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Moments In Motorsport (3): Benetton B197 – Jean Alesi

In June 1997 the Formula 1 teams assembled at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire to take part in the annual Goodyear tyre test. Seen...

The Sepia Effect

Collector and racer Richard Raimist’s lifelong love affair with Porsche began with a highly unusual 911 T Targa in Sepia Brown. Behind another nondescript garage...

McKlein Motorsport Classics: BOAC 1000 km Brands Hatch 1971

Five 5-litre Porsche 917 Ks, two 3-litre Alfa T33/3s and one 3-litre Ferrari 312 PB were the contenders for victory in the 1971 sports...

Bentley Drivers Club Celebrate Centenary Of First Victory At Le Mans

The Bentley Drivers Club (BDC) have held an annual race meeting at Silverstone since 1949, just one year before the inaugural F1 race also...

Icon: De Tomaso Pantera

When the Modena-based company Automobili De Tomaso presented the Pantera in New York in 1970 as the successor to the De Tomaso Mangusta, hardly...

Moments In Motorsport (14): Tetsu Ikusawa – Lotus 69

Tetsu Ikusawa was one of the first Japanese drivers to make an impression in European motorsport. Born into a wealthy Japanese family in 1942,...
The Motorsport Scrapbook (64)

The Motorsport Scrapbook (64)

During the pre-war era, a grand prix represented a formidable challenge for both the car and driver. The French grand prix of 1931 was...
Moments In Motorsport (9): Ford F3L / P68

Moments In Motorsport (9): Ford F3L / P68

Almost by accident, the Ford Motor Company was responsible for one of the most iconic (and expensive) GT competition cars of all time –...

NĂĽrburgring Classic 2023

The NBR Classic took place on the NĂĽrburgring last Whitsun weekend. In really untypical best Eifel weather with lots of sunshine, countless classic racing...
Carrera Panamericana

Carrera Panamericana

The Carrera Panamericana is in itself one of the greatest adventures of our time. However, this year's participation of our friend Kurt Richter from...
New Life For World's Oldest Bentley T-Series

New Life For World’s Oldest Bentley T-Series

After decades of being off the road and in storage, the very first Bentley T-Series is being brought back to life after the start...

The Very Special Ferrari 250 GT Drogo

In 1966 and 1967 the Carrozzeria Sports Cars was the official supplier of the bodies for the Scuderia Ferrari Sports Prototypes. During that Period,...