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Resurrection
Abandoned at birth and forgotten for decades, Kieft's grand prix contender has finally hit the track. Gordon Cruikshank describes a…
Abandoned at birth and forgotten for decades, Kieft's grand prix contender has finally hit the track. Gordon Cruikshank describes a…
Clan:Manx International Rally September 8-10,1972 Roger Clark winning a seventies British rally in an Escort was the norm. But behind…
When a Belfast entrepreneur proposed a new venue for a British street race, sportscar makers saw an opportunity to boost…
It was one of the most brutal races ever, yet Mercedes conquered the Carrera Panamerica with a car of stealth,…
John Fitch may not be remembered as one of the finest racers of his era, but he stands as one…
When Colin Chapman was invited to the 1962 Indianapolis 500 by Dan Gurney, the Lotus founder surveyed the front-engined 'dinosaurs'…
England passed up the chance to host to the world's most famous race. Ireland stepped willingly into the breach and…
Stirling Moss 1961 Targa Florio He reckoned he had the perfect car for the job. Which is why, he tells…
Chris Irwin The social revolution of the sixties was mirrored in racing by a swathe of free-wheeling, up-and-coming hotshoes. Chris…
By Mika Hahn No ISBN NUMBER Published by BZ Verlag, €75 (Special Edition € 150) Somehow Mercedes keeps a lasting…
With Wilfred Muller and Reinhard Klein ISBN 3-927458-05-8 Published by Verlag Reinhard Klein, £35 No one can begrudge Walter Rohrl…
By Rinsey Mills ISBN 1-85960-849-3 Published by Haynes, £19.99 Not another one, I hear you cry. But stand by —…
By Franco Gozzi ISBN 88-7911-258-9 Published by Giorgio Nada Editore, £49.99 If you have enjoyed following the rise and fall…
ByJ-M Paris & William Mearns ISBN 2-9516357-5-3 Distributed by Menoshire, £39.50 This is the first full life of France's great…
By Brendan Lynch ISBN 0-9513 668-1-5 Published by Portobello Publishing, £14.95 A few tome truths: never judge a book by…
The new Rolls-Royce Phantom is causing much controversy, especially, one presumes, among those with £250,000 to spend on a motor…
I wasn't going to bother you with this had I not seen Steve Sutcliffe's opinion of Advanced Motorists in Autocar.…
Over the Christmas break i was reading The Eye of the Needle by Ken Follet, a fictional spy story, and…
The ex-Sir Alistair Miller 200hp Blitzen-type Benz four-seater, which had a long Brooklands career, has been acquired by George Wingard…
In view of the non-appearance of the 1.5-litre Alfa Romeos in the 1928 TT; due it was said to there…
This week's fourth(!) and final podcast stars Jochen Mass. He's a man who raced with success in just about everything, from Formula 1, sports cars to tin-tops. We'll be recording the…
The trouble with Andrea Dovizioso is that he doesn’t have a killer’s instinct. Dovi at the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix: “Hold my beer…” Dovizioso and Marquez were this close time and…
Volkswagen could be about to revolutionise the automotive industry's next big thing If, like me, you are an avid consumer of The Week magazine, you will be familiar with its self-explanatory section…
Home, sweet home. It has taken a few attempts, but Sebastian Vettel finally has a German Grand Prix victory to add to his relentlessly expanding CV. He achieved it the…