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1961 Chevrolet Impala: Dan Gurney’s American Export - Petrolicious

1961 Chevrolet Impala: Dan Gurney’s American Export – Petrolicious

Its career was brief and many many years ago, but it’s story is still being told thanks to Ed Foster.

The words “Chevy Impala” don’t tend to have motorsport connotations for most people, but that didn’t stop Dan Gurney from ordering one from the factory in police specification with an aim to take it racing in England. He’d been…

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Alex Wurz podcast, in association with Mercedes-Benz by Motor Sport Magazine It's taken us a while to pin two-time Le Mans winner Alex Wurz down – he's a busy man with work in both the World Endurance Championship and Formula 1 as head of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. However, we did finally catch him on his way out of the UK and this is the result: a fantastic hour of Formula 1, sports cars, BMX world championships and being inspired by Steven Spielberg's film ET.   Enjoy and, as always, let us know what you think. http://ift.tt/2kbaYRw http://ift.tt/1bbGwAJ February 10, 2017 at 03:45AM

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Alan Gow podcast, in association with Mercedes-Benz by Motor Sport Magazine Our final Motor Sport podcast of 2016, in association with Mercedes-Benz, and we sat down with British Touring Car Championship boss Alan Gow.  We chat Peter Brock, the past, present and future of the BTCC and even the posibility of a night race... http://ift.tt/2iejRgq http://ift.tt/1bbGwAJ December 22, 2016 at 04:50AM

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Pat Symonds: Royal Automobile Club Talk Show in association with Motor Sport by Motor Sport Magazine Ahead of the Dewar Trophy and Simms Medal presentations the podcast team sat down with Williams' chief technical officer Pat Symonds to discuss the winners of the two awards as well as Formula 1's 2017 regulations.  We also cover the greatest racing driver excuse of all time, courtesy of Ayrton Senna, and Pat's time at Benetton. It's the eighth time Pat has graced the microphone on this site and his ability to distill technical discussions into something even I can understand remains undimmed. Enjoy. http://ift.tt/2fiVVXB http://ift.tt/1bbGwAJ November 04, 2016 at 06:13AM

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Dick Bennetts: Royal Automobile Club Talk Show by Motor Sport Magazine Dick Bennetts, the founder and boss of West Surrey Racing, first came to the UK from New Zealand in 1972 and has worked with Ron Dennis, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Mauricio Gugelmin, Mika Häkkinen and Rubens Barrichello. In 1996 WSR moved from the world of Formula 3 and entered the British Touring Car Championship where it has won 69 races and finished on the podium 231 times.  We hope you enjoy the hour-long recording. As always, huge thanks to Alan Hyde for the audio and video. http://ift.tt/2eNEYBM http://ift.tt/1bbGwAJ October 25, 2016 at 06:56AM

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Alastair Caldwell on 1976: Royal Automobile Club Talk Show in association with Motor Sport by Motor Sport Magazine Alastair Caldwell tells good stories. A lot of good stories. Whether it's about how he got into the sport or what it was like looking after James Hunt the night before the Canadian Grand Prix they are always entertaining and they usually end with a michevous cackle. For this Royal Automobile Club Talk Show we focused solely on 1976 – the year that James Hunt won the title. It was an incredible year in Formula 1 with everything from terrible accidents to race disqualifications. "I remember when we were on our way back from Japan," Alastair told me after we stopped recording, "and we all said to each other: There's no point in taking this to Hollywood, no one would believe what happened." Over 30 years later Rush, the Hollywood film centered around 1976, was made. The Club is celebrating that world championship year all through 2016 and only two weeks ago hosted a dinner with John Hogan, Freddie and Tom Hunt and James' two sisters and brother. We hope you enjoy Alastair's view on the season which put Formula 1 on the global TV map. http://ift.tt/297QEyD http://ift.tt/1bbGwAJ June 29, 2016 at 11:00AM

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John Surtees Hall of Fame podcast by Motor Sport Magazine John Surtees has a lot of fans. That much is clear from how many questions and good wishes were submitted when we announced we were recording a podcast with him. He’s also amazingly sprightly and his memory is far better than mine. At the end of the podcast below I fired a completely random question to him about racing around the streets of Madrid in the late 1950s and within a matter of seconds he was into a story about the crowds and Francisco Franco sitting in a dangerous place. Astonishing. We talk through the 2016 Motor Sport Hall of Fame shortlist (below) and John gives his view on who he’d like to see victorious in each category. What’s more, we take as many questions as possible. The shortlist, as voted for by you, is: Formula 1 – Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth, Gilles Villeneuve, Professor Sid Watkins, Sports cars – Derek Bell, Brian Redman, Pedro Rodríguez, Motorcycling – Joey Dunlop, Mike Hailwood, Valentino Rossi, Rallying – Richard Burns, Sébastien Loeb, Hannu Mikkola, US racing – Dan Gurney, AJ Foyt, Roger Penske. Here’s what Il Grande John had to say… http://ift.tt/1qvV2fU http://ift.tt/1bbGwAJ April 07, 2016 at 08:59AM