GT racing's balancing act
Click here to buy the above image The last month has been hectic to say the least and there‘s no sign of an end to the rushing around just yet.…
In Austin Lewis Hamilton duly clinched his third world championship, and there’s no reason why anyone should be surprised. Whatever the era in grand prix racing, enthusiasts have always argued…
The PalmPilot was among the first personal digital assistants. Its chunky dimensions were launched in 1997 and enabled the tech-conscious businessperson to scribe notes, monitor daily schedules and organise extensive…
There are some drivers who just seem to develop a natural affinity for a particular event – and for Petter Solberg, that event was Rally GB. Four of his 13…
I wish Hunter S Thompson was still alive for many reasons. I particularly wish he had been at Sepang, because no other writer could have written better about MotoGP’s weirdest…
I know that 50 is some age to be having an epiphany in this business, but what the hell – I was always a late developer. I’m guessing most people…
Mother Nature gave us a hard time in Austin this weekend, but Formula 1 answered back in style and gave the fans – who’d been asked to stay away for…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here. Click here to buy the above image From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…
It was 5am and due to a computer failure the queue for check-in at Gatwick airport snaked out of the terminal door. Because of all the audio equipment needed to…
1) Lewis Hamilton joins Sir Jackie Stewart as a three-time Formula 1 World Champion. He’s the only man from the UK to win back-to-back titles. Click here to buy the…
November 20, 2014 and we’re sat round a table in Carluccio’s restaurant in Bicester Village. The weather’s turning and Tom Onslow-Cole is telling me about his switch to full-time GT…
Occasionally you'll come across a racing video on YouTube that makes you wonder how you missed it when it was current. Today, our attention's been drawn to a commercial that…
Fred Gallagher first met Juha Kankkunen down a firebreak in Northumbria’s Slaley Forest, SS21 of the 1983 RAC Rally. "Henri [Toivonen] and I were surveying this Opel and wondering how…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here. To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith…
Here is photographic evidence of how nasty things are getting inside the Movistar Yamaha pit as the Rossi/Lorenzo title fight approaches its heart-pumping climax. Above we see Rossi crew members…
Last week Ferrari provided details of its limited-edition mega machine and amidst the inevitable hoopla, I think one rather significant point was missed. More on that in a minute because…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here. To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith…