Champion rally driver Paddy Hopkirk MBE (above, Jakob Ebrey photo courtesy of BRDC) was elected president of the British Racing...
1 David Pearson wins the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia (1973). 2 Tommy Milton...
1969 Austin Maxi Rally Car At the dying stages of the 1966 World Cup Finals at Wembley Stadium, BBC soccer commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme uttered words that would become a phrase forever synonymous with him. As striker Geoff Hurst walloped the ball goalward, Wolstenholme’s dulcet tones rang out those memorable words,...
I grew up on a farm in Northern Ireland, far removed from motor sport, and my parents strongly disapproved of...
John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on that role has had...
My driving roots were from my Dad and my brother who both raced. I was brought up with and around cars. The day I turned 17, the first thing I did was to go and buy my driving license—it’s what you did back then. You put your money on the...
MG’s fabled Competitions Department enjoyed near constant success on the international racing stage. With victories in road racing, rallying, trials...
From the 24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20-21, 1964, here’s Andy Hedges in the special works MGB that he...
I don’t think there has ever been a car that has captured the public’s imagination more than the Jaguar E-Type. When it first appeared, over 50 years ago, it combined everything that any motorist could possibly dream of in a car. Fabulous looks, magnificent performance and a price tag that...
Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk reopened the Kop Hillclimb after 84 years, speeding up the hill in a 2009 Mini after...
The glorious sunshine and exceptional calibre of racing stars brought motorsport enthusiasts out in their thousands to visit Race Retro...
January 2006 The Paddy Hopkirk Story By Bill Price From humble beginnings with an Austin 7 in his native Northern Ireland, Paddy Hopkirk was destined to reach the pinnacle of success in European rallying and racing during the 1960s. Starting with some success driving a split-window VW Beetle, Hopkirk soon...
3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles Examiner Herald-Express International Grand Prix at Riverside,...
1 Count Eliot Zborowski is killed in an accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France (1903). 4 Andre de...
Paddy Hopkirk’s name is almost synonymous with the rise of the rallying Mini Cooper. His win in the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 made him a household name. However, he raced as much as he rallied and has a phenomenal 280 events to his credit. He started rallying in a...
