Circuits

By: Paolo Montagna . The Monza autodrome has played a fascinating and important role in more than a century of motor racing. Constructed in record time in 1922, when it was opened the circuit was well known for its modern facilities and challenging race...

By: Geoff Goddard, Doug Nye . Motor racing is the most glamorous and visually exciting of all sports - an action-packed, hazardous melee of men and machines pushing and being pushed to the limit. Today, with safety of paramount importance, sadly this...

By: Chas Parker . Brands Hatch is Britain's best-loved motor racing circuit. Nestling in a natural valley in the Kent countryside, its undulating track provides a real challenge for drivers and unrivalled viewing opportunities for spectators. This...

By: Touchstone Books . Prior to 1907, motor sport was banned on public roads within the United Kingdom, forcing drivers to enter races in Europe.To address this situation, Hugh Fortescue Locke-King decided to transform 330 acres of his Brooklands estate...

By: Terry O'Neil . The vision of one man, Captain Sherman ‘Red’ Crise formed the basis for what was to become the Bahamas Speed Weeks, a series of motor races held on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. They started in the mid...

By: Jim Scaysbrook . Today, in 21st century, Phillip Island is established as one of the world's premiere motor sport venues - a circuit that seems to bring out the very best in every type of racing on two, three or four wheels. The fact that the...