"The hot rod story. So it goes. Dry lake beds. Endless deserts. Hopped up Southern California jalopies. Timing associations. Engineer boots, pocket tees, chinos and heavy selvedge. A miasma of Americana. All those GIs returned from the war with a "
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The Mongrel
"photography Michael Fordham/influx Harley Peters is 22 years old. But the car that is at the centre of his life has components that were manufactured before his granddad was born. "It started with my old man really," he tells me "
Gallery: The Stuttgart School, 911 period
"We take a look at Porsche 911s through the ages - from the 959 to Ruf, limousines and endurance racing. Influx presents a gallery of our favourite promo shots, sales posters, race promotions and more, exploring the glamorous side of one "
Porsche 911: Evolution of a Beautiful Obsession
"What is it that makes the 911 such a beautiful obsession - especially for the male of a certain age? Part of the answer must surely lie with that early 1980s Scalextric Le Mans 24 Hours set featuring those 911 turbos with the "
911 Race Ace: ‘Quick’ Vic Elford
" To say that Vic Elford raced a 911 for the Porsche works rally team is to miss the point. For it was Vic Elford who, pretty much single-handedly, created the Porsche works rally team! So how did an English bloke who "
911 Sportomatic Barn Find
"When we heard there was a rare 911 barn find hidden in the Hertfordshire countryside, we rushed down there to get it on film in all its patinated glory. Dealer Ludovic Parayre will likely put it up for auction in early "
Mr. 911: Magnus Walker
"I first fell in love with Porsche as a 10 year old kid during a visit to the London Earls Court Motor show back in 1977. The car that started the love affair was a white Martini 930 Turbo that was on the "
Speedway Star!
"What do you think is the ongoing appeal of speedway as a motorsport? The speed and the danger aspect are ever-present as part of its appeal, but one of the sport’s greatest assets is being able to see the "
The Anatomy of a Speedway Bike
"Simplicity is extremely difficult to achieve. While the apparent straightforwardness of the oval is one of speedway’s key appeals there are a raft of mechanical subtleties on a speedway bike that help achieve the zen like flow of the "
Gallery: The Art of Speedway
"Speedway’s history reaches way back to a time when there were no computers, no electronic timings, no million dollar sponsorship deals and no TV coverage. Still, this stripped down sport of working class heroes produced a noble visual culture. "
Speedway Timeline
"Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The Adrian Flux FIM British Speedway Grand Prix. The place is packed to the rafters. It’s clear to see that speedway today has a large and loyal following. And why not? What’s not to like? "
Tai Woffinden: Chasing the Dirt
"I got into speedway when I was really young. The thing I enjoy most about the sport is the Adrenaline. I’m riding a 500 cc bike with no brakes and I’m trying to ride the bike as fast as "
Land Rover: Timeline
"Legend has it that on the tomb of that great defender of the British Isles is carved the inscription: “Here lies Arthur, King Once and King to be.” It’s the lament of a nation unwilling to let go. Unwilling "