Author(s): Brian Laban

Planes Trains Automobiles

Motor racing has always had the capacity to create memorable stories and images. From the earliest days, car manufacturers used motor sport as a proving ground for their machines, but the sport earned an image far beyond that of mere engineering laboratory. As motor sport developed from the inter-city road races to closed road circuits and eventually to purpose-built track, it became one of the most sensational sports in the world.