Fast Trucks
Once upon a time in a bar…well, near a bar…I was talking to a couple who had just bought a new Bentley, a name so… Read More...
Browsing: Howden Ganley
Old Race Tracks
A recent visit to the famous Donington circuit in England, for the launch of a wonderful book about the history of the place, got me… Read More...
Language Barrier
There is an old maxim which says America and Britain are two countries divided by a common language and in the automotive world this does… Read More...
Elegant Racecars
Do you like your racing cars to be aesthetically pleasing? Most people do, me included. So how do we finish up with so many ugly… Read More...
Not So Silly Season
As the calendar year moves into its second half, we come to what motor racing calls its “Silly Season,” when there arises lots of conjecture… Read More...
Junior’s Jubilee
For the Historic Formula Junior Diamond Jubilee World Tour (quite some title) it really was the “last lap” of this three-year long series, when they… Read More...
One Small Town
There is a small town in Lincolnshire, England, which became the home of not one, not two, but three major racing car manufacturers. Bourne (pop… Read More...
Foresighted Formula
In the history of racing there have been formulae that quickly become popular and continue to grow, while others are launched, but for whatever reason,… Read More...
The “Grand Pree”
Remember when Hollywood used to produce the odd “fun” movie—in somewhat the same theme as “the Grand Old Opry?” A young guy (our hero) would… Read More...
Dan Gurney
There comes a time, all too often in history, when there arrives the “end of an era,” and with the sad passing of Dan Gurney… Read More...
Nationalities
Have you ever stopped to add up all of the different driver nationalities in motor racing and perhaps spotted a trend? It is an interesting… Read More...