The Motorsport Scrapbook (9)
In 1970 the Scuderia Ferrari regained its competitive edge once more due to the design and engineering skills of Mauro Forghieri who was responsible...
Treasure In A Nordic Barn
Exquisite and secluded: on Bruno Jakobsen’s estate, classic Porsche design meets “new Nordic” architecture.
Bruno Jakobsen briefly squints as the morning sun shines through the...
The Motorsport Scrapbook (6)
Based in Edenbridge, Kent, the Surtees Racing Organisation was the creation of one of motorsports most successful drivers who found fame by winning the...
John Surtees Remembered At Goodwood Revival
It’s sixty years since John Surtees won the F1 world championship. Goodwood will put the spotlight on Surtees’ extraordinary career at Goodwood Revival in...
The Paradox Of Ugliness
First thing after our correspondent got into the ’69 Charger, he rolled down the window. The sun was shining, but that didn’t matter. He...
A New Porsche 917 For The Road?
Almost 50 years ago to the day, a one-off Porsche 917 left Weissach bound for Paris. It was not in an enclosed trailer, which...
Moments In Motorsport (34): Matra MS10-DFV
In 1965 the French Matra Corporation, known mostly for its involvement in the world of military defence and aeronautics, took the decision to expand...
Diary From The Desert
From negative 20 to positive 38 degrees Celsius, from the coast to an elevation of nearly 4,700 meters, and from highways to gravel roads,...
Matra MS 80 – The World Champion Of 1969
The Matra MS 80 was the fourth Formula One car produced by Matra. The previous cars were named MS 9, MS10 and MS11. The...
The Thrill Of Speed
Motorsport is dangerous, as every ticket to a car or motorbike race says. That was true in the past - and it is still...
Lola-Aston Martin T70 Coupe
The story of the Lola-Aston Martin T70 is one of the shortest footnotes in the history of motorsport: two cars took part in the...
Goodwood Festival of Speed – Born To Be Wild
While this year's Goodwood Festival Of Speed highlighted the 75 year history of F1 there was a myriad of other spectacles to be seen...
