The Incredible Alfettas
The name Alfetta is still one that makes any red-blooded Italian motor sport fan throw out his chest with pride. It is the name of… Read More...
Browsing: Robert Newman
Talking with the Grand Prix Greats
When he competed in his first Formula One race, Eddie Cheever was even more baby-faced than when I got to know him, which is saying…
The Bentley Boys…and Girls
Yes, girls, too. In fact, if it hadn’t been for one—Mildred Mary Bruce—the famous Blower Bentley could have stayed an idea rolling around in Sir… Read More...
A Surprise Party for Moss
It was a word-of-mouth, invitation-only affair organized by his lovely wife Susie and a friend without Stirling Moss knowing a thing about it. No mean…
To the Moon and Back—1907 Peking to Paris
In the early 20th century, the motor car was considered a killer. The culprit was the 1903 Paris to Madrid road race that never made it to… Read More...
Nuvolari and the Tortoise
I have admired Tazio Nuvolari all my life and so has just about every other motor racing enthusiast of my generation. My friend Murray Walker,…
Fangio and His Museum
Tucked away in a little potato-farming town, 250 miles south east of Buenos Aires, is one of the most important motor racing museums in the… Read More...
S.C.H. “Sammy” Davis
This man was a motor racing whirlwind, journalist, author of seven motor sport books, vintage car fan, ran driving courses for the British police and… Read More...
Robert Kubica
He was a spectacular Formula 1 driver and the first Polish addition to the F1 circus, who had it all going for him after six… Read More...
Franco Cortese
Today, Franco Cortese is, perhaps, one of motor sport’s forgotten stars and he shouldn’t be. He was the driver who put Ferrari on the map… Read More...
Andy Green
He is literally the fastest man on the planet, and has been since October 15, 1997. That was when Andy Green set the current World… Read More...