Harvey hadden velodrome 1975

As the racing season gathers pace in York and gears up for next month’s Ebor spectacular, David Wilson looks at the history of horseracing at Knavesmire

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF V6 TURBOS Those of a certain vintage may lament that the Red Bull Ring succeeded the fast and flowing Osterreichring stapled to the Styrian foothills, but the Aus

Autosport was but a twinkle in Gregor Grant’s eye when Silverstone hosted the first world championship Formula 1 race in May 1950 – this venerable organ’s first edition didn’t fly off the printing pre

Every year, motorcycling enthusiasts keenly await the summer for the wild Isle of Man TT races. But how many know that there used to be TT races for cars as well? In fact, the Tourist Trophy was conce

Seventy-five years and a couple of months ago, a windswept former airfield near Towcester held the first race counting towards the world championship for drivers. Formula 1 had only recently taken on

Look (as a certain Sky F1 presenter and politicians say when attempting to sound convincing), forecasting British weather can be tricky. But look, I can confidently say that, even if it tips down at S