I was contacted several months ago by a well-known author in America, and asked if I too felt that book publishers were favouring ‘photographic history books,’ as opposed to the more traditional narrative books. Although I had just completed my third consecutive photographic history book at the time, I confessed that I had not given much thought to this development as I just … [Read more...]
Silverstone Classic 2016
The Silverstone Classic is the biggest historic motor racing spectacle in the world! From 29-31 July, Silverstone in Northamptonshire will see more than 1000 race cars covering seventeen classes from across the decades descend on the circuit. The event celebrated its jubilee last year when more than 100,000 visitors spilled into the circuit over the weekend to enjoy the racing … [Read more...]
WEC Spa 6 Hours Preview
It seems only a few days ago I was packing up and leaving the Silverstone media centre after witnessing a superb opening race to the WEC 2015 season. If this race was anything to go by, there is a very strong case for WEC to be the premier international motor sport series. What other championship offers the pinnacle of engineering and innovation, close racing, fair … [Read more...]
#MiniSeries: Porsche GT Racing (Part 1)
Following on in our #MiniSeries, we're now going to share a selection of our Porsche GT racing photos spanning the years 2005 to 2008. But because there is just such a wide variety of fascinating imagery in this genre, it will be covered in two parts. This #MiniSeries only scratches the surface of our racing archives, and serves as an illustration of what we have, where … [Read more...]
Le Mans 24H 2012 – The final photographic story….
It was hard to make a choice from so many wonderful shots, but here are just a few. It was a great race and our congratulations go to the Audi team for an amazing effort! … [Read more...]
Le Mans 24 Hours … one week to go
With just a week to go until the big race, this will understandably be a bumper blog, as there is just so much to report. Marking their return to Le Mans, the ACO will honour the manufacturer Toyota by inviting Mr. Takeshi Uchiyamada, Vice President and Director of the Toyota Motor Corporation, to start the 80th 24-Hour race at 15h00 on Saturday 16 June. On 14th June at … [Read more...]
Le Mans 24 Hours … Six Weeks to go
This weekend’s 6-Hours of Spa is a daunting race in itself, but many teams see this race as a warm-up for the Le Mans 24-Hours on 16/17 June, just six weeks away. Audi will line-up at Spa with the first race win of the year under their belt in the revamped WEC series having raced their 2011 R18 at Sebring, but this weekend’s race in Belgium will see the Ingolstadt team rolling … [Read more...]
