MONDAY MATINEE // 50 YEARS SIDEWAYS

Produced by Helmut Deimel, enjoy more than 90 minutes of classic race footage highlighting the evolution of the power slide as it relates to rally racing. Just what we needed start the work week // [comment]

VIDEO // AYRTON SENNA - JAPANESE GP QUALIFYING 1989

Sit back and watch as Ayrton Senna puts his Mclaren Mp4/5 on pole ahead of the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit. Video comes to us courtesy of Motorsport Retro // [comment]

VIDEO // ROGER CLARK & THE 1972 RAC RALLY

In 1972, British rally racer, Roger Clark, at the wheel of his Ford Escort RS1600, collected a famous victory at the RAC Rally, ending a 12 year reign of Scandinavian dominance. Driving through the night, Clark bested a handful of WRC greats to include Stig Blomqvist, Simo Lampinen, Shekhar Mehta and Ove Andersson. The video featured above is a tribute to Clark's victory // [comment]

VIDEO // MOTORSPORT - EVERY SECOND COUNTS

For those of you that didn't see this video posted to the ColdTrackDays Facebook page, check out this wonderful collection of motorsport footage uploaded by antti2phoenixbird. The video, which includes footage of everything from Formula One and MotoGP to the Dakar Rally and the World Rally Championship, also includes a handful of quotes from some of racings greatest participants // [comment]

HISTORY // CLASSIC MOMENTS @ BATHURST (1970-1974)

Our friends at Motorsport Retro posted this video highlighting the golden years of the Bathurst 1000. The video features footage from 1970-1974 and includes the classic 1970 roll over at Skyline, as well as the roll over at the fence in 1971. Additionally, the video features John Goss' win in 1974 and Shivers pit stop problem in 1973, as well as Allan Moffat's spin in the #9 Ford while battling with Peter Brock in 1973 // [comment]

VIDEO // RAC TT @ 2010 GOODWOOD REVIVAL

The Royal Automobile Club (RAC) held it's annual TT Celebration race during this years Goodwood Revival, an event that took place September 17-19 at the celebrated West Sussex motor circuit. The race, which featured closed-cockpit GT cars from 1960-1964, is considered by many to be the highlight of the weekend.

Follow the link for a bit of video... [read more]



Video: Motoring con Brio
Photo: Sports Car Digest
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

VIDEO // FIRST TIME OUT: LOTUS & FORD @ DUTCH GP

Check out this wonderful short film produced by Ford called First Time Out. Watch as Formula One legends Graham Hill and Jim Clark debut their 410 horsepower Ford DFV powered Lotus 49s at the infamous Zandvoort circuit. Hill was on pole but it was Jim Clark that drove his Lotus 49 to victory.

Video comes to us courtesy of MotorsportRetro // [comment]

RUMOR(S) // PORSCHE WILL RETURN TO FORMULA ONE?

Rumor has it that Porsche might return to Formula One thanks in part to new FIA rules regarding turbocharged powerplants. The new regulations are scheduled to go into effect in 2013 and according to Porsche’s new CEO Matthias Mueller, Volkswagen wants to enter either Porsche or Audi into the FIA Formula One World Championship, while allowing the other car maker to pursue another racing series. And seeing as how Audi has been rather successful in Le Mans Series racing these past few years, we'd guess the brass at VW would look to Stuttgart for their F1 effort. More when we know more // [comment]

HISTORY // JOEY DUNLOP @ 1983 ISLE OF MAN TT

Watch as the late, great, Joey Dunlop laps the Isle of Man on his Honda V4 RS850R during the 1983 TT race. Dunlop, who was born in Ballymoney in Northern Ireland, contested 25 TTs between 1976 and 2000, collecting a total of 26 wins and 40 podiums. Click here for additional information // [comment]

VIDEO // ALFA ROMEO'S GROUP A GTV6 AND 75 SEDAN

There are plenty of cars built by Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. that we'd happily give our right arm for (example). That said, of all the cars built by the infamous Italian automaker, the GTV6 and 75 sedan (aka Milano) are high on our list of must haves. Why? Follow the link to find out... [read more]



