Thursday 11 April 1963
Pat Moss, Britain’s top woman driver, is one of the favourites to win the tough 3,300 mile East African Safari. One of her main rivals in this international rally is her fiancé, Swedish ace Eric Carlsson in his Saab.
#SocialHistory #History #MotorRacing #Australia #Humour #1960s
The 24 Hours of Lemons race is in just over a week, on April 19th and 20th in Kent, Washington. Anyone else going?
https://24hoursoflemons.com/race-2/?id=417
#24HoursOfLemons #racing #MotorRacing #MotorSports #MotorSport
https://www.europesays.com/1981843/ Ruapuna Park wins bid to be NZ’s second Supercars venue #2025 #AlbertParkGrandPrixCircuit #aus #australia #AustralianFormulaOneGrandPrix #CarRacing #f1 #LiamLawson #Melbourne #MotorRacing #Motorsport #NewZealand
From the Lady Penelope Annual 1968
At the Racing Drivers’ School Circuit at Brands Hatch they call 22-year-old Janet Rice: “The hairiest racing driver we have here.” “Hairy” in motor racing language means “dare-devilry” - and “hairiest of all” is the reputation Janet has won for herself in just eighteen months of racing at the circuit.
#SocialHistory #History #MotorRacing #Cars #1960s #MotorSport
Hell yes, it is now written in ink that one of the 2-3 races a year my bestie and I go to will be the 150 lapper scheduled season finale (they do have a possible rain schedule date after, but whatevs) at the legendary "WWE of Racing" Bowman-Gray Stadium in #WinstonSalem
This has long been at the top of my list of tracks I most want to visit at least one time in my life, so I am PUMPED.
Saturday 23 March 1963
The cost of living has gone up nine tenths of a point to 103.6, says the Ministry of Labour. The rise is mainly due to dearer vegetables and eggs.
#SocialHistory #History #Eggs #Jewellery #MothersDay #MotorRacing #Boxing #1960s
Reporter Interviews Photographer Using 1913 Graflex 4×5 at Sports Car Race https://petapixel.com/2025/03/21/reporter-photographer-1913-graflex-4x5-camera-sports-car-12-hours-sebring/ #filmphotography #largeformat #motorracing #4x5camera #4x5film #graflex #Analog #News #f1
Tuesday 12 March 1963
Britain’s secret service agents - the real James Bonds - are costing the nation more money. The budget for the next financial year will increase from £7,000,000 to £8,000,000.
#SocialHistory #History #MotorRacing #Wales #Television #1960s
Anyone in the Fediverse planning to go to the 24 Hours of Lemons, Pacific Northworst GP in Kent, WA in April?
#24HoursOfLemons #racing #MotorRacing #MotorSports #MotorSport
I posted a Roflwaffle video the other week on the Toyota Prius SuperGT car, and this one was on failed motor racing series.
Got to say A1GP was a great idea for national team racing, and it would be great for it to come back (even though it won't), and also it's sad, big oval racing in Europe was allowed to slowly die after 9/11 (and CART's financial problems).
Now we have both basically unused.
Tuesday 4 December 1962
Harold MacMillan may become a pop star. His spoken version of the old song She Didn’t Say Yes, She Didn’t Say No was recorded at the Tory conference and given a rock and roll backing and chorus. Sales to date - 2,000.
More people are now injured in British industry each month, 16,000, than the average total of our servicemen during World War Two, 10,667.
#SocialHistory #History #Cars #MotorRacing #Television #Radio #1960s #Weather
https://www.europesays.com/1547857/ FIA deelt gridstraf van 60 plekken uit, Verstappen pakt pole voor F1 Sprint | GPFans News #action #AutoSport #DeVriesF1 #f1 #F12023 #F1News #F1Updates #F1Verstappen #Ferrari #Fórmula1 #Formula12023 #FormulaOne #Formule1 #Formule12023 #Formule1Nederland #GP #GPFans #GrandPrix #LandoNorris #Leclerc #LewisHamilton #MaxVerstappen #MotorRacing #Motorsport #netherlands #NyckDeVries #NyckDeVriesF1 #RedBull #RedBullRacing #SebastiaanKissing #sports #Verstappen #VerstappenF1
https://www.europesays.com/1546509/ FIA grijpt in: Red Bull moet auto Verstappen aanpassen | GPFans News #action #AutoSport #DeVriesF1 #f1 #F12023 #F1News #F1Updates #F1Verstappen #Ferrari #Fórmula1 #Formula12023 #FormulaOne #Formule1 #Formule12023 #Formule1Nederland #GP #GPFans #GrandPrix #LandoNorris #Leclerc #LewisHamilton #MaxVerstappen #MotorRacing #Motorsport #netherlands #NyckDeVries #NyckDeVriesF1 #RedBull #RedBullRacing #SebastiaanKissing #sports #Verstappen #VerstappenF1
The 1920s
The first 24 Hours of Le Mans race took place on 26 and 27 May 1923, on public roads around Le Mans. Originally the race was planned as a three-year event, with first prize awarded to the car that travelled the furthest distance over three consecutive 24-hour races. This idea was abandoned in 1928.
French, British and Italian drivers and cars dominated the early events, with Bugatti, Bentley and Alfa Romeo featuring prominently.
Has a single driver ever been more dominant in F1 history? 
Sam Bird compares Max Verstappen's extraordinary record with other periods from F1 history, after another race win for the World Champion at the #ChineseGP
Listen to the F1: Chequered Flag podcast on BBC Sounds https://bbc.in/3xOupen
