What makes a great racer – is it nature or nurture? In the case of NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, it might well be the former. He began racing quarter midget…
2006 Maserati MC12 Corse Sold by Bonhams, £3.2m This was one of just a dozen Corse versions of the already rare Maserati MC12 homologation special, 50 of which were built…
It’s all too easy to look at a set-up like the Vintage Sports-Car Club and immediately think tweed, pipes and slippers – writing it off as not being a scene…
Here’s a challenge: find a rust-free MGB GT road car, then strip it down and have it professionally rebuilt into a competitive V8 racer with all the necessary mods –…
Kevin McNicholas artworks When it comes to Formula 1-themed art there seems almost no limit to the variety you can choose, from photo-realistic paintings to abstract and just plain bizarre…
If you’re looking for a road-legal track-day car but think a Caterham 7 is too obvious and a Radical SR3 SL is just a bit too, er, radical – why…
If you are reading this month’s issue hot off the press and you’re a fan of classic competition Ferraris, you might want to book a last-minute ticket to Paris in…
Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor ‘Bootneck’ Sold at Royal Marines Association gala auction, £60,000 Royal Enfield is going great guns with its 650cc models – and, given the India-based marque’s British…
When it comes to four-wheel motor sport that’s both fun and accessible, trialling is difficult to beat. And among the most competitive trials cars ever built are those that emerged…
Signed MotoGP Collectibles We don’t showcase enough MotoGP stuff on these pages, so here’s two absolute gems for fans of two-wheeled competition: a truly stunning Valentino Rossi tribute, above right,…
And so we come to this, my final events of what has been an incredibly busy season. After two years of disruption and limited travel due to the pandemic, it…
Ultimate Ferrari 250 GTO – The Definitive History Think you know all there is to know about the world’s most desirable car? We’d wager you’ll still learn a thing or…
1963 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster Sold by RM Sotheby’s, Price undisclosed Sold through an RM Sotheby’s sealed bids auction, this remarkable 300SL had been a constant in vendor Martin Cushway’s life…
If you’re already spooked by the soaring cost of petrol, this one-off is probably not for you – because it’s driven by a 27-litre Rolls-Royce Meteor V12 petrol engine salvaged…
There are no prizes in motor sport for resting on laurels which is why, three years after its celebrated 1-2 Le Mans performance with the 3-litre DBR1s in 1959, Aston…
It was more or less by chance that the late John Crosslé ended up being one of the world’s most successful specialist racing car manufacturers. Although a champion grass-track rider,…
