History

In this month: May 1971 Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash

That’s a long title for a long race from the east coast to the west coast of America. This unusual idea was inspired by...

Wayne Rainey 1990-1992 500cc World champ

The irony was never lost on me that some of the fittest sportsmen on the planet in the 1980s and 1990s were backed by...

Suzuki GSX1300R’s twentieth birthday

As ever, the peerless John Robinson clouted several nails on the head when he tested the newly launched Suzuki Hayabusa at Catalunya with its...

Aston’s first V12 – 1954 Lagonda DP115 V12 Le Mans

Ambition and agony. In the early 1950s, David Brown hatched plans for a V12-engined race car to beat Ferrari at Le Mans. This is...

How Alpina built its reputation on track

Showing BMW the way. Racing and Alpina went hand in hand, as poacher turned gamekeeper. Words Jack Phillips. Photography Alpina/Motorsport Images. ...

2006 Castagna Imperial Landaulet Concept

Start with one of the pre-eminent names in Italian coachbuilding. Add in the elegant form of a landaulet. What could possibly go wrong? Story...

Dodge Viper – recollections from the launch of a V10 monster

Few could have suspected what an impact the Dodge Viper would have on an unsuspecting world in 1992. Ray Hutton was there. ...

In this month: April 1937 – First ground test of Whittle’s jet engine

The speed of the modern world would not exist or function without the jet engine. That might be a bold statement, but it’s a...

Hans Ledwinka

Proof that sometimes even the courage to tackle big ideas and the genius to make them work just isn’t enough. Words Dale Drinnon. ...

Ferrari 333SP – F50’s circuit sister added new meaning to endurance racer

Meanwhile, at the circuit... The Ferrari F50 was an F1 car for the road. So, what about turning an F1 car into a sports...

30 years of the Nissan 300ZX Z32

Nissan 300ZX Z32 at 30. The Nissan 300ZX arrived in the US to take on American V8 iron, revitalise Nissan's image and beat Porsche....

In this month: March 1947/1987 Enzo’s first and last: from Ferrari 125 to Ferrari F40

Enzo Ferrari founded Scuderia Ferrari in 1929 but it wasn’t until March 1947 that he produced a car that bore his own name. Having...
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