"It sat, in silver paint of course, lightly flattened and patinated by half a century’s careful polishing and rubbing in the sun-drenched courtyard of a Spanish hotel. We were in town to drive its successors, but I couldn’t "
The first woman to race in Formula One – Maria Teresa de Filippis
"Maria Teresa De Filippis, a beautiful woman of noble birth, was born in Naples on November 11th, 1926. The daughter of an automotive engineer breathed in the smell of racing in her childhood, with her older brothers, Antonio and Giovanni, competing "
Caterham Seven 310R: Part two – The Drive
"Last week we introduced the new Caterham Seven – named the 310R. Caterham itself states proudly on its website that “If Caterham was only going to make one Seven for the rest of its days, this would be it.” With that "
An interview with custom legend, Pipey McGraw
"Danni Bagnall: Pipey, how did you get into modifying cars? Pipey McGraw: I've always been into cars. As a kid, I loved old muscle cars; big, old, brash v8s and the like. On maybe my 12th or 13th birthday "
Caterham Seven 310R: Part one – The Background
"It’s not often that Caterham comes out with a new model. You’d think that any developments it could make with the Seven would have been discovered by now - after all, this is a car that’s been "
How the NSU Ro80 created modern Audi
"If not for this beautiful, elegant piece of saloon design, we would have no modern-day Audi, because the NSU Ro80 was, in essence, the Genesis of the now-mighty German brand. Of course, Audi’s original beginnings lay in the combined "
5 Off-Road Icons inspired by the Paris Dakar rally
"Yamaha Ténéré We first saw these beauties in Southern Spain around 1986. They were ridden by the coolest looking Frenchmen in the world. When I saw these guys they were en route to the ferry to Morocco. A life "
Bowler Motorsport’s Jon Chester Talks the UK Off Road Scene
"INFLUX: Can you give us an overview of the Bowler and the UK Off Road racing scene? JON CHESTER: The UK Off Road scene is interesting, it’s changing all the time. There are some really active clubs and series "
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Stephane Peterhansel: Dakar hero on two wheels and four…
"You have probably never heard of Stephane Peterhansel. But he is one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Oh, and he's one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time too. In France, Rally Raid desert racing is "
Our first look at the hot new Honda Civic Type R has us frothing…
"We love the Honda Civic Type R. Soichiro Honda has been responsible for hundreds of killer machines. The cars as well as the bikes, after all, are encoded with the sort of engineering DNA that produces performance as well as "
CX Safari: Citroen’s ludicrous slice of loveliness
"We would particularly like a later model version. Preferably in gold. You can do a number of things with this car that are impossible in any other vehicle of its type. You can get a twelve-foot paddle board in the "
Rebel Bikers: are they hairy chopper heads or Moto X kids?
"What does the motorcycle rebel really look like? Marlon Brando lounging sexily across his Triumph in The Wild One was the start of something. Or it could have been the end, depending on your perspective. The motorcyclist has for the "
MOONROD by Heavy Poly: like a Dune Bug, but better…
"Have you ever fantasised about a MOONROD? You are not alone. This week we stumbled upon a beautiful rendering. The moonrod is a perfect vehicle for ripping up the unregulated lunar landscape. MOONROD is a hopped up, tricked-out version of "
Porsche 911 T SWB is an unmolested beauty
"The Porsche 911 boom is moving on apace. Prices for every designation have been going through the roof, despite these uncertain times. The web is, therefore, awash. Everywhere there are tricked-out, hopped up, winged, stripped, louvred and examples blown to within "
Generation Drift: Five things we have learned
"Drift culture was born on the high, twisty pass roads of Japan. The scene was particularly popular in the highly populated central strip of the country between Tokyo and Nagano. It was generated and nurtured Hashiriya - the mostly young, "
Initial D and Takumi Fujiwara: The Virtual Star of Generation Drift
"Japanese culture is all about exaggeration and amplification. Manga character Takumi Fujiwara from Initial D is the perfect example of this. The manga scene turned its gaze onto the Hashiriya street racing scene in the mid-nineties. Its founding hero was "
