This year will see the 89th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans taking place over the weekend of 21st to 22nd August in what promises to be an historic race with a record […]
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 […]
Most people who decide to start their own car company – from Enzo Ferrari downwards – have historically been wired in a slightly different way to normal people. Jim Glickenhaus, who heads up SCG Cars, […]
Back in the late 1920s, long-distance motor races were becoming increasingly popular with both the Le Mans and Spa 24-Hours events well established in the motor racing calendar. There was however, no such endurance race […]
Celebrating Ferrari’s seventy years of participating at the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, the ‘Ferrari at 24 Heures du Mans’ exhibition opened on Wednesday 15th January 2020 at the Ferrari Museum […]
A Racing History Of The GT40 (Third Edition) With the release this week of the film “Le Mans ‘66” Ford v. Ferrari, starring Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale, which is based on the […]
This month sees the publication of a wonderful new two-volume book from Porter Press International for the many Porsche fans who have followed the mark over the years. Works Porsche 956 – The Definitive History, […]
It’s hard to believe that is was 50 years ago that the Gulf Ford GT40 P/1075 took the chequered flag in the Le Mans 24 Hour race for the second year in a row. This […]
A limited run of just 24 special edition DBS Superleggeras, named the ‘DBS 59’ have been commissioned by Aston Martin Cambridge to commemorate Aston Martin’s iconic 1959 win at Le Mans when the DBR1 finished […]
Bentley continued its centenary celebrations at the 77th Goodwood Members’ Meeting last weekend with a wonderful collection of these iconic cars reliving the sights and sounds of the company’s illustrious motor racing past. The star of […]
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