Why Historic Racing Competitors Should be Ice Driving This Winter
Silence. Silence apart from the sound of my breathing, each breath hanging in the air before me.
Cover story / Historic Motorsport
Light Up
Memories of cigarettes and motorsport: Marlboro McLaren, John Player Special Lotus, Rothmans Porsche, Gitanes Ligier — the tobacco liveries that gave motor racing some of its most spectacular colours.
From the paddock
Historic motorsport, the road cars worth owning, aviation and the art around them — 255 stories by Neill Watson and friends.
Top Five Lightweight Porsches and the GT3 RS that is ‘Almost’ Lightweight
This great YouTube video is one of a series of Top Fives from Porsche.
Will The Porsche Cayman R Ever Be a Collectable Porsche?
A random thought occurred to me this week.
Black and Gold On Track
We’ve written before about our love of the tobacco sponsored era of motorsport .
10 Instagram Accounts to Follow This Weekend
As we wind down for the weekend, we always enjoy taking the load off and finding some new people and brands to follow on Instagram.
The Legends
Moss, Fangio, Senna, Clark, Hunt. The names that still bring a crowd to the pit wall.
Sir Stirling Moss
Sixteen Grand Prix wins and the 1955 Mille Miglia record — yet never world champion.
7 stories
Juan Manuel Fangio
Five world titles with four different makes in the 1950s — a record that stood for 46 years.
4 stories
Ayrton Senna
Three world titles, 65 pole positions and six wins around the streets of Monaco.
8 stories
Jim Clark
Twice world champion and the 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner — the benchmark of his era.
5 stories
James Hunt
World champion in 1976 by a single point, after a season-long duel with Niki Lauda.
4 storiesPick a section
From the Le Mans grid to the auction room — every way into Historic Racer.
From the gallery
Sir Stirling Moss and the Blonde III
The third picture of the series: Sir Stirling Moss at Donington Park with Nick Mason’s Maserati 250F, a stunning blonde and a beautiful day — the great man enjoying himself in the sunshine.