Always always delighted to commentate at the Prescott Hill Climb when the Vintage Sports Car Club hold their annual short course hill clinb competition each August. This time Bugatti Owners Club Chairman, Nicholas Upton and I discuss Kay Petre and so much more. The coverage begins at 3hours, fifty nine minutes and fourty seconds – […]
In this next instalment of women in motorsport, I would like to introduce you to Mrs Elsie Wisdom, known to her friends and family as ‘Bill,’ a nickname given by her brothers at an early age. Growing up with many of them, Elsie (then Elsie Gleed) wanted to drive fast, and started with a motorcycle […]
It is exceedingly rare for a rider to be as fast on two wheels as four, with racer Sir John Surtees remaining the only person to have won World Championships by both motorcycle and car. Tazio Nuvolari is among the same rank, having achieved wins in individual races on both two and four wheels. The […]