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  • Aussie battler: Dick Johnson’s road to Bathurst victory 
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    Aussie battler: Dick Johnson’s road to Bathurst victory 

    ByScott Russell October 13, 2024October 13, 2024

    If Hollywood had written Dick Johnson’s 1981 Bathurst 1000 victory, people would have said it was too far-fetched.

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  • Remembering Dave Walker 1941-2024
    Drivers | Obituary

    Remembering Dave Walker 1941-2024

    ByScott Russell July 17, 2024July 20, 2024

    A story you might have missed was the recent passing of Australia’s works Lotus Formula 1 driver, Dave Walker (1941-2024).

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  • Ayrton and Roland, 30 years on
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    Ayrton and Roland, 30 years on

    ByScott Russell May 1, 2024October 13, 2024

    Born 105 days apart in 1960, they died on the same black weekend, 34 years later.

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  • The Cruel Sport: Victory and Death at the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix
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    The Cruel Sport: Victory and Death at the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix

    ByScott Russell March 16, 2024March 17, 2024

    It was only the hand of fate that saw Dan Gurney and Petrus Johannes Maria Alders cross paths.

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  • The Legend of the Flying Donkey: AGS and the Team Which Would Not Die
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    The Legend of the Flying Donkey: AGS and the Team Which Would Not Die

    ByForzaMinardi February 24, 2024February 27, 2024

    Every April, the inhabitants of the southern French town of Gonfaron gather to decorate an effigy of a donkey. As the sun sets, the effigy is burned on a bonfire as the townspeople have a party. Perhaps in today’s busy, materialistic world it’s a strange or parochial custom, but its good fun—and a way of…

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  • Movie Review: Gran Turismo (2023)
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    Movie Review: Gran Turismo (2023)

    ByScott Russell August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

    It would be easy to be cynical about a Sony produced film about a Sony marketing campaign based around a Sony PlayStation game, but the Gran Turismo movie hits more than it misses.

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  • Tommy Byrne: Sex, Drugs and Gunshots
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    Tommy Byrne: Sex, Drugs and Gunshots

    ByScott Russell May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

    Tommy Byrne’s career began with dreams of Formula 1 but ended in sex, drugs and gunshots in Mexican Formula 3.

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  • PODCAST: Champagne + Slicks on Lakeside Drive Podcast
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    PODCAST: Champagne + Slicks on Lakeside Drive Podcast

    ByScott Russell March 26, 2023May 18, 2023

    Scott Russell joins James Baldwin on the Lakeside Drive Podcast to talk about ‘old’ and ‘new’ fans and where they fit in with Liberty Media’s F1 (HINT: there’s room for both!)

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  • Slicks ’88 World Tour Tee Now Available
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    Slicks ’88 World Tour Tee Now Available

    ByScott Russell March 22, 2023August 22, 2023

    The Slicks ’88 World Tour Tee is back!

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  • Tim Richmond: Hollywood in a Race Suit
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    Tim Richmond: Hollywood in a Race Suit

    ByScott Russell March 19, 2023March 21, 2023

    In a sport full of ‘good ol’ boys’ from the south, Tim Richmond was from another planet.

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Sooo everyone’s doing 2016 throwbacks on Instagr Sooo everyone’s doing 2016 throwbacks on Instagram atm… this one nearly brought a tear to our eyes 😢😢
@bbv10s’ excellent Indy Split podcast has remind @bbv10s’ excellent Indy Split podcast has reminded us of this quote by Robin Miller upon the reunification of America Open Wheeler racing in 2008:

“Well, as the commander of hate in open wheel racing, I hate the fact that the Indy 500 was screwed up 12 years ago. I hate the fact that Alex Zanardi and Greg Moore didn’t get to run the Indy 500. I hate the fact that NASCAR has lapped it several times, but I love the fact that it’s back together. 

And I don’t care about the last 12 years, because we’ve done all that muckraking and beating people up.”

No one has said it better.
Trans Am on dirt 😍😍😍 @toddhazelwood cutt Trans Am on dirt 😍😍😍

@toddhazelwood cutting laps in his Trans Am Mustang around @toowoombaspeedway
Vale Hans Herman 1928-2026 - a life well lived, He Vale Hans Herman 1928-2026 - a life well lived, Hermann was a 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, and the last surviving 1950s F1 podium place getter.
Easy mistake to make. Easy mistake to make.
Dakar in a Rolls🥂 (Well… kind of) This hea Dakar in a Rolls🥂 

(Well… kind of)

This heavily modified Rolls-Royce Corniche—featuring a Chevrolet engine married to a space frame chassis and Toyota HJ45 drivetrain—ran at the 1981 Paris Dakar Rally.

Driven by Thierry de Montcorgé and Jean-Christophe Pelletier with sponsorship from Christian Dior’s new aftershave brand, the unlikely Dakar entry ran as high as 13th before hitting a tree. The French duo did finish the course, but were unclassified.
Me at work tomorrow for the first time in two week Me at work tomorrow for the first time in two weeks trying to remember what it is I do
Life at the limit. Stan Jones, Maybach, Parramatt Life at the limit.

Stan Jones, Maybach, Parramatta Park, 1950s.
1986 kids realising it’s now 2026: 🥴😳 1986 kids realising it’s now 2026: 🥴😳
Happy New Year from C+S 🍾🎉 Happy New Year from C+S 🍾🎉
To the legends we lost in 2025 - rest in peace 🕊️
RIP Brigitte Bardot 1934-2025 🇫🇷 RIP Brigitte Bardot 1934-2025 🇫🇷
Sprint cars have more power to weight than an F1 c Sprint cars have more power to weight than an F1 car… hell yeah 👌
Merry Christmas from C+S to you… may your holida Merry Christmas from C+S to you… may your holidays be filled with the sound of screaming V10s 🎅🎄💫
Vale Chris Rea 1951-2025 A proper car man and pet Vale Chris Rea 1951-2025

A proper car man and petrol head. 

He’s pictured here in 1993 attending the Monaco GP as a guest of his friend Eddie Jordan. Rea had earlier recorded a Latin-version of ‘Happy Birthday’ which was played over the circuit’s PA for Rubens Barrichello’s 21st birthday.

A Ferrari and Caterham enthusiast, an occasional amateur and historic racer, Rea also famously recorded ‘Saudade’, a tribute to Ayrton Senna, following the Brazilian’s death in 1994.

📸 via Maurice Hamilton
No one celebrates winning the way Michael Schumach No one celebrates winning the way Michael Schumacher used to… the guy just absolutely LOVED to win 🏆

Whether it was win number 10 or 50 - it didn’t matter - he’d celebrate like his first. 

#keepfightingmichael 💪
Terrible, terrible news with Greg Biffle and his f Terrible, terrible news with Greg Biffle and his family killed in a plane crash. A devastating tragedy beyond words or comprehension. 

Vale Greg, Cristina, Emma and Ryder. 

Finally, our condolences also extend to the pilot who lost his life.
The Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG V8 Supercar wasn’t an The Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG V8 Supercar wasn’t an on track success, but jeez they looked and sounded great 😍

📺 Madison Down (YouTube)
Incredible new Alliance Airlines livery commemorat Incredible new Alliance Airlines livery commemorating 60 years since Sir Jack Brabham’s 1966 World Championship in a car bearing his own name 💛💚

It’s an achievement that will never be matched and something he should be better recognised for here as one of our greatest sporting legends 🇦🇺

📸 Alonso Cisneros / Isaac Smith
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