THE STORY OF THE UK-OWNED FRENCH-BASED WINFIELD RACING SCHOOL
WINFIELD RACING SCHOOL ‘ÉCOLE DE PILOTAGE WINFIELD’ – STEVE HOLE tells the story Established as ‘Ecole de Pilotage Jim Russell’ by Bill Knight, his business […]
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THE UK'S FIRST 911 REPLICA – THE PULSAR!
STEVE HOLE tells the story of the UK’s first Porsche 911 replica. No, it wasn’t the Covin, rather, we’re talking about the Pulsar. When we […]
DAVID 'LAZO' LAZENBY – TALES OF LOTUS, HAWKE RACING CARS AND PACE PRODUCTS
Here’s a little feature on a motorsport engineering personality from the sixties called David ‘Lazo’ Lazenby. Like many of his peers, Lazenby had built Austin Seven-based Specials […]
THE ROTHMANS 50,000 RACE
THE ROTHMANS 50,000 The late Brands Hatch boss, John Webb was a real motorsport showman, innovator and pioneer. His career was peppered with a variety […]
THE STORY OF ENRICO NARDI – MUCH MORE THAN JUST EXQUISITE STEERING WHEELS
STEVE HOLE tells the story of Enrico Enrico Nardi was born in 1907 in Bologna and began his automotive career with Lancia in 1931 before […]
THE STORY OF BRP AND YEOMAN CREDIT
STEVE HOLE tells the story of British Racing Partnership and Yeoman Credit, who pioneered sponsorship in motorsport, being the first team to give up the identity […]
THE STORY OF GEOFF MONTY
STEVE HOLE tells the story of the remarkable Geoff Monty, a renowned motorbike exponent but also a dealer for the Unipower GT. Geoff Monty was […]
THE TICI STORY
STEVE HOLE tells the story of the brilliant ‘Commuter City Car’, the TiCi The TiCi was created by Anthony Hill, Design RCA, a 34-year-old (in 1971) […]
FUNKY CHICKENS, PRICELESS ASTONS AND A STABLE THAT WASN'T A STABLE – THE STORY OF JOHN OGIER
STEVE HOLE tells the story of JOHN OGIER [standfirst] Sir John Lionel Eardley Ogier goes under the radar these days but deserves recognition for his […]
MARCELO GANDINI, LEGENDARY AUTOMOTIVE DESIGNER, RIP
We were very sad to hear about the death of legendary designer, Marcelo Gandini this week, aged 85. STEVE HOLE gives a potted career rundown […]