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The HSRCA 2021 Sydney Classic to Honour Ron Tauranac AO and Welcome Heritage...
With thanks to the HSRCA The HSRCA are planning a massive Sydney Classic historic race meeting for June 12 – 13 at Sydney Motorsport Park. The meeting will celebrate the life of designer Ron Tauranac...
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Group C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Nissan, Part 2
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica In this second part of our look at Nissan’s campaign in the world of Group C sportscar racing, we continue with the Nissan R90C from 1990. Nissan entered this...
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Ford GT40: The Legend Lives On
Ford Motor Company’s CEO James Farley driving a GT40 at the Spa Six Hours in 2018 / Story & images by Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Fifty seven years after the Ford GT40 was introduced at...
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HSRCA Sydney Classic Turning Touring Car Spectacular With Terrific Heritage...
Images thanks to the HSRCA & Competitors Sydney’s HSRCA are set to hold their 2021 Sydney Classic over June 12 – 13 at Sydney Motorsport Park in honour of the late Ron Tauranac AO. Featuring a...
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Mega Gallery and Report: Grand Prix de l’Age d’Or 2021
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Motorsport Retro’s European correspondent Marcel Hundscheid recently had the opportunity to attend the Grand Prix de l’Age d’Or held at the unique Dijon-Prenois...
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Widescreen Gallery: The HSRCA’s 2021 Sydney Classic
Images thanks to Seth Reinhardt / HSRCA The Historic Sports and Racing Car Association of NSW held their 2021 Sydney Classic at Sydney Motorsport Park over the weekend, bringing together a magnificent...
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An Abrupt End to an Era, Schnitzer Motorsport: Part 3
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica We continue our story about Schnitzer Motorsport with the evolution of the legendary BMW M3. When the Evolution version of the M3 launched in 1988, including a...
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Widescreen Gallery: ‘Godzilla’, 1991 Nissan Skyline R32 GTR 004
Photos by Seth Reinhardt We enjoyed watching ‘Godzilla’, the 1991 Sandown 500-winning GIO Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R, stomping around the HSRCA’s recent Sydney Classic, so we thought we’d take the...
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Legends at the Porsche Museum: Porsche’s 917 One-Hit Wonder
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica During a visit at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart (Germany), Motorsport Retro’s European correspondent Marcel Hundscheid came eye to eye with Porsche 917 KH...
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Widescreen Gallery: 1991 Romano SPA 001 Formula Holden
This 1991 Romano SPA raced in Australia’s Formula Holden series, with local legend Mark Skaife driving it to two Australian Drivers’ Championships. Let’s take a look around. Running from 1989 to 2004,...
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Ford GT40: The Legend Lives on, part 2 preparation for Le Mans
Dutchman Hans Hugenholtz captured in chassis AJL988G at the Spa Classic in 2019 / Story & Images by Marcel Hundscheid/Speed-O-Graphica In our second feature looking back at the legendary Ford...
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Group C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Peugeot
Erik Maris driving a Peugeot 905 Evo 1B in the entrance of Eau Rouge during the Spa Classic back in 2019 / Story and images by Marcel Hundscheid/Speed-O-Graphica In the latest edition of our Group C...
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Legends at the Porsche Museum: The One-Off Porsche 961
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Motorsport Retro’s European correspondent Marcel Hundscheid paid the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart a visit, where he came eye-to-eye with the one-off Porsche 961....
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Report & Gallery: Bosch Hockenheim Historic – The Jim Clark Revival 2021
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Last weekend, Hockenheim hosted the 16th edition of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic – The Jim Clark Revival 2021. Motorsport Retro’s European correspondent was at...
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Porsche’s Weapon from the 70s, The Legendary 934: Part 1
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Over the next couple of weeks, we’re going to take a look back at Porsche’s weapon from the 1970s – the legendary 934. In the early ’70s, Porsche planned a...
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Report & Gallery: ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Last weekend the rebirth of the 1000 km was organized by the Düsseldorfer Automobil- und Motorsport Club 05 at the Nürburgring. This traditional endurance race...
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The Legend Lives on: Ford’s GT40 in the 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Winning Ford GT40P/1041 of Philip Walker, Miles Griffiths and Gordon Sheddon captured at the Spa Six Hours 2019 shortly after sunset In our third and final instalment looking back at Ford’s legendary...
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Report & Gallery: Spa Six Hours 2021 – The Sound Of History
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica The 28th edition of the Spa Six Hours – The Sound of History – should actually have taken place in 2020, before the COVID pandemic put an end to all plans....
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Group C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Porsche 956
Pictured above is chassis 956-004 driven by Kriton Lendoudis at the Spa Classic 2014. Back in 1982 this car finished in third place at the Le Mans 24 Hours. By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica We...
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Widescreen Gallery: The HSRCA Returns to Racing at Wakefield Park
Images thanks to Seth Reinhardt After four months of the all-too-familiar lockdown story, Sydney took its first tentative steps into the outside world last month. The Historic Sports and Racing Car...
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