Carroll Shelby has passed away, aged 89. Shelby was one of motor racing’s greatest salesmen fathering the legendary Shelby Cobra and helping with the birth of Ford’s GT40 and the…
Audi’s new hybrid R18 sports prototype fell short in its quest for a debut victory in the World Endurance Championship on Saturday, as the e-tron quattro’s more conventional sister stole…
It’s a case of Audi vs Audi this weekend, as the second round of the new FIA World Endurance Championship takes place at Spa-Francorchamps. The six-hour race, which begins at…
The Audi team dominated last weekend’s 60th Sebring 12 Hours with Alan McNish/Tom Kristensen/Rinaldo Capello scoring the company’s 10th win at Sebring. This year Sebring opened the new World Endurance…
The Goodwood press day is the only one in the year where I am allowed to play poacher come gamekeeper. While there to report on news surrounding the forthcoming Festival…
The Delta Wing ran its first test laps last week in secrecy at Buttonwillow Raceway in California. A distant YouTube video of the car running at Buttonwillow has been posted…
Some of you may have seen that Goodwood is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Group C era at the Festival of Speed this year (June 29-July 1). What many…
He may be largely unrecognised in his home country, but Justin Wilson is one of the UK’s finest racing drivers. At Daytona the weekend before last he showed his stuff…
“Racing’s comin’ at ya” proclaimed the headline on the front page of the Daytona Beach News-Journal as I made my jet-lagged journey to work last Friday morning. “Let’s go racin’”…
The combination of Triple Eight Engineering and Jason Plato, with more than 160 wins and 12 titles between them – the most successful team and driver in the championship’s history…
What a pleasure it was to watch Mike Shank’s team run a faultless race to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It was the first major win for Shank’s burgeoning…
Twenty-four years into my journalistic career and finally a story lands in my lap. When my new neighbour expressed an interest in motor sport our conversation soon turned to her…
What is now known as the Rolex 24 Hours was founded 50 years ago as a three-hour race called the Daytona Continental. The race was run over three hours in…
There’s so much sport on the goggle-box these days that even the most ardent armchair hero must pick and choose. Beyond motor sport – I draw the line at Supermoto…
As January arrives the torpor of the holiday season begins to fade and in the northern hemisphere we start to enjoy a welcome lengthening of the days. Already our thoughts…
The first picture of the radical new Delta Wing race car has been issued from its base at All American Racers in California, USA. We previewed the Delta Wing Le…
