This month sees the launch of a wonderful new book from Evro Publishing that follows the rise, fortunes and fall of the Benetton Formula 1 team from author Damien Smith with a foreward from British […]
One of motorsport’s more colourful drivers and best-loved characters, Ian Flux or ‘Fluxie’ as he is better known, was, it would seem, destined to race. However, despite never getting the biggest breaks, he knew how […]
Most motor racing fans will no doubt associate Ken Tyrrell and his Formula 1 team with the three World Championship titles Jackie Stewart won while driving for the team. However, the Tyrrell story is much […]
With Christmas just over a month away we thought we would take a look at some Christmas gift ideas from leading motoring publisher Porter Press International, who publish the most wonderful broad range of motoring […]
We probably all have decades we remember well for one reason or another, be it for music, television shows, films or motorsport. And there is no doubt that Formula 1 has changed dramatically over the […]
Can a particular event define a person? Many people would perhaps argue no, however it is probably fair to say that the world’s toughest car race, Le Mans 24 Hours, defines Tom Kristensen and symbolises […]
UK-based specialist publisher Porter Press International marked its 15th anniversary last year, having published more books in 2020 than it has ever done before and thus enjoying its most successful year to date. Founder Philip […]
This magnificent two-volume book written by Mark Cole is the definitive history of the fabulously successful McLaren F1 GTR. The book’s Foreword is naturally written by the car’s designer, Gordon Murray, who says that when […]
This wonderful book, number 10 in the Exceptional Cars series by Porter Press, details the remarkable story of the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 that was produced by Alfa’s Autodelta racing department to compete in the 1972 […]
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Austrian racing driver Jochen Rindt’s death in 1970 in a qualifying accident on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. He was just 28 years old. Jochen […]
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