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Gérard Larrousse doesn’t seem convinced (picture-above) the double “snorkel” airboxes fitted on top of the Martini Porsche 917K he shares with Vic Elford, are the right solution for better top speed, ahead of the 1971 Monza 1000 km. In the race, both Martini International Racing Team Porsche 917K’s driven by Elford/Larrousse and Marko/van Lennep will […]

The Ligier JS5-Matra of Jacques Laffite is readied to board the plane that will take it to its first race, the 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix held at Interlagos in São Paolo. Designed by Gérard Ducarouge (technical director), Michel Beaujon and Robert Choulet, it was the first Formula One race car made by Ligier. JS5 competed […]

The Ueno Clinic McLaren F1 GTR of Yannick Dalmas, Masanori Sekiya and J.J. Lehto (winners) is followed closely by the Gulf Racing McLaren F1 GTR driven by Mark Blundell, Ray Bellm and Maurizio Sandro Sala (fourth overall) during the 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours (picture-above). McLaren entered the history books in 1995 having become one […]

American Phil Hill made his Formula One debut in the 1958 French Grand Prix at Reims, driving a Maserati 250F and he finished seventh. Picture above: Phil Hill in his Ferrari 246 F1, at Monza 1958 where he finished third. For the second half of the 1958 season, Hill moved to the Scuderia Ferrari, and aboard his […]

Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953) was an Italian racing driver. Originally of Mantua, he was the greatest talent of his era and was nicknamed Il Mantovano Volante (“the Flying Mantuan”). Picture-above: The great Tazio Nuvolari and his Auto Union Typ D at Donington Park in 1938. Ferdinand Porsche called him “the greatest driver of the past, the […]

Eddie Jordan has passed away at the age of 76. He was the former owner of Eddie Jordan Racing and Jordan Grand Prix amongst others, and was one of F1’s last great privateers who won Grand Prix and brought many young drivers to the summit. Picture-above: Eddie Jordan at the Jordan Grand Prix factory in […]

When Jackie Stewart had a hard time getting around François Cevert in an F2 race at Crystal Palace in 1969, he told Ken Tyrrell to keep an eye on the young Frenchman. Then Tyrrell driver Johnny Servoz-Gavin suddenly decided to retire from motor racing, three races into the 1970 F1 season, Tyrrell called upon Cevert to be his […]

The Matra MS 670 of François Cevert and Howden Ganley speeds into the falling night during the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours. It was the 40th running of the great race and the pair finished in second position. Having already won the World Championship for Makes, Ferrari chose not to contest the race, so Matra-Simca […]

Richard Petty after winning the 1967 Capital City 300 at Richmond Raceway (picture-above). It was his sixth of a record ten straight NASCAR Cup Series wins. Wonderful picture of a great champion after the effort. Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) nicknamed “the King”, is an american former stock car racing driver who competed […]

The Marlboro Lancia Stratos of Sandro Munari and Jean-Claude Andruet at full speed on the narrow roads of the 1973 Targa Florio (picture-above). This talented pairing, both great rally champions, drove a solid race and finished in second, in between the two Martini Racing Porsches 911 Carrera RSR of Herbert Müller – Gijs van Lennep […]