Blogs

Adrian Hamilton tribute - Stuart Rolt

My friend Adrian, or 'Hammy', was Best Man at my wedding. He made a really terrible speech and this, at last, is my chance to get my own back!  I know none of us can really accept that that immens...

'Hammy', by Philip Porter

On November 11th, a very large collection of family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of Adrian Hamilton, known to many of us simply as 'Hammy'. And what a celebration it was. To say it w...

Drivers on Drivers Extracts, by Philip Porter

The following are brief extracts from Drivers on Drivers which features interviews with Hamilton, Moss, Webber, Andretti, Bell, Hopkirk, Russell, Hill, Stewart, Fittipaldi, Pirro, Scheckter, Norris...

Michael's SuperFinds

Returning from an exhaustive driving tour from Genoa to Munich, I took time to digest my more recent SuperFinds in the southern parts of Europe. My book SuperFinds, published by Porter Press last y...

Camel Trophy event, by Nick Dimbleby

“It was an amazing day. I have been totally blown away by the interest and strength of feeling that still remains for Camel Trophy all these years after the event finished in 2000. To have four...

Remembering the great Seppi

It’s been 50 years since Swiss-born Jo Siffert, aka Seppi, died during a race at Brands Hatch. Though cut tragically short, his racing legacy is still rather prolific: two GP victories and eleven ...

Lamborghini time machine

In 1971, at the Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini showed us a car so shocking that, even 50 years later, we’re still not over it. That car was the Countach LP 500 prototype.  Despite being ‘relegated...

Grave New World, by Wayne Batty

Aldous Huxley got it wrong; the future is big data, anti-heroes and bedrooms on the motorway. Not very appealing, right? The good news is that the antidotes are books and classic cars. Stay with m...

78th Members’ Meeting

Not even an unexpected Saturday morning downpour could put a damper on what was a fine Member’s Meeting. An excellent trading position, targeted enthusiast audience, nostalgic line-up of racing mac...

Stirling - Thoughts from 1955

  Fangio, Neubauer, and the glamour of motor racing Stirling on: Fangio ‘One of the first to congratulate me after becoming the first Brit to ever win the British GP was Fangio. ‘I had respect and...