He won 10 TTs, eight North West 200s and 32 Southern 100s – but Ian Lougher wanted to be Barry Sheene rather than a road racing legend

There’s plenty of hypotheticals that sports fans love to debate at length. And, in 2005, Formula One enthusiasts were offered the tantalising prospect of witnessing such pub debates played out for rea

MICHAEL TURNER, WHO died last year on 1 December, aged 91, was a towering figure in motorsport and aviation art. He spent his early years in Harrow and was obsessed with all things aeronautical, exten

Radical technical changes, electrification, active aerodynamics – all in the name of improving ‘the show’ through providing more overtaking. Sound familiar? In 2009 a new set of technical rules came i

A hollow victory is more fun than a respectable walloping

The excellent article on Leyton House F1 [The team that fired Adrian Newey, March] brought back memories. I was their insurance broker at the time along with many other F1 teams and their principals.