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Winning start for Collins as NZ F5000 series kicks off at Manfeild
Category young gun Michael Collins (McRae GM1) was comfortably quickest in qualifying this morning and ran away from the rest…
Local F5000 fans have two of their own to cheer on at Manfeild this weekend
Local fans of New Zealand’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series have two of their own to…
Cars remain the Stars as local F5000 Series nears 20-year milestone
With the honourable exception of current – and now 5-time – title holder, 78-year-old super-veteran Ken Smith, it’s the cars…
Look back in history Sunday: Hulme wins at Monza (1968)
I suspect the 1968 Italian Grand Prix may have been a mundane affair to watch, unless you were Italian. Of…
What might have been?
It’s a question I’ve often pondered in the years since mechanical engineer and motorcycle designer/builder John Britten’s death from cancer…
A classic encounter with Howden Ganley
After the hustle and bustle of Monaco F1, the Indy 500 and MotoAmerica Superbikes it was a nice change of…
Lauda won the Monaco Grand Prix twice
As we head to the Monaco F1 Grand Prix this weekend we reflect on the two wins that the late…
A supersonic day at the Australian Grand Prix
For a die-hard rally fan, a trip to the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix was always going to be a…
Getting Older
Don’t worry, I’m not going to go all maudlin on you this week, though the subject of my column is,…
This BRM is a stunner
This BRM P207/1 is one of two Formula One chassis built in 1977 and was very much the swansong for…