Group C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Spice...
By Marcel Hundscheid /Â Speed-O-Graphica We continue our Group C retrospective with a look at Spice Engineering, founded by Gordon Spice and Raymond Bellm in 1986. Spice and Bellm were racing drivers...
View ArticleGallery and Report: The Historic Grand Prix Zandvoort 2023
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica The annual Historic Grand Prix recently took place at the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands. For three days, around 25,000 enthusiasts could enjoy a...
View ArticleMega Gallery & Report: The Le Mans Classic Centenary
By Marcel Hundscheid /Â Speed-O-Graphica At the beginning of July, the Circuit des 24 Heures in Le Mans was entirely dedicated to the Le Mans Classic Centenary. 235,000 visitors, over 900 drivers, more...
View ArticleGallery and Report: The Spa Summer Classic 2023
The Spa Summer Classic is an annual event on the international historic motorsport calendar. It’s organised by the Roadbook.be team led by Alain Defalle and Vincent Collard, who also guarantee the...
View ArticleIcons at the Le Mans Classic Centenary
By Marcel Hundscheid/Speed-O-Graphica At the recently held Le Mans Classic some very interesting cars appeared in the different grids that raced, so we wanted to take a closer look at them and their...
View ArticleReport & Gallery: The 50th Anniversary of the Oldtimer Grand Prix
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Around 50,000 visitors attended 2023’s 50th anniversary edition of the Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, which was held in mid-August. This year’s meeting...
View ArticleLegends at the Porsche Museum: The Victorious 936
During our visit to the Porsche museum, we came face to face with the 936/77. Let’s take a look at its history and enjoy some photos. Just three months before the 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche...
View ArticleSchwantz and Mamola Grace the TABAC Classic GP Assen 2023
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica The 2023 TABAC Classic Grand Prix took place at the beginning of September, held at the famous TT Circuit Assen in the north of the Netherlands. Read on for our...
View ArticleMega Gallery and Report: Spa Six Hours, the Sound of Music 2023
Still unique in the world of historic motorsport after 30 years, the Spa Six Hours 2023 was held on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the last weekend of September, 2023. We were there to capture the...
View ArticleReport and Gallery: Super Spa 2023
Super Spa ‘Not All Heroes Wear Capes’ was held for the second year in a row at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit at the beginning of October. The public enjoyed a number of interesting races accompanied...
View ArticleIcons at the Le Mans Classic: Porsche 962-143
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica At the recently held Le Mans Classic, we came across a Porsche 962C (chassis 962-143). Thirty-four years ago, this car was at the start of Le Mans with Dominic...
View ArticleFormula 3: The origins, 1971-1984
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica In a new series of articles, we will take a look at the origins of Formula 3, a championship that is still seen as an important stepping stone for the premier...
View ArticleWidescreen Gallery: The Lotus 47 sports racer
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica The Lotus 47 from 1968 was a competition car homologated for racing in Group 4. The car was developed by Lotus Components Ltd. from the Lotus 46 Europa...
View ArticleFormula 3: The Origins, 1971-1984 Part 2
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica In this second part of our retrospective on the origins of Formula 3, we take a closer look at Argo and Brabham. Argo Swiss designer Jo Marquart and British...
View ArticleGroup C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Tiga Race Cars
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Next up in our long running Group C retrospective series, we dive back into the mid ‘70s, when two former Formula 1 drivers, Tim Schenken from Australia and New...
View ArticleBMW E9 CSL: The Capri Beater, Part 1
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica The BMW E9 is one of several machines from the South German manufacturer that have written history. Not only in the period between 1968 and 1975, when the...
View ArticleFormula 3: The Origins, 1971-1984 Part 3
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica In our third part of our retrospective story on the origins of Formula 3, we take a closer look at Brabham. British racing car manufacturer Brabham was founded...
View Article2024 Historic Motorsport Season Set to Kick Off in Europe
By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica Historic motorsport remains immensely popular and the number of visitors who find their way to the sport is growing every year. Fans are eagerly awaiting the...
View ArticleSpa Summer Classic 2024: Gallery & Report
Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica.com The Spa Summer Classic, organised by Roadbook, is usually scheduled for the month of June in the historic motorsport calendar. This year, this tradition was...
View ArticleADAC Hockenheim Historic-Jim Clark Revival 2024: Gallery & Report
During the first weekend of May around 33,000 spectators made their way to Hockenheim for the Jim Clark Revival, which ran under the ADAC’s name for the first time this year. We were on the spot to...
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