Photo: Foro Competicion
Video: Motoring Con Brio
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

EYE CANDY // WHAT WE'D DO WITH AN AUTO UNION

Okay, maybe not. But we can certainly day dream about driving one of the most powerful Formula One cars ever built. That said, anyone know who is at the wheel of this particular example, or what year this photo was taken? Camden, care to educate us? // [comment]

HISTORY // OLD SCHOOL ON-BOARD

Our friends at 0-60 Magazine just stumbled across this great photo of Jackie Stewart at the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix. As you can see, the Flying Scot has a pair of cameras attached to his Tyrrell 008, which were used to shoot the footage featured below. Thank god for Go-Pro... [read more]



Photo and Video: 0-60 Magazine
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

PREVIEW // AYRTON SENNA DOCUMENTARY

According to our sources, the first official feature-length film highlighting the life and times of Formula One legend, Ayrton Senna, is scheduled to be released sometime this fall. The film, which will be titled Senna, is backed by the FIA, the Senna family and the Ayrton Senna Foundation, and will chronicle his career in F1 and his untimely death at the age of 34. Certainly a must see for any motorsport fan // [comment]

TRIVIA // WHO, WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE?

To be quite honest, I have no idea where this photo came from. That being said, I thought we'd drop a little trivia on you and see if we can figure this out. Anyone care to tell us who, what, when and where this photo was taken? The first person with the right answer might win a little CTD schwag ;) // [comment]

VIDEO // THE CHARGE OF THE FRIGHT BRIGADE

The video featured above, which comes to us courtesy of The Chicane, highlights the 1967 motorsports season, and includes footage of everything from Formula One and the World Sportscar Championship to Touring Cars, and club racing. Nearly thirty minutes of vintage motorsport, what more could one ask for?! // [comment]

VIDEO // DEUTSCHE RENNSPORT MEISTERSCHAFT - 1976

The video featured below, which was originally produced by the BMW Works Team following the 1976 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM) season, features a handful of lesser known racing cars, to include the BMW 320i SCHNITZER Turbo Group 5 car that was driven by Jorg Obermoser... [read more]



Image: FineCars
Video: Speedhunters
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

VIDEO // 1970s FORMULA ATLANTIC RACING

Alex King and the guys at Mito Media just posted this video to their Vimeo page. Featuring nearly thirty minutes of footage from an often forgotten era in open wheel racing, enjoy this rather in depth look at the Formula Atlantic series during the 1970s // [comment]

THE TRANS-AM CHALLENGE // DONOHUE VS. FOLMER (1971)

Mark Donohue's 1971 AMC Javelin Trans-Am car was recently for sale through Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions. Collecting seven wins in ten events during the 1971 season, Donohue went on to win the 1971 SCCA Trans-Am Championship, what was to be his third (and final) SCCA Championship. Follow the link for a short bit of film dubbed The Trans-Am Challenge, a film that highlights the 1971 Trans-Am season and the championship battle between Mark Donohue and George Folmer... [read more]



Photo: Dean's Garage
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey

VIDEO // PORSCHE CARRERA CUP @ HOCKENHEIM (1993)

Our friends at the Axis of Oversteer just posted this great bit of footage from the 1993 Porsche Carerra Cup final at the famed Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. Watch as Uwe Alzen and Altfrid Heger battle it out around the 4.2 mile circuit in a pair of 964 Carerra Cup cars // [comment]

PORSCHE PORN // 959 @ 1986 PARIS-DAKAR

Our friends at Motorsport Retro just posted a link to an archived article on the 911-based, twin turbocharged, four-wheel-drive Porsche 959. Driven by two-time Dakar winner René Metge and legendary racing driver Jacky Ickx, the Rothmans 959 dominated the eighth running of the Paris-Dakar Rally, with Metge finishing more than an hour ahead of Ickx, while the third Rothmans 959, driven by Porsche support engineer Roland Kussmaul, finished sixth... [read more]





Image: Hock Racing
Info: Motorsport Retro
Editorial: Justin W. Coffey