Photo Gallery: The Spirit of Montjuïc
Held at Circuit de Catalunya over the weekend of the 20th to the 22nd of April, Espiritu de Montjuic, the Catalunya Classic Revival, celebrates the spirit of the old Montjuïc circuit in Barcelona,...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: 2012 Hockenheim Historic
Enjoy this fabulous photo gallery by Marcel Hundscheid from the 2012 Bosch Hockenheim Historic Festival. Images: Speed-O-Graphica.com Photo Gallery: 2012 Hockenheim Historic is a post from...
View ArticleLuscious liveries – part 2
Back in 2009, we revealed our 10 favourite motorsport liveries – those racing-car paint jobs or corporate identities that really floated our boats in period and continue to stir those retro juices....
View ArticleVideo: The Most Dangerous Sport in the World
The ’80s may have made themselves out as being DayGlo-pink extreme, and in many ways they were, but when you look back at the inventive and slightly (extremely) mad forms of motorsport of the early...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: VSCC ‘Spring Start’ The GP Italia and Lancester Trophies Meeting
I always look forward to this event, as for me it heralds the start of the historic motorsport season in the UK. As usual the VSCC ‘Spring Start’ didn’t disappoint, with some close racing on ...Photo...
View ArticleBoris ‘Bob’ Guynes’ Suzuki T500 Titan
Quick, agile, light and reliable, Suzuki’s T500 bucked conventional thinking about two-strokes and the trend towards big four-strokes in the late ’60s and was generally a smooth, successful and pretty...
View ArticleMonteé Historique du Montaigu Posters by Pierrick Jégou
These wonderful retro race posters are from Parisian art director, graphic designer and photographer, Pierrick Jégou. The simple, stylish and evocative designs were proposed as fliers to promote...
View ArticleFactory Five Type 65 Coupe: The Shelby Daytona Coupe Replica
“It makes me feel like Gurney when I drive it, and my wife wrinkles her nose and says it smells like gas when I make her ride in it with me.” The Shelby Daytona Coupe is ...Factory Five Type 65 Coupe:...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Porsche vs Ferrari
A lovely way to start the day Photo of the day: Porsche vs Ferrari is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day. ...Photo of the day: Porsche...
View ArticleVideo: Back after 20 years: BMW makes its DTM return
After nearly 20 years away from the sport, the legendary German marque is returning to DTM to complete the German trifecta and do glorious, argy-bargy touring car battle with Audi and Mercedes-Benz....
View ArticleFor Sale: Ford GT40 Race Car
Built to tackle Ferrari’s domination of Le Mans, Ford’s GT40 quickly became the sportscar to beat in the late 1960s. Not only did it break Ferrari’s six-year winning streak in the great race, but Ford...
View ArticleJohn Krsteski Retro Motorsport Art
The talents of the motorsport community never cease to amaze me; especially in their breadth and quality. And it’s not all just big power and astonishing aerodynamics – we delve into the cultured side...
View ArticlePhotos: Donington Historic Festival 2012
The thousands of visitors who turned out for the 2012 Donington Historic Festival on 5th and 6th May were treated to a spectacular display of racing action, off-track entertainments and even an...
View ArticleVideo: Tom Sneva breaks 200mph at Indy
A little over 65 years from the Indy 500′s inception and just fifteen years after Parnelli Jones broke the 150 mile per hour barrier, Tom Sneva became the first driver to nail its four ferocious...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Best of Brad Fox
A veteran of broadcast television and advertising, with a background in visual art and illustration, Brad Fox has turned his considerable creative talents to his love of motorsport and desire to...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Martini Girls
Enjoy this photo gallery of Martini Grid Girls taken at Monza in 2006. Via: Martín Ibarra Photo Gallery: Martini Girls is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars,...
View ArticleIndy 500: Steeped in history
As the tension grows towards the running of the 2012 Indianapolis 500, it is time to take a trip down ‘Memory Victory Lane’. What better place to start than the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Gurney Eagle
Naked Eagle Photo of the Day: Gurney Eagle is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day. ...Photo of the Day: Gurney Eagle is a post from...
View ArticleOne off winners: Juan Pablo Montoya – 2000 Indy 500
It seems absurd to call Juan Pablo Montoya a one off winner, but that’s what he is. Indy 500 starts, one. Indy 500 wins, one. Dominant? Absolutely. It earned him a place or two in ...One off winners:...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Toyota 2000GT
Japanese promise Photo of the day: Toyota 2000GT is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day. ...Photo of the day: Toyota 2000GT is a post...
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