"If you care at all about cars and you happen to be born of these Sceptered Isles, it's a little difficult not to feel a bit smug this week. As a nation of people passionate about their cars and motorsport, "
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The Brawn Enigma
"In case you have been cast into a particularly opaque motorsport limbo this last week, you will know that Ross Brawn, 55 in November, has pulled off a stunning achievement. The team he created out of the ashes of Honda's withdrawal "
Sir Stirling Moss: The Knight of the Road
"www.stirlingmoss.com It’s early summer 1955. A 26 year old Stirling Moss is in the middle of the final section of the iconic Mille Miglia road race. He and his co-driver, legendary Motorsport journalist Denis Jenkinson, have been travelling at "
Grass Roots Motorsport
"Photographs by Paul O'Connor. The Mental Breakdown How do you squeeze as much fun out of a quarter of a mile of motoring? It's obvious to someone like 42 year old Wayne Allman. Stick a custom made, Supercharged hemi in a "
The Dragster Chronicles
"Photographer Dom Romney has been one of the most interesting photographers to document the UK Drag Racing scene for the last few years. Though Drag racing in the UK has always been perceived as somewhat of a poor relation of "
Road-Race Crossovers: Our Top Ten
"Does racing really improve the breed? The phrase was applied to horses before it was used for cars, and it’s pretty hard now to see a link between the F1 thoroughbreds and the humble mules the rest of us "
Manx TT: Ten Things You (might not) Know
"1. The Isle of Man TT began in 1907, after a law was cleared in 1904 that allowed roads to be closed for the Gordon Bennett car trials. 2. When the race first started practice sessions used to take place in the early morning "
Racing Beauty
"Porsche 917 In its powder blue and orange Gulf livery, it dominated the imagination of fans of motor racing for an entire decade. It also happened to give Porsche their first outright wins of the 24 Heures Du Mans in 1970 and 1971. Superbly "
La Dolce Vita: Italy’s 20 Greatest (plus five duds)
" The great Carlo Abarth with a collection of his creations There are of course, endless connotations of what constitutes the superlative in a car. For example, it’s obvious that if you’ve got to tip-toe over a country mile "
Italian Motorcycles: Winds of Passion
" Rich Beach explores the Italian penchant for two wheeled style Passion. Italians have it in spades. In fact, where we are all made of 3/4 water, the Italians are 75% pure passion. Passion flows through everything they do, from throwing a dish "
The Scuderia Chronicles
"[gallery=67] Tony Dodgins on Ferrari's unique motorsport heritage Ferrari is the most evocative name in Formula 1 and the most passionately supported team the world over. Ever present since the beginning of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in 1950, Ferrari has won 15 "
Mille Miglia: A Fatal Attraction
" Ben Oliver on the road race that created Italian automotive passion in its own image You are a driver in the Mille Miglia in the 1950s. You have been racing for fourteen hours now, stopping only to take on fuel "
Style Visionaries: Definitive Italian Designers
"Four Italian craftsmen who would define twentieth century automotive style. Illustrations by Current State //The Founding Father: Carlo Castagna// Castagna started out as an apprentice at the prestigious Mainetta and Orseniga workshops in Milan, which was one of the main "