Lotus Breeder – 1958 Slotus
“Flat out like a lizard drinking!” Came the response from Andrew Woodall when I asked him how he was. It was a Monday afternoon and… Read More...
Browsing: September ’15
The Beatrice Lola
“It was the best of times…it was the worst of times.” – Charles Dickens PROLOGUE I’ve forgotten more about my life in motorsports than most…
Harry Heuer
Affable and friendly are two words often used to describe Harry Heuer, but on the track he was a fierce competitor for the six years… Read More...
The kids aren’t alright…
It’s sometime easy to loose sight of the fact that the heroes of racing are, by and large, just people. Like us they eat food… Read More...
Manfred von Brauchitsch
A silver-haired, 85-year-old man walked slowly into a room full of revellers during a party I was attending in the Mercedes-Benz museum one evening in… Read More...
Racing with Walkinshaw
At the end of 1981 when our (Jaguar) turnaround story was just unfolding, a most remarkable man came into my office, demanding some time. His… Read More...
Rosemary Smith – Hillman Imp Rally Car
Ultimately, I wanted to be a fashion designer—a very feminine thing to do—so from school that’s what I did. I was brought up with my… Read More...
Half-Liter Club
Mike Jiggle’s recent article on the ex-Moss Cooper Mk IV-J.A.P. (VR, July 2015) prodded a few memories about the formula. I assisted the late David… Read More...
“The Le Mans Mirage”
At the 1975 edition of the fabled 24 Heures du Mans, Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell teamed to take thhis Gulf Mirage GR8 to overall… Read More...
Fast Exposure: September 2015
During the French Grand Prix at Rouen-les Essarts on July 8, 1962, John Surtees aims the Bowmaker Lola Mk4-Climax into the Nouveau Monde hairpin. He… Read More...
1967 Toyota Sports 800 (#UP15-12114)
I love Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) automobiles. These were cars built specifically for the Japanese market, and the best of them were either higher performance… Read More...