Full Throttle – The Life of Tim Birkin offers a look back at the life of racing driver Tim Birkin, a man who should be far better known than he is outside of vintage racing circles.
Tim Birkin’s life was a fascinating if somewhat tragic story, he was one of the era’s most prominent racing drivers, taking wins at Le Mans, setting the Brooklands Outer Circuit lap record to 137.96 mph, and developing the now legendary “Blower Bentleys” despite the initial protestations of W. O. Bentley.
Birkin would die a young man from injuries sustained whilst racing, a burnt arm led to an infection that killed him at just 36 years old.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, and many more.
Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
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 YouTube by VHS Rallies. The event includes some of the best…
These masks by Rare Bird London are designed for motorcyclists and they contain replaceable MOTO® anti-pollution filters that are designed using British military filtration technology. These filters include 100% pure activated carbon cloth which has…
Lotus Elise – The Inside Story is an insightful and highly detailed look back at the design, development, and release of the Elise – the car that would launch Lotus into the 21st century. When…
Jim Clark was one of the most successful racing drivers of his era, and he remains one of the most successful of all time, with a win in the Indianapolis 500, two Formula One…
Spitfire Sisters is a documentary about the female members of the British ATA, or Air Transport Auxiliary, a civilian organisation of pilots who were responsible for ferrying military aircraft around the United Kingdom during…
“Honda CB750 – The Birth of the Superbike” is a new short film from the team at Brightside Media, it gives a look back at one of the most important motorcycles of the 20th century…
