The Gulf livery was once described by our diecast manager Leigh as being ‘the sexiest ever’. And who could argue with that. Well, all fans of the famous blue and orange will be delighted that we have added a handful of new Aston Martin Gulf items to our site. Ceck them out below, or click here to visit our Aston Martin section.

Aston Martin Gulf team jacket blue	Aston Martin Gulf polo blue/white
AMR921 - £129.99	AMR922 - £49.99
Aston Martin Gulf T-shirt blue/white	Aston Martin car mug
AMR923 - £24.99	AMR927 - £9.99

This week, Minichamps has announced that it be replicating the Auto Union D-Type that was driven to victory at the 1938 British Grand Prix by Tazio Nuvolari. This announcement soon had us hunting from an image, which took us back to time in motor racing’s history that put us in another one of our ‘memory-lane’ moods!

So, we have put together a selection of images from 1930-1939, before the dizzy, money-spinning world of F1 was created. A time when beautiful but brutal cars were driven by men to whom safety was a swear word! We hope you enjoy this small selection, and feel free to leave your comments underneath.

Click here to order Tazio Nuvolari’s 1938 British Grand Prix winning Auto Union.

I had never been to Cadwell Park before but after the British Superbikes last weekend I’ll certainly be going back! I don’t think I will ever forget Kiyonari’s Honda getting airborne at The Mountain and landing on the grass! Unsurprisingly, Kiyonari took victory in the first race on the HM Plant Honda. He was closely followed home by Michael Laverty on a Suzuki after Tommy Hill, the championship leader, crashed out whilst pressuring Kiyonari for the lead. Michael Rutter came home in third on the gorgeous Ducati 1098R, which was easily the best sounding bike of the lot!

The second race was again won by an HM Plant Honda, but his time it was the Australian Josh Brookes who took the chequered flag after ‘Kiyo’ suffered a technical problem on the warm up lap. The double victory is a great result for the HM Plant Honda team, who are based just down the road from Cadwell Park. Tommy Hill managed to retain the championship lead after coming in second on his Worx Crescent Suzuki, while Michael Laverty earned himself a double podium after coming home in third place.

Unusually for a Superbike weekend there was a car race. It was nice to see the Fiat Abarth Trophy on the timetable and I think mixing cars and bikes is a great idea. Why doesn’t it happen more often? Is it because car and bike racing fans are two totally different markets? Though I have to say I know plenty of people who are big fans of both. How awesome would it be to have British Superbikes and BTCC on the same billing? Anyway, if you haven’t been to Cadwell Park before you should go as it is an absolutely brilliant venue for both cars and bikes.

What an exciting piece of news we have for you today! We have received into stock the first pieces from the 2010 Valentino Rossi VR|46 official merchandise range!

The items we have received so far represent just a small fraction of the full range that we are expecting, and more and more new designs will be going onto the site in the coming weeks. But, if you like the look of the new pieces, the good news is, it’s in-stock now, and ready for immediate despatch!

Click here to view the new pieces on our site.

The Valentino Rossi diecast replica offers are coming thick and fast at the moment!

For the next few days, until 9am Monday 24th May 2010 to be precise, we are offering a stonking 10% off six of our Valentino Rossi replicas.

Also, if you order before 9am Friday 21st May 2010, you can take advantage of our free UK shipping offer as well!

The six bikes that are applicable for this discount are his ‘regular season’ bikes from 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Click here to visit our Rossi diecast section and take advantage while you can!

A half price Minichamps Rossi replica at Grand Prix Legends

It can’t be true can it? Well it is.

For a limited time only, we are offering Minichamps’ 1:12 replica of Valentino Rossi’s 2001 Honda NSR500 from that year’s Le Mans race at an astonishing half price.

So for just £21.49, you can pick up a limited edition Valentino Rossi replica from Germany’s finest 1:12 model makers. The replica itself features a one off barcode design on the fairing panels as, due to French legislation, the Honda team was unable to run with its usual Nastro Azzurro sponsorship. The numbers underneath the barcode are the date of the race, 200501, and then three of Rossi’s customary 46s. The bike is limited to just 9546 pieces worldwide, and numbers are low, so if you want to secure one at this unbelievable price, click here.