Motor racing surely can’t complain about the amount of coverage it now receives on television, but transmission of motor sport...
In 1936, Stuck returned to Shelsley Walsh. It was a very wet meeting and Raymond Mays’ Zoller supercharged, 2-liter R4B...
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 Fastest Time of Day (FTD). The weather was dreadful and, for a small boy, it was almost like the echo of voices from the past...
Donington’s recent Historic Festival hosted a Nuvolari Trophy race, that made me wonder: what was it that made him so...
Niki Lauda came back into Grand Prix racing, because he could! It has been suggested that he needed the money,...
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 1975. His background was Formula Super V and sports cars before joining March, where he paid for his drive. No one should forget that Niki...
Some years ago I was invited to talk “motor sport” at a winter club evening in Bristol and the evening...
Over the last few weeks, preparations for the 2016 Grand Prix season have been hectic as the teams have to...
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 and development were in their interest and they were right. Demand for the motorcar began to increase. Most of these companies ran “Works Teams.” They...
After a very successful year in 1935, Prince Chula Chakrabongse, who financed Prince Birabongse’s racing, decided that they should strengthen...
As I write these notes, the 2015 season is coming to an end with just a few more Formula One...
As a small boy my love of cars and motor sport meant I went to every race meeting my late Father could afford to take me to. The books written by Prince Chula Chakrabongse made fascinating reading for a small boy and they covered his recollections of the career of...
I’m always torn by this, and it rather dates me in a way, but I did start watching motor racing...
John Michael “Mike” Hawthorn won the Formula One World Championship in 1958, and in doing so became the first British...
