Motor racing surely can’t complain about the amount of coverage it now receives on television, but transmission of motor sport actually started before WWII, even… Read More...
In 1936, Stuck returned to Shelsley Walsh. It was a very wet meeting and Raymond Mays’ Zoller supercharged, 2-liter R4B (not C or D as… Read More...
At the first Shelsley Walsh meeting after the war, only the weather was as predictable as the belief among spectators that Raymond Mays would establish… Read More...
Donington’s recent Historic Festival hosted a Nuvolari Trophy race, that made me wonder: what was it that made him so special? I don’t care who… Read More...
Niki Lauda came back into Grand Prix racing, because he could! It has been suggested that he needed the money, or was bored with retirement,… Read More...
I first watched Niki Lauda as he “learned his trade” in his days with March and BRM, before he won his first World Championship in… Read More...
Some years ago I was invited to talk “motor sport” at a winter club evening in Bristol and the evening seemed to be going really… Read More...
Over the last few weeks, preparations for the 2016 Grand Prix season have been hectic as the teams have to pass their safety checks and… Read More...
After the First World War and into the ’20s, many car manufacturers throughout Europe became involved in Grand Prix racing. They believed that advertising, prestige… Read More...
After a very successful year in 1935, Prince Chula Chakrabongse, who financed Prince Birabongse’s racing, decided that they should strengthen their team of Voiturette racing… Read More...
As I write these notes, the 2015 season is coming to an end with just a few more Formula One races. There may still be… Read More...