The Easy Rider in Valentino Rossi
The nine-time champion hasn’t just changed his riding style to stay on top; he’s changed his whole lifestyle I watched Easy Rider on the plane home from Sepang and thought…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
It would be a major surprise if the 2016 McLaren-Honda was not a huge competitive step forward from its woeful forebear. Honda has understood the limitation in the energy recovery…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
US racing category nominee #9: Roger Penske Breakfast with Roger Penske Vol 86 No.8 – August 2010 He started out as a racing driver, but it’s as a businessman that…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…
US racing category nominee #8: Rick Mears The remarkable Mr Mears Vol LXIIX No.2 – February 1993 Indycar racing may have gained Nigel Mansell and entranced Ayrton Senna, but its…
That was too close for comfort. The multiple world championship-winning Enstone team came perilously close to extinction towards the end of last year as financial brinkmanship – both from its…
Honda’s RC213V engine is a wild thing, but this is not an unusual problem for them to solve. Here’s why… Many people will tell you the most important things about…
US racing category nominee #7: Parnelli Jones Legends - Parnelli Jones Vol 75 No.4– April 1999 Jones was a boyhood hero of mine. I became aware of him in the…
To buy the lead image click here. The news on Friday that Bentley are possibly going long-distance racing in a purpose-built prototype left me spending the weekend mulling over the cars’ previous participations at…
US racing category nominee #6: Dan Gurney Lunch with... Dan Gurney Vol 85 No.11 – November 2009 This individualist has achieved more than seems possible during a remarkable motor sport…
During the 2014 season, Scott Sharp and Ed Brown took a decision to switch the focus of their Extreme Speed Motorsport United Sportscar entry on to the world stage, foregoing the final…
US racing category nominee #5: Jeff Gordon Friends, team-mates, rivals... Vol 88 No.1 – January 2012 And add employer and employee to that list. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have…
Bentley is to return to prototype sports car racing for the first time since 2003, the year in which its Speed 8 prototype won Le Mans. Although Bentley boss Wolfgang…
US racing category nominee #4: Bill France Sr & Jr An Amrican banking dynasty Vol 84 No. 2 – February 2008 This year will mark the 50th running of the…