Back in the 1960s Jim Hall’s Chaparral Can-Am cars captured many imaginations and revolutionised racing as Hall and his small Texas-based team dabbled in aerodynamics – without the use of…
In the mid-1960s, after a stint on the Ford GT project, Eric Broadley refocused his attention to Lola. The result, the T70, broke cover in ’66. It was a muscular…
They were an odd couple, the stooped yet tall Englishman with a stiff upper lip and clipped delivery and the little Mexican with luxuriant swept-back hair and clichéd Engleesh accent.…
The response to the launch of our new Motor Sport sound archive has been encouraging, many of you telling us that not only have you enjoyed the interview with Lord…
I’ve just got back from another amazing Goodwood Revival. In fact, I think I have the post-Goodwood blues today. The Revival just gets better every year and I’m a lucky…
How many Formula 1 drivers have admitted to having a coach? Not many. In fact, you could probably count them on two hands. The fact of the matter is, though,…
Ahead of the Revival, Goodwood sent Henry Hope-Frost to Sir Stirling Moss's house to talk about his great break-out season in 1955. Moss was already clearly a world-class driver by…
Vic and Brian. A Londoner and a Lancastrian forever linked: Porsche versus Porsche, Alfa versus Ferrari. Rivals in a golden age of sports car racing: 908s and 917s; Targa Florio,…
The passing of Lord Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu of Beaulieu on August 31 made me think for the first time in many years about the National Motor Museum he founded back in…
The sports car category for the 2016 Hall of Fame is now open and, like we did for the Formula 1 category, we sat down and came up with a…
In 1961, Carlo Chiti and brothers Lodovico and Gianni Chizzola came together to form Autodelta, which in March 1963 was made an official department of Alfa Romeo. Chiti and Lodovico…
Colchester Racing Developments manufactures and supplies tooling components. The business also fabricates customised metalwork – turning, milling and grinding components – to customer’s drawings and specifications. Best of all, CRD holds every drawing,…
It’s fair to say I was a little frustrated after round seven of the United SportsCar Championship – it just felt like another race of ‘what ifs’. The Friday at…
This week’s classified spotlight both is, and is not, a GT40. Technically the car’s full title reads ’Superformance GT40 Mk1 Continuation’. However, two thirds of its components are interchangeable with…
Many of you have told me how much you enjoy dipping into the extraordinary treasure trove that is the Motor Sport archive, how stories from past decades bring back so…
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Blyton Park may not be the most historic of circuits, nor is it the easiest to access. But where else can you affordably run four cars with 48 cylinders, more…
