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speed kings john smailes book cover
speed kings john smailes book cover
speed kings john smailes book cover

New Book Review: Speed Kings by John Smailes

I initially picked up a copy of John Smailes’ Speed Kings being keen to read up on the early forays by 1960’s drivers like Sir Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon and Denny Hulme to race at the Indian...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Book
 

Book Review: Jim Clark by Eric Dymock

It’s been 50 years since the passing of 2 time world champion Jim Clark in a F2 race at the Hockenheimring. It’s hard for modern F1 fans to appreciate the silken skills of F1 champions from the 60s – although compare curr...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
DVD
 
British Grand Prix Greats DVD
British Grand Prix Greats DVD
British Grand Prix Greats DVD

DVD Review: British Grand Prix Greats

In the aftermath of the British Grand Prix and Lewis’ victory, I dug up and re-watched an old DVD documentary “British Grand Prix Greats”. Although the DVD case looks very nondescript, the actual content of th...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diecast models
 

F1 Diecast Review: Quartzo 1:18 scale Jim Clark Lotus 49

Time for a 1:18 diecast review. Although, Exoto 1:18 Lotus GP cars are highly sought after collectors’ items in the secondary market, especially the beautiful Lotus 72D (Fittipaldi & Peterson models) and the Lotus 49 ...