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Must Watch Documentary: Circuit – A 1981 Can-Am Film Featuring Paul Newman

Ben Branch July 12, 2020
Paul Newman
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

  Circuit is a documentary about the 1981 Can-Am season. The film is a masterpiece of motorsport filmmaking, with excellent onboard footage, aerial footage,…

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The 1933 Ford V-8 Roadster Elgin Race Car – Winner Of The First Officially Organized Stock Car Race

Ben Branch July 6, 2020
1933 Ford V-8 Grille
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing

  The 1933 Ford V-8 Roadster you see here is one of the most important cars in the history of American stock car racing…

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This BMW CSL Was An 800HP Experimental Race Car Driven By Ronnie Peterson

Ben Branch May 28, 2020
1974 BMW 3.0 CSL
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

When it was first raced in 1976 at the Six Hours of Silverstone this 1974 BMW CSL was producing almost 800 hp courtesy of…

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Watch The Austin Rover Rallysprint – Martin Brundle Racing Against Mansell, Rosberg, McCrae + More

Ben Branch May 3, 2020
Austin Rover Rallysprint
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Rally

This is the Austin Rover Rallysprint from 1984, it’s a goldmine of ’80s-era racing that’s only recently been transcoded from VHS and uploaded to…

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Documentary: Challenger – The Story of the Peugeot 205 T16 in the 1984 WRC

Ben Branch March 29, 2020
Peugeot 205 T16
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally

This documentary covers the introduction of the Peugeot 205 T16 into the Group B class of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 1984. The…

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This Is The World’s First Racing Golf – A 1975 Volkswagen Golf Mk 1 Group 2 by Rolf Nothelle

Ben Branch March 26, 2020
Volkswagen Golf Mk 1 Front
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

This is the world’s first racing Golf. It’s a 1975 Volkswagen Golf Mk 1 that was built to Group 2 specification by Rolf Nothelle,…

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For Sale: A Barn Fresh Daren-BRM Mark III Prototype Race Car – Targa Florio Veteran

Ben Branch March 20, 2020
Daren-BRM Mark III Prototype Race Car
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

Every now and then a truly fascinating vintage race car we’ve never seen before is rolled out of a barn somewhere and placed up…

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Sand Fever – The 2020 Mablethorpe Motorcycle Sand Races

Ben Branch March 16, 2020
Mablethorpe Motorcycle Sand Racing 18
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

This article was written by Matt Strathern, who also provided the photography. You can follow him on Instagram here. It turns out that the…

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For Sale As A Pair: A 1966 Plymouth Barracuda Drag Car With A 1965 Dodge C-500 Hauler

Ben Branch March 10, 2020
1966 Plymouth Barracuda Drag Car with 1965 Dodge C-500 Hauler
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

This is quite possibly the best vintage weekend drag racing rig for sale anywhere in the world at the moment, it’s a combination of…

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Racing Documentary: $500 for Glory – A LeMons Story

Ben Branch March 8, 2020
$500 for Glory - A 24 Hours Of LeMons Story
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

$500 for Glory – A LeMons Story is a 30 minute film that documents the exploits of an amateur racing team from Wyoming, with…

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This Is The 1978 Jaguar XJS Group 44 Trans-Am Championship Winner

Ben Branch February 19, 2020
Jaguar XJS Group 44 Trans-Am Car
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

This is the Group 44 Jaguar XJS that won the Trans-Am Category 1 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship in the hands of Bob Tullius and…

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A Look At The Incredible GP Ice Race – Would You Ski Behind A Race Car?

Ben Branch February 7, 2020
GP-Ice-Race-2020-8
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

What Is The GP Ice Race? The GP Ice Race takes place in Zell am See, a small Alpine town south of Salzburg in Austria. The ice races date back to 1937 and they ran until 1974, the races were restarted in 2019…

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