The Roaring Season

Given that 'Flying Fay' raced on both two wheels and four on both sides of the ditch, I figured some of you might be interested in this: $_57.JPG Stephen Cullen is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Warwick and has written extensively on the history of British Fascism, the Communist Party ...

I'm sure my friend David Beard will not object to me posting these here for you all: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3398/12992917694_12a616e3b5_c.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3158/12992673203_513e9738f5_c.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7371/12992996484_0246c4a8f3_c.jpg Farewell, David.

This picture, from David's Facebook page, shows him as many of us who met him in Britain will remember him. It was taken behind the pits at a Goodwood Revival meeting and he is wearing the sports jacket and tie he usually sported there. Although, having said that, he was no 'fashion victim' or ...

Indeed, Michael. It was always a pleasure and a privilege to be able to pick David's brains and he taught me a great deal about Antipodean racing which you can't find in books. I last saw him at the Bill Boddy memorial meeting at Brooklands in 2011 when we stood at the side of the Test Hill ...

I am very sad to have to report that David McKinney has died. Not much more to be said really. A great loss to motor sport history. Even though we seldom met in person we often corresponded over the ether in various fora and by email. Farewell, David. http://forums.autosport.com/topic/192052-david ...

I am trying to find details on every event - race, rally or hillclimb - listed on the AIACR International Calendars for 1938 and 1939 - including all the cancellations, because each of those has a story behind it too, often linked to external politics. Plus the Championship Trail races in the USA ...

Thanks to those nice people at Papers Past, I have recently managed to dig up some details on the Centennial race in the Auckland Star . Or rather "races". Initial plans were that there were to be two 100 mile races each for cars and bikes, held as part of the Centennial Games in Auckland, which ...

If you read most histories of motor sport, you'd get the impression that it came to a sudden halt throughout the Commonwealth on September 3rd 1939. Those of you in the Antipodes are no doubt aware that this was not the case. Discussing this with some Kiwi bloke called McKinney during the Bill Boddy ...

Yep, another. Some of you will know my name, some will recognise the avatar. Amateur motor sport historian who's been following the sport since I was in short trousers. Graham Hill fan back then, which kind of dates me Other highlights - Jochen, big orange M8s, Piers, 917s, Lotus 72s, Connew, Tony ...