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25 years ago today, Aryton Senna finally won his home Grand Prix. Despite a torrential rainstorm and a dodgy gearbox that lost third and fifth, which forced him to use only sixth gear for the final laps, he was able to keep a closing Ricardo Patrese at bay for a remarkable victory that sent the Brazilian fans and their idol into a frenzy. Enjoy.Read More

The 2005 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg marked a watershed moment in American open-wheel racing; the IndyCar Series’ first race on anything other than an oval. After 9 years the series decided to take on Champ Car directly, bolted new bodywork on the Dallara’s and took to the streets. 11 years later and St. Pete is the traditional season opener for the IndyCar Series, and the schedule has a healthy mix of ovals, road courses and street circuits like St. Pete. Below is the 2005 race in its entirety. ItRead More

F1’s long summer break is finally coming to a close and the top tier of the sport is entering into its most wonderful part of the year, visiting Spa and then Monza. As the drivers, teams and media prepare for battle, let’s take a look back, 15 years ago to one of the greatest moves in F1 history, Mika Hakkinen on Michael Schumacher for victory. Ride along with the Flying Finn for one of his greatest moves. Enjoy.Read More

For this episode of Throwback Thursday Theater we take you back 17 years to the 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix, a quick onboard lap by the great Mika Häkkinen, narrated by Martin Brundle. Enjoy.  Read More

For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater we go back 13 years to the 2002 French Grand Prix to revisit some epic battles between Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya. V10’s wail as the twitchy early 2000’s cars dart from corner to corner in a clip that will make you miss the good old days. Enjoy.Read More

A very special Throwback Thursday Theater as we wish a happy birthday to the legendary Gordon Murray. We look back at Murray’s crowning achievement, the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans where his F1 supercar beat the prototypes to claim a historic victory. Here is a video of the man himself telling us the story of this amazing part of motorsport history. Enjoy.Read More

For this week’s episode of Throwback Thursday Theater we take you back to Le Mans, way back to the 1977 race with this awesome qualifying footage onboard the legendary Porsche 936. Enjoy.  Read More

With the greatest weekend of the year nearly upon us, we take a look back at the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix in this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater. A race dominated by Mr. Monaco himself, Graham Hill, who won over Lorenzo Bandini by over a minute and nearly three minutes over Jackie Stewart in third. Enjoy.Read More

May for so many reasons is like Christmas for the racing community and it all culminates when the Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500 and Coke 600 celebrate the pinnacle of our sport. Not to be forgotten however is perhaps the most glamorous of car shows, held that same weekend every year on the shore of Italy’s beautiful lake Como, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa D’este. For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater, here are nearly 30 minutes of last years show and a rare glimpse at some of the most historic andRead More

The Spanish Grand Prix is the next round of the F1 circus and marks the series spring time return to Europe. For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater we take a look at the first race at the Catalunya circuit with highlights of the 1991 race. Enjoy.Read More