Preview: Toyota Rally greats prepare for Goodwood
Toyota are preparing to bring some very special rally cars to the Festival of Speed. Things are really starting to heat up now as the 2014 Goodwood FoS fast approaches. Goodwood Road and Racing just...
View ArticleVideo: Historic Sportscars hit Road Atlanta
Brilliant video recap from last month’s Mitty, which saw fields of historic racing cars take to the iconic bends of Road Atlanta. We’re big fans of Historic Sportscar Racing Ltd (MSR) here at...
View ArticleGallery: The spectacular Sydney Retro Speedfest
This gigantic gallery features the most luscious shots of the very best machines the Speedfest had to offer. Recently our friend Jayson Fong from Form & Function has been taking some utterly...
View ArticleBeast: The true story behind the creation of a legendary race engine
Image: Octane Press In an era when race regulations left a little more room for a creative mind to do something completely different, Penske Racing, Ilmor and Mercedes-Benz found a way to build a...
View ArticleVideo: Barry Sheene & Kenny Roberts’ bikes get ridden
A pair of noisy, smokey, smelly old two-stroke motorcylces. But there’s something very special about these two. This cool video showcases the bikes of Barry Sheene and Kenny Roberts being fired up and...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Easy does it (2002)
Petter Solberg demonstrates how best to tackle hairpin turns on a sharp incline. The event was the 2002 Rally Deutschland, the first year in which the rally would be counted as part of the WRC. 2009...
View ArticleVideo: Onboard in a pack – St Mary’s Trophy
A rough start takes this mini from pole position to the thick of the pack in an instant. Watch what happens next. Watch as GM Factory race driver Oliver Gavin fights for his position whilst driving his...
View ArticleRM Auctions Achieves Best-Ever Europe Sale at Monaco
Images: RM Auctions RM Auctions put an impressive €41,355,430 through the tills in just five hours at their May 10 Monaco sale, setting at least ten individual auction records along the way, with rare...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Speeding Start at Le Mans
Only the magic of the fabled Le Mans standing start could bring about photographs as captivating as this. A Ford GT40 peels away to a fierce start at what looks to be the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans....
View ArticleVideo: Jacky Ickx and the Porsche 936
On the eve of their return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans next month, Porsche take a look back at one of their all time great car and driver combos. MORE: Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell celebrate winning the...
View ArticleMSR Shop: T-Shirt of the week – Porsche 956
Wear the ultimate sportscar, wherever you go. This killer Le Mans inspired design by Joel Clark is very clean, and very wearable. It showcases the incredible Porsche 956 of the 1980s, complete with...
View ArticleVideo: Road Atlanta onboard – Jaguar E-Type
The idea here is to take a fully prepped road-racing Jaguar E-Type, and absolutely belt it around one of the most exciting American circuits. If you’re a fan of sharp elevation changes, bone-crunching...
View ArticleDie-cast detail – 1971 Porsche 908/3
Feast your eyes on this die-cast recreation of the 908/3 that Derek Bell and Jo Siffert drove in the 1971 Nurburgring 1000km. This 1:18 scale masterpiece from AUTOart features stunning quality well...
View ArticleVideo: The king of rallying – A tribute to Juha Kankkunen
A fantastic video tribute, with some of the best raw rallying sounds we’ve ever heard. This fan-made video pays a wonderful tribute to the unbelievable talent of four-time World Rally Champion Juha...
View ArticleFor sale: Ex Alboreto Tyrrell 011 (1983)
Images: Hall & Hall Purchased directly from Tyrrell, this car, chassis 06, was driven by Michele Alboreto to his first Formula 1 Grand Prix win, and is now up for sale at Hall & Hall. Alboreto...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Toyota GT-One (1998)
One of the mightiest Japanese Sportscars ever built – the 3.6L, V8 twin turbo GT-One. Car #29 was one of three GT-One’s entered into the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans by Toyota Motorsport, it was driven by...
View ArticleVideo Documentary: The Jack Brabham story
Australian legend Sir Jack Brabham has died peacefully overnight at his home on the Gold Coast. The racing legend claimed the F1 world championship in 1959, 1960 and 1966, the latter famously in a car...
View ArticleIllustration: Ayrton Senna’s Monaco Helmet (1984)
Check out this magnificent illustration of Ayrton Senna’s 1984 Monaco Grand Prix helmet by Paul Laguette. The 1984 Monaco Grand Prix is fondly remembered as the race where the three time Formula 1...
View ArticleBuild Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/4!
…and here you were thinking you’d probably never own a McLaren. Whether it’s as something do in your down time, or something to do with the kids – this accurate 1:8 scale replica of Ayrton Senna’s...
View ArticleVideo: Full Noise in a Mazda 767B Around Spa
Strap in, brace yourself and hold on to anything you can as we wind up for an on-the-limit lap of Spa Franchorchamps in the utterly glorious Mazda 767B. The 767B was driven by Max and Moritz Werner,...
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