Damien Smith

The Le Mans 24 Hours is spoilt for choice in the modern Hypercar era, but scroll back 20 years and things were far more predictable. Audi ruled, and had done since the turn of the millennium by winning six of seven races up to 2006. Thank goodness, then, for Peugeot, and the emergence of one of the most intense rivalries from any era of Le Mans...

He was a swashbuckling hero who raced with a twinkle in his eye, among the ‘big beasts’ of 1980s and ’90s Formula 1, winning Grands Prix for Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren. As his Balcony Moment at the 2026 Festival of Speed reminded us, of course we love Gerhard Berger! How could we not...?

The reimagined RAC TT Celebration at the 2026 Goodwood Revival features a Le Mans-style start, much in the tradition of the original Goodwood 9 Hours hosted at the Motor Circuit in period. Let's revisit these classic West Sussex endurance races that shape the Revival today...

Former MP for the ACT Party Damien Smith shares this open letter on the Winston Peters comments about Chinese-Kiwi Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.

Hélio Castroneves - one of the most successful racers in Indianapolis 500 history - joins the star-studded line-up of the 2026 RAC TT Celebration at the Goodwood Revival. Before his historic racing debut, let's look back at his stellar career...

The world's most iconic endurance race returns this weekend. Here's why you won't want to miss it

The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy is motorsport’s oldest surviving prize, and for seven years it was held at the Goodwood Motor Circuit. Let’s remind ourselves what the Revival's RAC TT Celebration must live up to: Goodwood’s roll-call of seven magnificent TTs held between 1958 and ’64...

A genuine star who has fallen completely in love with Goodwood, Tom Kristensen will once again appear at the Revival this September to race in the prestigious RAC TT Celebration. Here’s a recap of his Revival ‘best bits’, and why we can’t wait to see him back in action soon...

Sir Jack Brabham never did race just for fun. For the three-time World Champion, motorsport was a serious business and full commitment was his only way — as those who were at the 1999 Revival might recall all too clearly...

While the trio of Ford GT40 MkIIs that secured the famous 1-2-3 at Le Mans are now cherished, remarkably that wasn’t always the case. Today, it would be considered almost criminally careless for a manufacturer to lose track of its Le Mans-winning car, but that’s precisely what happened. Let’s track back to find out how...