The Group A era, from the 1980s through to the 1990s, gave us a lot to be thankful for. On racetracks and rally special stages all over the world, fans were treated not only to some of the best racing ever seen, but afterwards, if they wished, they could drive the cars home. Not the [...]
Since 2010, over two weekends in January the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park has played host to the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing. A celebration of circuit racing both past and present, in its inaugural year the event recognized the achievements of New Zealand’s own Bruce McLaren. In 2011 it was Kiwi-born Ferrari works driver [...]
The 1980s are remembered for some of the wildest years in motorsport. It was a golden era in which turbo technology took Formula 1 to never before seen (nor ever since seen) heights of horsepower, and that four-wheel-drive Group B rallying arrived, proved too fast and too dangerous, and was just as quickly outlawed. Then [...]
There is something special about Honda as compared to other large automakers. It’s hard to put a finger on it exactly, but I think it has something to do with how motorsport has been ingrained in the brand since its earliest days. In the early to mid 1960′s for example, Honda drew more worldwide attention [...]
This year's running of Motorsport Japan featured something rather interesting. On the Saturday there was a display of around 15 rally cars and, somewhat oddly, a brace of four Skyline R32s (though there's an obvious thread, they're all Group A machines). The thing that makes these cars so interesting is the incredibly well executed attention to [...]
What do you get when you mix one of the most iconic BMW's of all time with one of the most iconic Japanese racing liveries of all time? A match made in touring car heaven. Photo found on Minkara. -Mike Garrett
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