It is no easy task trying to understand the importance of rally in the European motorsport universe. For us, North and South Americans, we are more used to enjoy speed over a smooth pavement, with guard rails and tire cushions on the corners. While we do appreciate rally racing, we don’t have the same levelContinue reading “Lancia Stratos”
Category Archives: Rally
The First Paris-Dakar Rally
“Do Not Go Where The Path May Lead, Go Instead Where There Is No Path And Leave A Trail” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Riding a motorcycle in a desert rally can be tricky, the car racers have the luxury of carrying a navigator along, still, the bikers have to do it all by themselves. InContinue reading “The First Paris-Dakar Rally”
Renault Alpine
Le Mans, 1952; besides all the financial hardship of the “post-war” era in Europe, a good gathering of the most significant sports-car brands were there: Ferrari, Jaguar, Lancia, Aston-Martin, Talbot, Cunningham and perhaps the most coveted presence that year was the return of the Mercedes-Benz to Le Mans after 22 years of absence. The GermansContinue reading “Renault Alpine”
The Classic Machines 