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Last chance to win retro motorsport T-shirts from Live2Race
Today is your last chance to score a couple of Live2Race T shirts.
Simply add a comment to any story on MotorSportRetro.com or on our Facebook page and you are in the draw.
The team at Live2Race …
Book Review: Hitler’s Motor Racing Battles -The Silver Arrows under the Swastika
This is a fascinating and very well written account of the politics behind the extraordinary Auto Union and Mercedes ” Silver Arrows ” grand prix cars of the 1930s.
Eberhard Reuss is a German motor sport …
Go Faster: The graphic design of racing cars
I have just placed an order for what looks like a mega book. Go Faster- The graphic design of racing cars is written by Sven Voelker and features 144 full colour pages of some of …
Photo CD Review: 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races
Bill Wagenblatt, who publishes the always excellent Track Thoughts just sent me this amazing photo CD from the 2009 Monterey Historics. To be honest I was just expecting a CD with a whole load of …
Steve McQueen helmets by Troy Lee Designs
Whilst these Steve McQueen motocross helmets probably won’t appeal to purists , it’s good to see the McQueen legend being exposed to another generation of motorsport fans.
If your idea of a classic helmet design is …
Tim Beaumont Designs: Retro bike racing art
Art is a very personal thing and provokes different emotions and responses in each of us. Inspired by 70s flat track heroes like Gene Romero, Kenny Roberts and Rex Beauchamp, these works by British artist …
Retro Legends Stand Up – Art From Exciting Figures
For Gabriel Petit de Meurville, much like for ourselves, the history of motor racing is an inspiration. Luckily for us, this inspiration has led him to create some truly awesome artworks in the form of …
Replica race bikes from Kiddimoto
If you have kids under five there is a good chance you already know a lot about balance bikes. They are a fantastic toy for the development of balance, steering, awareness and motor skills; very …
