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Toby Price / Dakar Rally Documentary: Paying the Price

Ben Branch January 21, 2018
  • Australian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

Toby Price is an Australian motorcycle racer best known for his dominant victory in the 2016 Dakar Rally. He won stages 2,5,6,8, and 9, and…

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1955 Matchless G45 Racer

Ben Branch January 19, 2018
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Matchless Motorcycle Company Matchless was one of the world’s first motorcycle manufacturers – they started out in 1899 when cars were a rare…

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Documentary – Dan Gurney: Renaissance Man of Motorsports

Ben Branch January 15, 2018
  • American
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

Dan Gurney passed away on Sunday the 14th of January 2018. He’ll be forever remembered as the man who started the tradition of spraying…

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Documentary: Derek Warwick – Raw Racing

Ben Branch January 14, 2018
  • British
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

This hour long interview film by Mario Muth offers an insightful and frank look into the life and times of former Formula 1 driver…

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1962 Norton Petty-Molnar Manx Road Racer

Ben Branch January 11, 2018
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Norton Manx The Norton Manx is a British single cylinder race bike that had an extraordinarily long competitive life. It’s perhaps the most…

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1974 Alpine-Renault A110 B “Team Vialle”

Ben Branch January 4, 2018
  • Cars
  • French
  • Racing
  • Rally

The Alpine-Renault A110 was the most successful rally car in the world in 1973, it was the year of the inaugural World Rally Championship,…

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Restoring The 10-Litre FIAT S61

Ben Branch December 31, 2017
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare

The FIAT S61 was astonishingly advanced for its time, it was designed and built in 1908 with a 10 litre (589 cubic inch), 4-cylinder…

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1957 Catalina Grand Prix Motorcycle Race

Ben Branch December 24, 2017
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Catalina Grand Prix was a motorcycle race held annually between 1950 and 1958 on the island of Santa Catalina off the coast of Los…

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1970 Mickey Thompson Mini Dragster

Ben Branch December 22, 2017
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

It’s thought that only 180 Mickey Thompson Mini Dragsters were built back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite their looks, they’re not…

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Full Race: 1981 Daytona 500

Ben Branch December 10, 2017
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Retro

The 1981 Daytona 500 was a unique race for a number of reasons, it also featured a remarkably tight finish, with just 3.5 seconds…

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Cobra Caravan Survivor: 1965 Shelby GT350 R

Ben Branch December 9, 2017
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Shelby

Carroll Shelby In 1965, the Shelby American Company was far less famous than they are now. Carroll Shelby was a retired race car driver…

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1912 Indian Twin Board Track Racer

Ben Branch November 29, 2017
  • American
  • Board Trackers
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

Indian Motocycle Back in the early part of the 20th century, Indian Motocycle were one of the most successful and prolific builders of both…

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