The first thing you see upon entering the offices of PhysicsX is an 800cc two stroke motorbike powered by a snowmobile engine. Next there is the Kellison EXP001, the Batmobile-style…

Patrick Nève The first driver signed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Patrick Nève has died aged 67. Nève worked at the Jim Russell Racing School before winning the 1974 STP…

The truly great John Surtees I first saw John Surtees at Brands Hatch in 1954 on the REG and his pair of Nortons. That year he competed in 66 races,…

A few of Denis Jenkinson’s period observations “Surtees took second, almost unnoticed as he had driven such a smooth and unspectacular race. It put many accepted stars to shame.” From…

“Coming down into Bumenville I kept a wide line, went back onto a more traditional line and took the lead. And that was it. Afterwards the mechanics were all very…

Freddie Spencer Motorcycle Grand Prix champion  During the 1983 British GP at Silverstone I was struggling. I couldn’t get within a second of Kenny [Roberts] and was pushing my Honda…

Crashed and Byrned – 2017 updated edition Tommy Byrne & Mark Hughes Try and buy a second-hand copy of this book – which was originally published in 2008 – on…

Door handles. That was one of the notable upgrades when Triumph decided the TR3 deserved some extra appeal. In those less demanding times when canvas roofs were as common as…

Next year’s Hall of Fame event will feature a live auction courtesy of H&H Classics, allowing guests and attendees to bid for a variety of historic race cars. It is…

Rio grandee Thank you for the excellent article on Alex Zanardi in your last issue, a fitting piece from the departing Damien Smith. Having just learnt that Zanardi has won…

That Bertone managed to squeeze four seats (all right, the rear is a little cramped) into such an elegant coupé form as the Giulia Sprint GT is a mark of…