Video: Chris Harris Drives an F1 Car
“You’ll think, God, I couldn’t possibly go any faster because it’s sliding at this speed even. Whereas in fact, once you burst through that and get the tyres and brakes working, you’ll just be...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Michael Schumacher by the Cahier Archive
“I can’t really imagine life without Formula One.” – Michael Schumacher What can you say about Michael Schumacher that hasn’t already been written? Love him or loath him there is no denying he will go...
View ArticleVideo: Tiff Drives a DTM Mercedes C Class
The 1994 DTM season was wrapped up handily by Klaus Ludwig, driving a Mercedes’ C-Class V6. In this clip Tiff Needell takes the championship winning machine for a run. Video: Tiff Drives a DTM...
View ArticleGear: Vintage Racing Today DVD
“Rather than put their race cars behind museum velvet ropes, these car owners have opted to race their historic cars the way they were designed and purposed…at over 100 mph around world- famous race...
View ArticleA Hot Harley-Davidson XR750TT Race Bike
One of just ten factory-built Harley-Davidson racers from 1972, this XR750TT Race Bike is both significant and stunning. Harley Davidson factory rider and all-round legend Cal Rayborn used an XR750TT...
View ArticleThe Subaru Impreza: A rich rallying heritage
Subaru World Rally Team The Subaru World Rally Team will be fondly remembered as the Japanese marques factory squad in the WRC. The initial team was founded way back in 1980; but most fans will...
View ArticleVideo: A Profile of Derek Bell by Murray Walker
At the peak of their sportscar racing domination, Porsche’s works Rothmans team’s boycotted the 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans, due to a disagreement over changes in fuel regulations. A Porsche would go on...
View ArticleVideo: Restoration of the 1994 Penske PC-23 IndyCar
In this three part video we go behind the scenes with Dawn Treader Performance Engineering as they complete a very detailed restoration of the 1994 Penske PC-23 Indycar. The PC-23 chassis dominated...
View ArticleVideo: Audi S1 on full song
Sit back and turn it up! Video: Audi S1 on full song is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day.
View ArticleFor Sale: 2006 Chevron B16 Continuation
Historic motorsport, to me, is about getting out to a racetrack with your mates, talkin’ life, racing cars and everything, tinkering with beautiful old machines and racing. A continuation, then, is...
View ArticleVideo: Behind the Scenes of the 2013 Pirelli Calendar
Exclusive, exquisite and desirable, the release each year of the Pirelli calendar is a landmark occasion. It brings together the world’s most beautiful models and most inspirational photographers to...
View ArticleVideo: Damon Hill Drives A Lotus 25 at Aintree
This video, from Sky Sports F1, features Damon Hill chatting about Aintree, Jim Clark and what they both mean to Formula One and the people who love it, set against his unique experience of driving a...
View ArticleVideo Documentary: Ayrton Senna – The Right To Win
Tracing his roots, his spirit, his talent and his greatest drives, Ayrton Senna – The Right To Win tells a story of one of motorsport’s greatest champions – Ayrton Senna. Along the way we hear from a...
View ArticleVideo: Murray Walker’s Lap of Bathurst
In which the inestimable Murray Walker narrates a lap of Bathurst as only he can. In this video from 1997, Brad Jones takes Murray Walker for a lap of The Mountain in an Audi A4 Quattro, and we get...
View Article“The fastest thing about the monocoque Lotus is Jimmy Clark”: Ron Tauranac
The headline to this story has been attributed again and again to Ron Tauranac, designer of early Brabham Formula 1 cars. He may or may not have spoken those exact words, but his actions certainly...
View ArticleVideo: Tiff Test Drives the Gulf McLaren F1
It must’ve been hard to improve on the McLaren F1, but the Gulf McLaren F1 GTR did just that, pushing the street car to an out-and-out GT racer. Tiff Needell finds out what it’s like in this video,...
View ArticleVideo Documentary: Nissan Skyline Racing Heritage
This video celebrates the birth of the Nissan Skyline racing legend at Suzuka, 1964. Video Documentary: Nissan Skyline Racing Heritage is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport,...
View ArticleVideo: Onboard with Fangio at Monaco in a Lancia D50
In this video we have the immortal Juan Manual Fangio sliding around Monaco in a Lancia D50, the car in which he won his fourth of five World Championships. The slow motion footage at the end is very...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: McLaren and Brabham go kart battle
Racers will be racers Photo of the day: McLaren and Brabham go kart battle is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day.
View ArticleVideo Documentary: Racing Through Time – The History of Grand Prix Racing
From the great city-to-city races of the very late 19th century, to the super technical racing of the early 21st century, grand prix racing has always had one constant – first across the finish line...
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