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Who won the first Indy 500 – Ray Harroun or Cyrus Patschke?
90 years ago, on the eve of the inaugural 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Howard C Marmon faced a dilemma. As…
90 years ago, on the eve of the inaugural 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Howard C Marmon faced a dilemma. As…
Recently we've almost become used to seeing auto unions in action again. What we've never seen is Ferdinanand Porsche's prototype,…
The newspapers didn't sensationalise; the facts were hideous enough. 'Grand Prix Ace in Helicopter Crash' read the headlines. 'Life not…
I have chosen the Lotus 78, or JPS 15-16, of 1977, which was a bit after my time in Formula…
Blip, blip, buzz — pause — clunk, sputter, sputter. This Lotus 'queerbox' is in perfect condition. But it's still a…
At the 1990 French GP, Ivan Capelli was within three laps of one of the biggest upsets in the sport's…
Markku Alen was the Ronnie Peterson of rallying - a true genius who was never rewarded with the championship. That's…
Some time ago I recalled the 344cc Jappic, which at first amused, then impressed, the Brooldands spectators back in 1925.…
Sam Robert's book Ford model Y-Henry's Car-for Europe (Veloce, ISBN 1-901295-88-5, 129.99) certainly deserves a place in every historians' bookcase.…
I have had a letter from Zimbabwe, from a reader who went out to Africa in 1952. In Johannesburg a…
Reviving a heading I used to use, "The things they say", a topical one came during the Rover crisis, regarding…
Armstrong Siddeleys, advertised as being 'of Aircraft Quality', were wellmade cars of dignified appearance. C G Grey, editor of The…
The sports rally which after a long hibernation was discovered in December 1999, and was found to have nearly completed…
I have never ceased to enthuse over Karl Ludvigsen's studious and complete coverage of the technical aspects and history of…
My Shuttleworth piece having been well received, may I add what space left out, and say I do know a…
Formula 1 cars would have little trouble racing a full grand prix at Le Mans, Fernando Alonso has said, following an “emotional” demonstration lap last weekend ahead of the 24…
Part four of our photographer Lyndon McNeil is getting to fulfil his dream of going racing in the Radical SR1 Cup. The pre-event test... Just when you’re beginning to think…
Jamie Chadwick, who won $1m (£736,000) for winning the first two W Series championships, has announced her return to the female-only series in 2022 after being unable to secure funding…
British F3 Championship, Oulton Park, September 15, 1979 Science is powerless to explain my failure to take more paddock shots or portraits during the 1970s. That simple sentence represents countless…