Speedhunters.com is an automotive blogzine-thingy developed by Electronic Arts. During September they focused most of their content on BMWs, appropriately calling it BMW Month.

Some of the subjects that were covered strayed over to a topic I particularly enjoy - the McLaren F1 - and I was even able to lend my editorial skills on a couple of the submissions just a little. The stories include some really wonderful, never-before-seen images from John Brooks, the Sutton Motorsport Image collection, and a couple other people who help put Speedhunters together.

I know there are several people here that will appreciate the content, so here are some links - but first, I'll whet your appetite just a little with a couple of images:





These first two pieces were written by my friend Andy Blackmore who used to work for McLaren and designed several of the racing liveries that were worn by McLaren's during the '95-'97 seasons.

McLaren F1 GTR Retrospective 1995
http://speedhunters.com/archiv....aspx

McLaren F1 GTR Retrospective 1996
http://speedhunters.com/archiv....aspx

The next two pieces were written by photographer John Brooks and primarily covers the 1997 season with the F1 GTR longtails, but also includes some background from the earlier years as well as comments about the politics of GT racing in the mid-1990's.

F1 GTR Retrospective 1997 Part 1
http://speedhunters.com/archiv....aspx

F1 GTR Retrospective 1997 Part 2
http://speedhunters.com/archiv....aspx

Then there was some related content that also includes some looks at various McLarens as well.

Visit to Rahal Letterman Racing (BMW North America Mobile Tradition race car collection)
http://speedhunters.com/archiv....aspx

Driver Blog: Tommy Milner >> Driving the BMW NA race car collection
http://speedhunters.com/archiv....aspx

Gallery: BMW Group Classic Collection in Munich
http://speedhunters.com/archiv....aspx

While less McLaren-centric in content, DO NOT miss that last link.

If you are interested in the rest of their BMW features from September, you can follow this link below, and click the "Older Stories" at the bottom left corner of each page. There's quite a bit more to see from their trip to Munich, reader's rides, and more race car reviews. I think you'll be pretty impressed.

http://speedhunters.com/archiv....aspx

>8^)
ER

 

Great post, enjoyed a lot every link.

 

Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing, Erik!

 

Wow, so many great pics! Thanks for sharing.

 

those cars give me the chills!

lovely!

 

Awesome. Thank you. F1 GTR currently holds #1 slot in my dream car garage. Its great to have all of that info in one spot.

Rep given.

 

Great read and incredible pictures, thanks for sharing.

 

You had me at F1 GTR Fans. Love it. Especially this pic. Thanks for the links. Great reads!!

 

What a post!

 

Great post!