Back in the early 70's, when the "privateer" in Formula One still had a chance to be competitive, came a team that was the epitomy of this label. Connew was the brainchild of Peter Connew, an ex-Surtees F1 employee. Peter had never attended a F1 race or had any remote interest in motorsport until he visited the Monza GP at the age of 24. Almost immediately after his first viewing, Peter set out to build his own car to compete in a World Championship race with the help of some loyal friends. Whilst it may not have been deemed a success, it is certainly an inspirational story. Below is a video narrated by one of one of the team members, Barry Boor.

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If you haven't heard of the YouTube sensation, Antti Kalhola, you've either been hiding under a rock or under your car for way too long! Basically he is a one man show, dedicating all his spare time to capturing the essence of motorsport competition. An eclectic combination of music, narration and footage, some of it rare, bring out the emotions of fans around the world. Read More

Firstly, we'd like to thank you for your patience. I know updated blog entries have been non-existant over the last two months and I apologise. I was overseas, living it up in North America and had little to no internet access the whole time. Thankfully, some of it was car/motorsport related and I will share it with you all at a later date.

Following on from our story about the current wave of step-nosed Formula One cars and their "ugly" predecessors, I give you this video. A tribute to the nurturing of aerodynamic wings and their evolution stretching from the late 1960s to the mid 70's. It is fascinating to see, how even then with basically next to no wind-tunnel testing and certainly zero computer aided development, this new almost black art was pioneered and slowly perfected.

F1 was slow to pickup on wings. Jim Hall was possibly the first known person to utilise them on his Can-Am race cars stateside. However, once the advantage was apparent, there was no stopping the maturation. Comparing these cars to the creations of today, you can see just how far the technology has come in the past forty years.

Top Tip: Turn your speakers up to '11' if you enjoy the roar of Cosworth DFV's and Flat-12's.
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The late Michele Alboreto was another driver that had an extended career in Formula One. However, being in the wrong car at the wrong time certainly hampered his chances of becoming World Champion. The five F1 victories accredited to his name do not do his skill and determination justice. Considering two of them were in the underfunded Tyrrell in 1982 and 1983, you could quite rightly say that he had that little bit extra. Even after retiring from F1 in 1994, he continued to have success in Sports Cars both Stateside and in Europe.

The following video is of his determined drive in the 1985 Monaco GP. At the height of the turbo-engined era, it took a cool head and a confident right foot to tame these sometimes up to 1200hp beasts! Battling with the likes of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in a car that wasn't producing the same pace as the other front runners, he unquestionably took them to school on the day.


Ciao Michele

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Tyrrell, Cosworth DFV and man. Three perfect ingredients. However, when you throw in lots of rain and standing water, it's spectacular! The car control displayed by Depailler is inch perfect. Slithering between the armcos at Montreal, let alone any other circuit is certainly something you don't see any more. It really puts into perspective the skill that some of these drivers had back in the days of no electronic aids, less mechanical grip and even clutch pedals! Sit back, enjoy and replay it over and over again.    Read More

  The 2012 Formula One season has dawned upon us. With the recent rule changes regarding the height of the front nose on the cars, the majority of this years cars ar equipped with the controversial "step nose". A lot of fans, journalists and even teams have been commenting how ugly and unsightful they look. In my opinion, they honestly do not look that bad! I'm sure with time, they will be accepted by the fanbase and media as the norm. Today, we will look at some of the cars that have made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Welcome to the X-Files... Read More

The following video is the last few laps of the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix. It was a pretty mundane procession as usually is the case at Monaco. But the last few laps turned everything upside down!

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Cast a gaze at motorsport history and for every uplifting story, there are ten times as many heartbreaking ones. All drivers have a story to tell and most will be of hard work with little reward. Amongst these is one of an Irish driver named Tommy Byrne.  Read More