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2015 F5000 Revival Race Series By Checkered Flag Films Let’s get this over with right away. You need not read this review, just order this two-disc DVD. Regular readers will be familiar with my enthusiasm for Formula 5000, but even if I had no such bias, I would find this...
• The Cooper Car Club USA has announced the celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Cooper Cars with back-to-back events...
In this profile we explore the life and afterlife of a more modern Formula One car. Indeed, what does happen...
Jochen Rindt (right) and Lotus boss Colin Chapman celebrate the Austrian’s 1970 British Grand Prix victory. Photo: Maureen Magee The poet Robert Browning wrote “how sad and bad and mad it was—but then, how it was sweet.” In today’s world, preserving the past for future generations is something that has a...
Photo: Pete Austin As a wayward young schoolboy, John Judd found it difficult to find employment in the engineering businesses...
I’m always a little bit shocked when I see the worlds of modern and historic racing intersect. Recently, I was...
Eddie Irvine has been a shrewd operator for most of his adult life. He carefully maneuvered himself into the second seat at Ferrari and kept it for four years—no mean feat in itself—where he developed just the right blend of acquiescence and competitiveness to create a positive working relationship with...
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This is the story of two men, born 45 years apart, each completely obsessed with the automobile, and both hopelessly smitten by the very same car. W.J. Ziegler was born in 1911 and quickly realized that his life would be immersed in cars. He was the first student of his...
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