Ben Branch
May 5, 2011
If the Ford Mustang I Prototype had seen the green light for production things would have turned out very differently. In October ’62, when the first Mustang I debuted at the United States Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York, the Formula One driver Dan Gurney lapped the circuit using the prototype. His lap times were only slightly off the pace of the Formula 1 race cars.
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Ben Branch
May 3, 2011
Imagine a 1⅛-mile NASCAR track made entirely from wooden planks. It sounds insane but it’s how motor racing got started in the US. This…
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Ben Branch
May 3, 2011
Leather jackets and heat go together like politics and relatives. They really aren’t the best bedfellows. Icon is seeking to amend this problem by…
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Ben Branch
April 30, 2011
The Harley-Davidson XLR-TT roared onto the scene in 1958 and remained in low-volume production until 1969, depending on which experts you listen to,…
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Ben Branch
April 30, 2011
In the days before optional ABS and wuss-o-rama-heated-grips they had optional sidecar mounted machine guns. The old days kick ass. I can’t help but…
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Ben Branch
April 28, 2011
John Ryland is a remarkably talented bike builder, he discovered bikes later in life than most and is more than making up for lost…
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Ben Branch
April 26, 2011
Boots are an essential piece of gear for any motorcyclist, they need to be strong enough to handle an inglorious dismount at 80mph but…
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Ben Branch
April 22, 2011
We’ve hunted around for the story behind this image to no avail. She is clearly drifting a heavy bike across dirt with one hand…
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Ben Branch
April 21, 2011
So far as vintage crashes go this one’s a doozy (to use period appropriate phraseology). Daytona International Speedway in early 1960 saw the single…
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Ben Branch
April 14, 2011
Building a motor racing stadium out of a highly flammable material, strapping on a leather helmet, climbing into a vehicle with no discernible braking…
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Ben Branch
April 13, 2011
I had never seen an Aston Martin Bertone DB2/4 before this week, it turns out only 3 of them were ever made and this…
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Ben Branch
April 12, 2011
The first thing you notice is the lion. The second thing you notice is that they’re sideways and the third thing you notice is…
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