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All guts, no glory
Ray Harroun won the first ever Indy 500, right? Well, yes and no. In fact it was a man by…
Ray Harroun won the first ever Indy 500, right? Well, yes and no. In fact it was a man by…
Recently we've almost become used to seeing auto unions in action again. What we've never seen is Ferdinanand Porsche's prototype,…
The newspapers didn't sensationalise; the facts were hideous enough. 'Grand Prix Ace in Helicopter Crash' read the headlines. 'Life not…
I have chosen the Lotus 78, or JPS 15-16, of 1977, which was a bit after my time in Formula…
When Lotus made their first tentative Formula One steps, Cliff Allison and the Nimble 12 scored the first points for…
The one that got away Ivan Capelli 1990 french Grand Prix one can only speculate what path Ivan Capelles career…
Markku Alen was the Ronnie Peterson of rallying - a true genius who was never rewarded with the championship. That's…
Some time ago I recalled the 344cc Jappic, which at first amused, then impressed, the Brooldands spectators back in 1925.…
Sam Robert's book Ford model Y-Henry's Car-for Europe (Veloce, ISBN 1-901295-88-5, 129.99) certainly deserves a place in every historians' bookcase.…
I have had a letter from Zimbabwe, from a reader who went out to Africa in 1952. In Johannesburg a…
Reviving a heading I used to use, "The things they say", a topical one came during the Rover crisis, regarding…
Armstrong Siddeleys, advertised as being 'of Aircraft Quality', were wellmade cars of dignified appearance. C G Grey, editor of The…
The sports rally which after a long hibernation was discovered in December 1999, and was found to have nearly completed…
I have never ceased to enthuse over Karl Ludvigsen's studious and complete coverage of the technical aspects and history of…
My Shuttleworth piece having been well received, may I add what space left out, and say I do know a…
Freddie Spencer's expert take on the Australian MotoGP round at Phillip Island Maverick Viñales ends Yamaha's win drought, Johann Zarco and Marc Márquez dramatically come together, Cal Crutchlow crashes, and…
On top of sumptuous displays, a top-class race meeting and a local concentration of classic car specialists, Monterey also features some of the world’s best-known auction houses With thousands of…
If the rumours are true, next week McLaren will unveil the successor to the F1, probably the most fabled and certainly the most valuable production supercar that has ever been…
After Red Bull's 2017 F1 troubles, the manufacturer's RB14 is a significant step away from the RB13 Red Bull’s relatively early car launch is very much against…