founder of Alpine specialist workshop alpineLAB, takes us for a spin in his beautifully-restored Alpine and talks about what makes the cars so magical. “Owning an Alpine is...

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Ferrari 512M and Derek Bell reunited at Goodwood (video)

When you think of Derek Bell, you think Porsche. However at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Derek was reunited with the iconic Ferrari 512M and didn’t it bring a big smile to his face! Watch...

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The Last Remaining Porsche 908/03 Turbo is Heading to Auction

Images: Bonhams The only Porsche 908/03 Turbo remaining in the world is about to head to auction at Bonhams’ upcoming Goodwood Revival Sale. The 908/03, ‘Chassis 011′, was driven by the likes of...

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F1 Legends: Emerson Fittipaldi

Emerson Fittipaldi in Sweden, 1973, thanks to the Cahier Archive Sit down with Emerson Fittipaldi to chat about playing football with Pelé, taking his first win at Watkins Glen and helping to secure...

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Photos & Report: the Spa Summer Classic Sings in the Belgian Ardennes

Images and story by Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica.com If you enjoy classic motorsports the Spa Summer Classic held on the legendary Spa-Francorchamps track is a must see. For the 8th edition of...

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Stream the Goodwood Revival LIVE Right here!

Image thanks to the Goodwood Revival The Goodwood Revival is off and running for 2015, and you can catch the whole thing streamed live right here at Motorsport Retro all weekend long! The event runs...

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Video: Meet the Howmet TX – a 65,000 RPM Turbine-Powered Sports Racer

Built on a shoestring budget in 1968 by Bob McKee and a team of engineers, the Howmet TX is a race-winning turbine-powered sports race car. It’s a wonderful thing, and you can get to know it a little...

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9 Great Racing Moments at the 2015 Goodwood Revival

Drivers in the 2015 Goodwood Revival may have been steering million-plus dollar motorcars, but all thought of babying them went out the window the moment the lights went out and the red mist came...

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Two Engines, Four Superchargers and 1200 Horsepower – the Double-Trouble Model T

The Ford Model T is generally regarded as an important motorcar. Put into production in 1908, it was the first truly attainable motor car. They’re lovely old things. Double-Trouble is something very,...

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Ex-Gerhard Berger BMW Benneton B186 Brings 1350hp to the Adelaide Motorsport...

Images thanks to Adelaide Motorsport Festival Gerhard Berger’s Benetton B186 is heading to the Adelaide Motorsport Festival this 17-18 October, where it will thrill crowds driving on the same tarmac...

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Ex-Michael Schumacher 1997 Ferrari F310 B Heads to Auctionata’s Ferrari-Only...

Images thanks to Auctionata On Saturday September 26th, 2015, at 6PM CET Auctionata will launch the world’s first ‘Ferrari Only’ online auction, putting 27 very special Ferraris under the hammer in an...

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Photo Gallery: Reliving the Golden Age of Motorsport with the HSRCA at...

Images by Seth Reinhardt Our friends in the HSRCA were back at Wakefield Park this past weekend, putting pedal to metal in six or seven decades’ worth of historic racing machinery for some springtime...

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Video: Shakedown a Gulf Porsche 917 for Rennsport Reunion V

/DRIVE’s latest catches up with Patrick Long, Hurley Haywood and the 1971 1000 Kilometers of Spa-winning Porsche 917, 015/035, to shake it down before Rennsport Reunion V. “You know Patrick, this...

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