Sir Stirling Moss, OBE, is to retire from racing after a career spanning more than sixty years. It had to come eventually – Sir Stirling Moss retiring from motor racing – but it felt like the best driver England has ever produced could go on for ever. Stirling Moss won sixteen Grands Prix in his career […]
Le Mans (2010) – RESULT
We were expecting Peugeot to dominate the 2010 Le Mans, and Nigel Mansell to show us what an ex-F1 driver can do. Did it happen? The expectation was that Peugeot would dominate the 2010 Le Mans. But they didn’t. Up until the half way stage it looked likely that Peugeot could pull off a win, […]
Porsche 917s at Goodwood – Porsche Goodwood News
The Goodwood Festival of Speed this year is all about anniversaries, as we’ve reported before. And this year is the 40th anniversary of Porsche’s 917, the first Porsche to achieve a Le Mans victory. So what better way to commemorate the anniversary – and give a treat to Porsche fans at Goodwood – than to […]
Puegeot win at Le Mans – Audi third
Audi has dominated Le Mans for years, wining the last five Le Mans 24hr events. But not this year. This year it was the turn of Peugeot – with the Peugeot 908 prototypes – who not only overturned the form book to take first place, but also managed a 1-2 and pushed Audi – […]
Citroen GT (GTbyCitroen Concept) – in the flesh
At last year’s Motor Show in Paris, Citroen revealed the GTbyCitroen Concept – a futuristic looking Supercar Concept designed for the Gran Turismo 5 Video game. But such was the reaction to the Citroen GT Concept that within a short space of time Citroen had committed to a limited run production of the car. Which […]
New Blower Bentley being planned?
The original Blower Bentley wasn’t actually the creation of W.O. Bentley. It was a creation of the ‘Bentley Boys’. The Bentley Boys were a group of wealthy, upper-class car nuts who, in the 1920s, drove Bentley to racing success at the likes of Brooklands and Le Mans. But the Bentley Boys were constantly seeking more […]