Tag: Jim Richards | Talk Motorsport
Win on Sunday, sell on Monday…the story of Nissan’s extraordinary BNR32 Skyline GT-R Pt 1
For most Kiwi race fans ‘of a certain age’ it would have been the race-winning performances by our own ‘Gentleman…
Look back in history Sunday: Porsche Carrera Cup in Australia
Kiwi drivers have always been an integral part of Porsche’s motorsport history in Australia particularly as the Porsche Carrera Cup…
Look back in history Sunday: Jim Richards and Stu Rogers share race wins at 2018 Skope Classic
This week we look back to the 2018 Skope Classic meeting at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch. It…
Book review: Mark Skaife
– the complete illustrated autobiography of one of Australia’s most successful Touring Car drivers Like him or loath him, motorsport…
Rallying to a win on the mountain
This weekend is all about Scott McLaughlin and Shane Van Gisbergen when they tackle the Bathurst 1000 in the race…
Putting the ‘classic’ back in classic racing
Right then. A fortnight ago I outlined what I think – in an ideal (i.e. post Covid-19) world – our…
Three generations of the Richards family racing at Skope Classic this weekend
The 30th Skope Classic at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch this weekend will feature three generations of the…
Historic Touring Car class has new fan in Greg Murphy
New Zealand’s Archibalds Historic Touring Car Series (HTC) has a new fan in four-time former Bathurst winner and now TV…
Skoping out a classic
What makes a motor racing meeting memorable? What is it, for instance, that makes you hang out for the next…
Richards returns to lead Archibalds Historic Touring car entry at SKOPE Classic
Australasian motorsport identity ‘Gentleman Jim’ Richards returns to the cockpit of his classic black and gold JPS-liveried Group C BMW…