This year’s 24th annual Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport will be staged from March 8-10, with “Big Banger”...
Eastern Creek Raceway, Australia February 2–3, 2008 Andrew Fellows in his ex-Graham Hill Brabham BT36.Photo: Russell Windebank Become a Member...
With a dad like Stan Jones it was hardly surprising that Alan became a motor racing nut when he was still a kid. Stan won the 1954 New Zealand International Grand Prix, four 1955 Victorian Trophies at Fisherman’s Bend, Melbourne, became the 1958 Australian Gold Star Champion and won the...
On winter’s final weekend in the Southern Hemisphere, September 20-21, the Veloce Racing Association will hold its second annual East...
August 26, 2012 Sydney, Australia Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Patriotic Races “It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of a persistence by Germany of her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.” With those words, uttered by Australian Prime Minister Robert...
His signature sky blue helmet firmly strapped to his head, Alberto Ascari poses for a Pirelli publicity picture before the...
Australians Rod Wade, aged 71, and Austen Ritchie, 38, have set a new World Record for driving a pre-war car...
Wangaratta, Australia June 1-2 American Dean Butler and his gorgeous 1939 Indy Maserati 8CTF.Photo: Stephen Oom Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to...
Winton Motor Raceway, Benall, Victoria, Australia May 28–29, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Winton, Australia May 26–27, 2007 The hard charging Holden Monaro V8 of Gary Jackson.Photo: Neil Hammond Become a Member &...
Winton Raceway, Victoria, Australia May 27–28, 2006 Keith Simpson’s Lola Mk1 (#17) stays in front of Graeme Marks and the MacHealey (#21).Photo: Neil Hammond Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
Winton Raceway, Benalla, Australia May 26–27, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Australia is preparing to present its finest public display of classic cars ever when it stages Motorclassica, the Australian International...
Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia March 28-29, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Melbourne, Australia March 8,2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to...
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1965 Ford Cortina GT500 First used as a motor racing circuit back in 1938, for the Australian Grand Prix of that year, the Mount Panorama circuit at Bathurst, some 125 miles west of Sydney, has changed somewhat over the years from a dusty unpaved road into what is now an...
Winton, Victoria, Australia October 13–14, 2007 The Brabham BT19 of Nigel Tait with Barry Bates’ replica Lister Jaguar close behind.Photo:...
Half a century ago, if your perfectly good sports car were damaged in an accident, you had options. One such...
The Hon. John Dawson-Damer’s collection of historic Lotus racing cars, considered by some to be one of the most significant outside that of the marque-founding Chapman family’s, will be offered for sale at auction by Bonhams & Goodman on November 16, in Sydney, Australia. Dawson-Damer was a successful rally navigator,...
Murwillumbah Sprint Circuit, NSW, Australia September 5–6, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Parramatta Park, NSW, Australia January 26, 2018 A Brush Runabout from 1910 parked next to an early Renault.Photo: Patrick Quinn...
This site bills itself as “a celebration of motorsport,” and that just about says it all. Now in its fifth year, motorsportretro.com features articles about, interviews with and profiles of major competitors in both cars and bikes through both videos and the written word. Also featured prominently are extensive photo...
Adelaide, Australia November 22–25, 2007 The Mercedes Benz factory museum’s 300 SLS driven by Peter Speith.Photo: John Lemm Become a...
Celebrities from a golden era of motorsport, including multiple champion Colin Bond, will help celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Australian...
Australia June 19–20, 2004 As usual the 1967 Matich SR3 of Keith Berryman looked immaculate.Photo: Steve Oom Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access...
The Anglo-European Trophy, Brands Hatch, September 14, 1963. Tim Mayer was a very talented young American driver and the brother...
1969 Rennmax BN3Photo: Ian Welsh It can’t be denied that the world of motor racing, both contemporary and historic, is...
Oran Park, Australia February 18, 2007 Damien Meyer’s 1961 MG Midget streaks past the slowing 1974 MGB GT V8 of Glen Taylor.Photo: Jeremy Dale Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...