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The Last Beautiful Formula One Car: Ferrari 640

July 31, 2019

Formula One has always been the very pinnacle of motorsport - and it arguably still is. Even so, I have not been following the great circus for years, which is, among other things, due to the current day F1 car... Read More...

Classic Nostalgia at Shelsley Walsh

Dave Leadbetter

June 25, 2019

motorsport, Reportage

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My calendar has recently been full of outings, some of which will make it to these pages whilst others will remain between me and only the necessary eye witnesses, but things don’t always go to plan. I had been... Read More...

Le Mans Today and Fifty Years Ago

ViaRETRO

June 16, 2019

motorsport

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This year's legendary 24h Le Mans has just come to a conclusion with Toyota taking its second victory in a row. Looking back fifty years to 1969, Ford took their fourth consecutive victory with the GT40. Given... Read More...

Birthday Celebrations at the Nürburgring Classic

David Søgaard

June 10, 2019

motorsport, Reportage

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The Nürburgring Classic is an annual birthday partycelebratingthe initial opening of the notorious German racetrack. The first year of this event was in 2017 – when celebrating the Rings 90th birthday. To be ho... Read More...

Niki Lauda: 1949 – 2019

Anders Bilidt

May 27, 2019

motorsport

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Needless to say, the very pinnacle of motorsport is a roll call of one hero after another – all of them displaying not just immense talent, but also equal amounts of determination and drive (pardon the pun). Bu... Read More...

Jochen Rindt’s Eerie Prediction

Claus Ebberfeld

May 15, 2019

motorsport

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This is a story from some of the most dangerous years of Formula One, and one so unlikely that one almost expects it to have been made up for a movie. But it isn't. ... Read More...

77th Members’ Meeting in Pictures

ViaRETRO

April 11, 2019

motorsport

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This past weekend saw the 77th Members' Meeting held at the Goodwood Motor Circuit. ... Read More...

SAAB 95: A Family Estate Car on a Monte Carlo Mission

Claus Ebberfeld

March 22, 2019

motorsport

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Apparently, Volvo weren’t the first to pitch a family estate car at international motorsport. Their fellow Swedes over in Trollhätten did so already in 1961 – and with good reason too! ... Read More...

Porsche 917/16: When More is Too Much

Claus Ebberfeld

December 10, 2018

motorsport

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The Porsches 917 from 1969 is by many regarded as the racecar above all others. Le Mans success speaks its own language, as does moviestar status in McQueen’s legendary movie “Le Mans”. Then there’s also its re... Read More...