February 19, 2011 by JP - 7 Comments

“BIG JOHN” SURTEES | THE LONE RACER MOTORCYCLE & F1 WORLD CHAMPION

In all of history it has happened only once. Only one man has ever won the World Championship in both motorcycle and auto racing– John Surtees. In 1956, at the wee age of 22 yrs old, he became the 500cc motorcycle World Champion. Then in 1960, he switched full-time to auto racing, and was crowned Formula One World Champion in 1964. At 26 yrs of age, he’d become the only man ever to win a World Championship on two wheels and four. There has been no one since, and perhaps nevermore.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
Active years	1952 – 1960
Teams	Norton, MV Agusta
Grands Prix	49
Championships	350cc – 1958, 1959, 1960 500cc- 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
Wins	38
Podium finishes	45
Pole positions	N/A
Fastest laps	34
First Grand Prix	1952 500cc Ulster Grand Prix
First win	1955 250cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win	1960 500cc Nations Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	1960 500cc Nations Grand Prix

May 10, 1964 — Ferrari designer Mauro Forghieri (ITA) manages a yawn as driver John Surtees (GBR) prepares for practice to begin in the pits. Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo — Image by © Phipps/Sutton Images/Corbis

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1960 – 1972
Teams	Lotus, Cooper, Lola, Ferrari,Honda, BRM, McLaren, Surtees
Races	113 (111 starts)
Championships	1 (1964)
Wins	6
Podiums	24
Career points	180
Pole positions	8
Fastest laps	10
First race	1960 Monaco Grand Prix
First win	1963 German Grand Prix
Last win	1967 Italian Grand Prix
Last race	1972 Italian Grand Prix

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February 15, 2011 by JP - 11 Comments

STEVE McQUEEN REVIEWS THE HOTTEST NEW GT’s | 1966 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

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From the Blackwatch archives–

The year was 1966, and Steve McQueen was on top of the world. He was the reigning “King of Cool” who had the rest of Hollywood’s leading men eating his dust. McQueen’s “hard knocks” path gave him an attitude and a lust for life that was flat-out unapologetic. So back In 1966, when Sports Illustrated wanted a Hollywood headliner to review the top new GT’s– Steve McQueen was the clear choice. Make that the only choice. Not Newman, or Garner, or… you get it.

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October 27, 2009 by JP - 7 Comments

AUTO EROTICA | RED HOT SEX ON WHEELS

1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

The Porsche 904 was produced from 1964 to 1965 as a successor to 718, and marked the beginning of a series of sportscars that culminated in the mighty Porsche 917. Porsche originally developed the 904 GTS for competition in the FIA-GT class at international racing events. The street-legal version debuted in 1964 in order to comply with GT-class homologation regulations, which require that a minimum number of production models be sold in the market. Both versions featured the sleek, fiberglass body (a first for Porsche at that time) joined to the stiff, steel chassis for extra rigidity. The 904’s mid-engine design was inherited from the mighty Porsche 718, or RSK, Porsche’s dominant race car.

Race-prepped, four-cylinder Porsche 904s weighed in at approximately 1,443 pounds (655 kg), and could easily achieve 0-60 in under six seconds, and a top speed of 160 MPH.