Nürburgring at risk
17/02/12
Nürburgring Nordschleife and its (4.8-mile) Sudschleife offshoot never made ‘sense’. Built in the euphoric aftermath of the Weimar Republic’s hyperinflation …
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Nürburgring at risk
17/02/12
Nürburgring Nordschleife and its (4.8-mile) Sudschleife offshoot never made ‘sense’. Built in the euphoric aftermath of the Weimar Republic’s hyperinflation …
The best of MG
01/02/12
The combination of Triple Eight Engineering and Jason Plato, with more than 160 wins and 12 titles between them – …
Murray’s first car – the IGM-Ford
26/01/12
Twenty-four years into my journalistic career and finally a story lands in my lap. When my new neighbour expressed an …
Coasting to victory at Daytona
25/01/12
What is now known as the Rolex 24 Hours was founded 50 years ago as a three-hour race called the …
Motor racing superstitions
13/01/12
Today, in case you had not noticed, is Friday the thirteenth of January. Lucky for some, not so for others. …
Pistonheads en piste
12/01/12
There’s so much sport on the goggle-box these days that even the most ardent armchair hero must pick and choose. …
America’s greatest racer
09/01/12
I have to agree with Rob Widdows’ words about John Surtees. Without doubt the man deserves a knighthood and here’s …
Monte Carlo or bust?
22/12/11
Phew. Ford has recommitted to the World Rally Championship. No Blue Oval is akin to there being no Ferrari red …
Latest historic news round-up
15/12/11
Croft joins Tour Britannia route Outline route details for the eighth running of Tour Britannia have been revealed and include …
All that was great about Gethin
09/12/11
I was like so many people very sad to hear that Peter Gethin had died. The news came to me …
Jim Rathmann: an appreciation
28/11/11
One of Indycar racing’s great drivers from the 1950s and early ’60s passed away last week. Jim Rathmann won the …
Johnny Herbert and the Mazda 787B
23/11/11
In the January issue of Motor Sport we asked Aston Martin works driver Sam Hancock to get behind the wheel …
Historic racing update
17/11/11
The famous Dutch Grand Prix venue of Zandvoort will host a major new historic racing festival next summer after the …
An engaging trip to Portimão…
24/10/11
A funny thing happened on the way to the chequered flag in a two-hour race for Sports & GT cars …
Bill Boddy Tribute Day
03/10/11
Brooklands, Saturday. A paddock full of racing cars, engines snarling on the Test Hill and massed starts on the main …
The fuss about Stirling…
EXCLUSIVE
05/09/11
Dear Nigel, This might well brand me a heretic, and I’m aware that I risk public execution should I ever …
Indy 500 greats: Rick Mears
27/05/11
Without doubt the most accomplished driver of modern times at Indianapolis was Rick Mears. Throughout the 1980s and early ’90s …
Indy 500 greats: Louis Meyer & Wilbur Shaw
19/05/11
The first triple winner of the Indianapolis 500 was Louis Meyer, who won the great race in 1928, ‘33 and …
Indy 500 greats: Frank Lockhart
16/05/11
In April I wrote about Bill Vukovich and Parnelli Jones, two of the greatest Indy 500 winners in one hundred …
Indy 500 greats: Tommy Milton and Jimmy Murphy
09/05/11
Ninety years ago, Tommy Milton and Jimmy Murphy were the men to beat in what was then known as AAA …
