It was no surprise when the announcement was made last week that this year’s Atlantic Championship has been “put on hold”. Following the demise of Champ Car in the winter…
Welcome to part deux of the Motor Sport Hall of Fame audio podcast. As I'm sure you'll agree Brian is one of our best guests yet as the tales of…
Touring cars are great to watch for a number of reasons. Mostly notably the racing is extremely close and you’ll see cars passing each other in places that you never…
This year’s Rolex 24 hours at Daytona produced a similar result to last year with a Brumos Porsche winning from one of Chip Ganassi’s two cars, but without 2009’s drama…
Just as we were getting prepared to have Mario Andretti as our next podcast guest a call came through saying that Brian Redman also wanted to join us. There’s no…
Last year’s season-opening Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona featured a tremendous battle through the final three hours between Juan Pablo Montoya and David Donohue. Donohue scored the biggest win of…
After the disastrous attempt to host the British Grand Prix at Donington in 2010, the circuit has been left a shadow of its former self. The last owner, Donington Ventures…
A few days after Christmas I had the pleasure of talking to Jacky Ickx for a book I’m writing about the history of Carl Haas and Newman/Haas Racing. Thirty years…
So what is the Motor Sport Hall of Fame? We admit, the concept is hardly a new one. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the United States, certainly…
OK, here we are, the right side of the winter solstice, and just two packets of mince pies away from Christmas. The last few days have been spent meeting deadlines,…
The first snow fell in New Hampshire on Saturday night. There wasn’t much, only three or four inches, not even a minor hindrance to us Granite Staters. It came a…
I’m flat out in fifth pushing 130mph approaching Hawthorns, one of the fastest and most demanding corners of any circuit in the country for the first time in my life.…
You may have heard that lately it’s rained and rained in the state of Georgia. Following a few years of drought Atlanta and its environs were suddenly swamped by floods…
To preview the Silverstone 1000Kms this weekend Lola asked various journalists and competition winners to its Huntingdon-based headquarters yesterday. A forum session – hosted by John Hindhaugh of Radio Le…
During the 1980s Derek Bell personified what racing fans loved about sports car racing, both in Britain and America. For a decade he was consistently the man to beat in…
Fusing sports together to increase their fan base is always a complex task. The objective of creating an insight into a different sport can seem innocent enough, but can it…
