Posts categorized under ‘Motorsport

6Music and the Lombard RAC Rally: Propaganda and Duel

6Music and the Lombard RAC Rally: Propaganda and Duel

Back in the days when we could watch rallying on TV, and the Lombard RAC Rally was actually called the Lombard RAC Rally, millions of us would await William Woollard ...

The auto brands Lotus has links with

The auto brands Lotus has links with

Lotus is the car company that wants to be associated with everyone at the moment.  Or should it be Lotus is the car company everyone wants to be associated with? ...

Rover Vitesse and Tony Pond: back in the news (but only one is amazing)

Rover Vitesse and Tony Pond: back in the news (but only one is amazing)

@toyotapr pointed it out: how nice it is to see the Rover Vitesse back in the news. It has hit the headlines once again thanks to the efforts of Mark ...

Blyton Park: F1 on Britain’s newest racing circuit

Blyton Park: F1 on Britain’s newest racing circuit

This week, a brand-new motor racing circuit opened in the UK, with a fanfare that included laps by an F1 car during the opening ceremony. OK, it wasn’t quite Lewis ...

Jason Plato: real-world racing car superstar

Jason Plato: real-world racing car superstar

Jason Plato is one of the most dramatic, characterful and successful British racing drivers of recent times, and THE most successful British Touring Car driver ever. 63 wins have come from ...

BTCC: the anguish behind the anger

BTCC: the anguish behind the anger

BTCC hero Jason Plato was asked today, by a fan of Chevrolet’s BTCC Facebook page, what his best and worst races were. The ‘best’ was easy: winning the title last ...

Nic Hamilton: in the family

Nic Hamilton: in the family

Lewis Hamilton’s brother Nicolas Hamilton starred in his first motor race last weekend – in the family tradition, on live TV. Also in family tradition, he had a stellar first ...

Pirelli tyres: a key into F1

Pirelli tyres: a key into F1

Pirelli is bringing colour into F1 with a great example of a quickly-recognised cognitive key. 6 different colours of tyre sidewall markings are to be used – enabling fans to ...

F1 insight: A view inside the BRDC

F1 insight: A view inside the BRDC

BRDC members have a prime spot to watch the Silverstone Grand Prix each year. The famed building, right next to the pits entry, is a Silverstone landmark and THE place ...

How BRDC links F1 to GOMW

How BRDC links F1 to GOMW

1966 was a good year for World Cup football but also a good year for F1-loving members of the Guild of Motoring Writers. Ford, amazingly, built a chalet at Silverstone, ...