Bring Back the Birmingham Grand Prix Rich Duisberg Roadtripping 4 Comments From 1986 to 1990 there was, believe it or not, a Grand Prix held in Birmingham city centre. Called the Birmingham SuperPrix, it was an anti-clockwise street circuit race for F3000 cars. It was a strange affair, really, far from the glamour of other street...
Road Tripping – The Mont Ventoux Hillclimb Darryl Sleath Roadtripping Considered to be the most brutal stage of the Tour de France, this extinct volcano previously hosted the most prestigious event on Europe’s motorsport calendar Better known as the Beast of Provence thanks to its regular inclusion in the Tour de France,...
From Mokes to Maybachs – Selling Classics on the French Riviera with Motors Corner Steve Swanson CarClub 18-30, Features, Out & About Motors Corner is tucked down an alleyway off the Boulevard Stalingrad in Nice, on the Cote D’Azur.It’s a perfect location. Just across the street is the harbour and the Barque Bleue restaurant, still going strong twenty plus years after it featured in...
Pape’s Progress – The Automotive Adventures of a Tally-Ho hero and his Austin A90 Steve Swanson Articles, Roadtripping 4 Comments In July 1955, an Austin A90 Westminster departed London on a mission to venture where no motorcar had gone before: a journey of seventeen thousand miles, from the North Cape of Europe to the Southern Cape of Africa. Behind the wheel was a mercurial former...
Folkrace – Film of Volvos and Saabs racing in Sweden Rich Duisberg Motorsport for the Poor, Video A great little film from our friend Nick Wilkinson about some redneck racing in the woods of Sweden. Volvos and Saabs getting stuck in! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr1GdqIjqyU It appears to be lawless, but there's a great, simple set of rules...
Innocenti; the surprising story of an Anglo-Italian automotive collaboration Rich Duisberg Features This is the story of Innocenti; a surprising story of an Anglo-Italian automotive collaboration. There was a wonderful parallel between BL and Fiat. Both had overly-unionised factories churning out often humdrum motors for the masses. In England we had the...
Goodwood trackday and other interesting pics. Rich Duisberg Motorsport for the Poor I love this circuit - it's fast and tricky and there's just about enough run-off for cock-ups. Plus there's always great stuff to see around the site. Here's a few quick pics from today's trackday at Goodwood. And some bonus pictures, the chap who...
Mazda MX-5×4 spotted Rich Duisberg Motorsport for the Poor The guys who restored my Mk1 MX-5 (Thrussington garage, see here) usually have something interesting on the go, and this is something quite exceptional - it appears to be a home-brew conversion of an early Eunos... it has jacked up suspension, offroad tyres...
Classic Escorts, a Rally Champion, and Biggles, – Its a MotorPunk Day Out Steve Swanson CarClub 18-30 - The Cars, Motorsport for the Poor, Out & About, Uncategorized A night drive to Wales led to early morning on a hill called CAD West, a natural green and pleasant camera platform between Dolgellau and Machynlleth that sits on a military air training area unofficially known as the Mach loop. Its where the airforce...