Aussie battler: Dick Johnson’s road to Bathurst victory
If Hollywood had written Dick Johnson’s 1981 Bathurst 1000 victory, people would have said it was too far-fetched.
Remembering Dave Walker 1941-2024
A story you might have missed was the recent passing of Australia’s works Lotus Formula 1 driver, Dave Walker (1941-2024).
Ayrton and Roland, 30 years on
Born 105 days apart in 1960, they died on the same black weekend, 34 years later.
The Cruel Sport: Victory and Death at the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix
It was only the hand of fate that saw Dan Gurney and Petrus Johannes Maria Alders cross paths.
The Legend of the Flying Donkey: AGS and the Team Which Would Not Die
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…
Tommy Byrne: Sex, Drugs and Gunshots
Tommy Byrne’s career began with dreams of Formula 1 but ended in sex, drugs and gunshots in Mexican Formula 3.
PODCAST: Champagne + Slicks on Lakeside Drive Podcast
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!)
Slicks ’88 World Tour Tee Now Available
The Slicks ’88 World Tour Tee is back!
T-Minus: Arrows Saviour Turned Swindler to Run for President
Prince Malik Ado-Ibrahim is aiming to be Nigeria’s next President, 23 years after he charmed the Arrows F1 team with fanciful promises that quickly evaporated.
Introducing the Slicks ’88 Grand Prix World Tour Tee
Powered by Nostalgia, the Slicks ’88 Grand Prix World Tour tee channels the excess of eighties motor racing. Designed to wear at the track or street.