The day Motor Sport tested a Lotus 12 racing car — on public roads
It’s a skimpy little thing, slim, short, low. Look at the photo of it arriving for its illegal excursion: the trailer that it’s perched on isn’t even full length. It…
The numbers for one calendar year tell the story: a remarkable tally of 102 races and three rallies; 34 cars raced, both historic and modern, with 21 co-drivers; races on…
It’s a rarity so we should call it out when we see it: a small sliver of common sense has broken out in one of the key organisations that determines…
Thunder rolled over Goodwood’s 81st Members’ Meeting in April as 24 Can-Ams served up the audio highlight of another brilliant Sussex success melding famous names, great displays and sizzling racing…
This summer Santa Pod will mark the 60th anniversary of drag racing arriving in the UK. Dragstalgia will take place at the strip on July 5-7 to mark the diamond…
Think of Prodrive and what comes to mind? I’m guessing it’s Colin McRae in his blue and yellow Subaru leaving his WRC competitors for dust. But maybe I’m wrong. Perhaps…
As I was driving the Rolls-Royce Spectre, reviewed elsewhere in this issue, I found myself struck by a bad case of the what-might-have-beens, and it had little to do with…
As endorsements go, it’s a pretty good one. American driver Patrick Long has winners’ trophies from 24-hour races at Daytona, Le Mans and the Nürburgring as well as the Bathurst…
You can find a wealth of humorous social media posts that give examples of ‘things men do to avoid therapy’. It could be reviving a hunk of rusted iron into…
Daytona 24 hours 2024 It was a case of about time too, or at least it felt that way to this writer. Just the odd Daytona 24 Hours missed since…
What a beast. This is the new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 upon which Britain’s great sports car maker has pinned its hopes for a bountiful season in the super-competitive category,…
The ashes of the all-female W Series have been scattered following its financial collapse and demise. All assets, from race car chassis and engines down to coffee machines and team…
What novelties and treats will they come up with next? That’s always the question with Goodwood – and the Sussex circuit has likely come up trumps once again with a…
The 1998 Le Mans-winning Porsche 911 GT1 was an unlikely star at the inaugural Ice Race Aspen – a three-day beano of modern and historic races amid a wintery Colorado…
This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate the evolution of the motor industry with its new theme, Horseless to Hybrid – Revolutions in Power. The event will feature machinery…
Now that Top Gear and The Grand Tour are either dead or in a state of indefinite hiatus, you can bet every pound and dollar you have that production companies…
Brabham made all the right noises – chiefly loud V8 ones – with its comeback to the motoring stage, launching its superb BT62 in 2018. But the future for the…