Motor Sport gets back in the saddle 53 years on from our first acquaintance It’s always a special moment when a freshly restored racing car rolls out for the first…

The Daytona Classic 24 Hour is a world away from its European counterparts – and all the more terrifying for it When it comes to iconic motor sport venues the…

Should recently built ‘classic’ cars be permitted to race at historic events? Join us for a stroll through a well-trodden minefield... In the often snooty world of classic cars it’s…

The past might be forever out of reach, but its essence is still out there – so long as you know where to look One of my favourite regulars in…

Not clones, not replicas – these two E-types have parallel and equally compelling histories Rather like today’s superstar footballers and musicians – so famous they’re known only by their first…

It doesn’t look like the BMW 635s that raced in Europe, but this Australian Black Beauty was a crowd favourite when it faced the home-grown V8s Black and gold. With…

Motor sport’s knack for innovation is being throttled down to ‘one solution fits all’, and it’s not good for the sport’s DNA “The man with a new idea is a…

Inspired by a touring car legend and infused with his car’s Italian spirit, ‘Ricardo Meadioca’ drove the race of his life at Goodwood Of the races on the Goodwood Revival’s…

Historic racing cars are faster now than ever they were in period, so what can be done to control escalating performance? There’s an unseen battle being fought in historic racing–…

So here it sits. McLaren M6A-1. Not McLaren’s first effort at building a sports car, nor even its first Can-Am car - that particular honour fell to the M1B -…

Electric racing is a fine idea, in keeping with the zeitgeist, but it’s time to draw inspiration from history to make it truly relevant Change. Along with death, taxes and…

Our track tester is accustomed to historic racing success in Lola T70s and Lotus Cortinas, but a Chevron B42 represented a step into an altogether more challenging domain: that of…