(1984)porsche 953 vs porsche 911 dakar(2023)

Just another race, just another distant memory. Jackie OIiver reckons he doesn’t remember much about the 1970 Buenos Aires 1000Kms and his drive in the Lola T70 MkIIIB you see here, which he shared wi

‘WHERE’S YOUSUF?’ THE NIGHT IS DRAWING IN, AND SO IS the weather. Rain is blowing sideways across the North York Moors and lashing the White Horse Inn’s windowpanes as we assemble on the eve of this p

It has been a few years since we deviated from our usual route from Portsmouth to Caen for the Reader Run to the Le Mans Classic, but as we sailed into the quiet port of St-Malo, memories were jogged

THE TURBOCHARGED engine first triumphed at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1976, and has done most of the winning at the French enduro since. Only eight victories have gone to normally aspirated powerplants o

At first it’s hard to imagine a 12-year-old Thierry Boutsen sneaking the keys to his mother’s Fiat 600 for a joyride, such is the Belgian’s calm, pragmatic demeanour. With an earnest smile and a lithe

The ‘Blue Train’ Bentley is not blue. It is also not a train. It’s a car named after a race that it did not compete in. An illegal street race no less. And yet it is – with the possible exception of o