Evolution of Racing Sims 1981-2020 Darryl Sleath Articles 1 Comment This is the potted history of console-based racing sims over the last forty years, and it's certain to get many MotorPunks of a certain age...
The spectacular injury list of legendary French racing driver, Jean Behra. Rich Duisberg Articles 1 Comment I don't speak French and I don't understand medicine, but this old newspaper photograph of a racing driver proudly showing off his injuries had me...
Race cars that sucked: The Chaparral and Brabham fan cars Darryl Sleath Articles, Video 3 Comments Is it possible for a Formula One car to drive through Monaco's infamous Portier tunnel upside down? Well, the short answer is yes. Assuming you can...
Our Favourite F1 Freaks Rich Duisberg Articles 3 Comments Why do we love old F1? Easy. It was an era when the Driver’s character counted for more than their sponsorship money, and they raced in cars from...
Warm Weather Clobber inspired by the worst F1 Team of all time Darryl Sleath Kitbag, Uncategorized The 1992 Formula One season was dominated, to the point of boredom, by Mansell and Patrese in the Williams FW14B – but the wacky goings-on at the...
70s F1 Drivers – Sex for breakfast, not muesli Darryl Sleath Kitbag Who remembers when Formula One was about hungry drivers and oily garagistas sticking it to Ferrari with small budgets; British pluck and bags of...
Test Ultime – Monaco Road Trip Clobber from T-lab Darryl Sleath Kitbag, Roadtripping The traffic is crackers, hotel prices are criminal and swarms of eagle-eyed gendarmes will quickly dampen your nefarious plans for a cheeky hot-lap...
For Sale: James Hunt’s Mercedes 500 SEC convertible … possibly Darryl Sleath Articles, CarClub 18-30 - The Cars 3 Comments Who doesn't love a classic Merc from that golden age when our Germanic friends really made stuff to last. We're big fans of the majestic W123, and...
Hesketh Racing – The greatest, most MotorPunk, F1 team ever Darryl Sleath Articles, Kitbag 2 Comments As you probably know we at MotorPunk HQ have a bit of a soft spot for the 1970s, and we get quite nostalgic over wedgy sports cars, grainy BBC...