We all know Colin Chapman’s famous mantra, ‘simplify, then add lightness’. It was in this spirit that the Lotus 23 was born, purpose-built for FIA Group 4 competition in the…
By Darren Turner Since you heard from me last I’ve been back to America for the Daytona 24 Hours. It’s amazing to race at Daytona; the circuit isn’t technical, but it…
Last week I wrote about Nissan's greatest sports cars. Then, over the weekend, Katsumasa Chiyo, Wolfgang Reip and Florian Strauss made me look clever by winning the Bathurst 12 Hours.…
Nissan's new GT-R NISMO is the latest in a line of left-of-centre designs from Ben Bowlby of DeltaWing and Zeod RC fame. But for a long time, the company's motor…
The Nissan GT-R LM NISMO is a FWD/AWD LMP1-H racer that meets FIA WEC and ACO criteria and features a 3-litre TTV6 IC engine with DI, in conjunction with an…
In the March edition of Motor Sport Simon Taylor has lunch with 1988 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Jan Lammers. The Zandvoort-born racer briefly made it to Formula 1, but he…
I like this time of year. New racing cars break cover, their teams and drivers full of hope that potential shored up during winter will spring into reality as testing…
This year’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona was all about the usual suspects, led by defending United SportsCar champions and last year’s race winners Action Express with João Barbosa/Christian Fittipaldi/Sébastien…
I will never know why it took until the man was in his 95th year, but Jaguar’s legendary test driver is Norman Dewis no more, but Norman Dewis OBE. I…
From the first round of the 2014 World Endurance Championship it was clear that Toyota was starting its season from a much stronger position than it had in previous years.…
Brian Lister, founder of Lister Cars, has died aged 88. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Lister's company produced a series of sports cars that became ubiquitous on…
Project Brabham, Le Mans, Formula Ford, Mike Thackwell, Formula 3000, F1, the ALMS, Jack Brabham... There wasn't much not discussed when the podcast team sat down with David Brabham. Fueled…
The world of sports car racing must feel like the AC/DC of international motor sport. The hard rocking Scottish/Australian band have sold more albums in the US than Bruce Springsteen,…
“We must keep pushing, push even further now that we are the target, now that we are in the crosshairs of the competition, and we need to get as many…
Many fans enjoy vivid memories of the original unlimited Can-Am series. The big sports-racers from that era are also very popular today in historic races around the world and it’s…
Everyone is familiar with the excellent record Roger Penske’s racing team has accumulated over almost 50 years. Since Roger founded his team in 1966 what is now known as Team…
