Before regular TV broadcasts, we relied for race reports on the written word published by newspapers and magazines.

The Australian motor racing media in the 1960s and ‘70s were trail blazers for today’s TV and social media ‘talking-heads’. The written word had to convey fact and emotion to the reader in a way that could be understood by the millions who read their reports and opinions.

Two of the best exponents of this ‘black art’ are Phil Christensen and Peter McKay. Now both ‘retired’ from their previous occupations, their memories of racing, drivers, cars, overseas trips to Grand Prix, le Mans and more, plus numerous controversies will keep you entertained and enlightened!

John Smith was a fiery openwheeler star who in the early ‘80s matched it in identical equipment with current F1 drivers. He is widely regarded as one of our best-ever in single seaters, but ‘Smithy’ also had a long career in touring cars, in works Toyota Corolla touring cars and then the Supra Turbo, which Smithy dubbed the ‘White Whale’.

Join Smithy and Australian MUSCLE Car Magazine founder Ray Berghouse for a trip down memory lane, exploring the races and rivalries from a golden era of Australian motorsport.

Spencer Martin has a long and storied career behind the wheel, piloting everything from the stunning Ferrari 250LM in the mid ‘60s to a near-stock-standard Volvo 242 GT which Martin and David McKay raced in the 1979 Bathurst 1000 – ‘that bloody Volvo!’ as some of the other drivers dubbed it.

Join two-time Australian Drivers' Champion Spencer Martin, and Australian MUSCLE Car Magazine founder Ray Berghouse for a trip down memory lane, exploring the races and rivalries from a golden era of Australian motorsport.