As JP pointed out last week in #244, Stirling Moss came from an era where one would or could say sexist things and get away with it, but with todays social media, immediate retaliation is swift and it’s likely to bring oneself undone. Meet Christina Nielsen. Daughter of Lars-Erik....
French Spare Parts
posted by Harty
A week ago Peugeot announced, with little specific detail, they had a new challenger for the annual Pike Peak Hill Climb in Colorado, scheduled for June 30. The car is very loosely based on a 208 road car in much the same way Group B rally cars of the mid 80′s were, albeit a greater level of safety. What possessed the company to return to such a fickle event? Surely people recall Ari Vatanen punting the 405 T16 (effectively a banned Group B car with massive aero) up the half dirt/tar road in one of the earliest in-car videos, called Climb Dance, way back in 1988? Is their any need? Here it is, just for the record. Since then few...
Northern Exposure
posted by JP
I was (not) seriously thinking of calling this post “What to do if your missus shoves the kids at you this weekend because she’s had to put up with them all week and it’s only halfway through the school holidays so there’s still another week to go…” This...
CALMING TROUBLED WATERS
posted by The Foges
The Foges’ words of wisdom from his latest column in Auto Action magazine CALMING TROUBLED WATERS MARK FOGARTY OUTLINES HOW V8 SUPERCARS’ BELEAGUERED BOSSES HAVE MOVED TO ASSURE TEAMS THAT THEY SEE A BRIGHT FUTURE AWAY FROM the track, V8 Supercars is going through a tough time. While interest in the racing has increased because of the new makes and Car Of The Future’s initial upending of the established order at the front of the field, the sport’s finances are under extreme pressure. The concerns and criticisms expressed about V8 management’s handling of the economic setbacks have dominated conversations among insiders and...
Simonsen wins WEC Silverstone
posted by Harty
Allan Simonsen has taken victory at the opening round of the 2013 World Endurance championship in his factory Aston Martin Vantage. The all Danish squad, comprising of Kristian Poulsen and Christoffer Nygard, drove the #95 car faultlessly to win the GT-AM class. It was a stunning day for Aston Martin, also taking 1st and 3rd in the GT-Pro category, whilst the race was won outright by Audi, who with the 2013-spec e-tron Quattro prototypes trounced the front row hogging Toyota TS030′s, one of with was running as 2012 spec car. Here’s the story, from DailySportsCar.com FIA WEC, Silverstone – Brief Race Wrap Up Audi take the...
2013 GT3 Guide
posted by Rust
A rather special and useful guide has come to hand thanks to the efforts of the people at dailysportscar.com – who, for a very ameanable price of 35 quid will provide you with everything you need to know about sports car racing each year – that explains GT racing. Thanks must go to...
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