Documentary
A look at NASCAR Grand National stock car racing circa 1976-7. The stars include Richard Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison, and Buddy Baker, and includes upstart female racer Janet Guthrie. The sport in the mid-1970s was undergoing a surge of national popularity after Petty and Pearson crashed fighting for the win within sight of the checkered flag of the 1976 Daytona 500, telecast live on ABC Sports, and the surging interest triggered renewed media interest in the sport.
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MotoGP 2006 Review
Won't Back Down
Best Of Havoc #1
Taming Speed
Gasoline Family
So Damn Close: Atlanta '24
Clutch Kicking
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story
Couch Man
Born To Win
ESPN Inside Access: Jeff Gordon
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Speed is My Need
Super Speedway
Ferrari: Race to Immortality
One More Win
Natural Born Driver – L'incredibile storia di Ivan Capelli
Dust to Glory
A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story
BTCC - The First 50 Years
SIMILAR MOVIES
MotoGP 2006 Review
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2006
Official review of the 2006 MotoGP™ season, including highlights from all 17 circuits.Won't Back Down
IMDB 5.4 | Jun , 2014
From his humble beginnings in his hometown of Sheffield, England, Steve Peat has established himself as one of the worlds most iconic cyclists. Peaty has been competing at the top level in his chosen sport of downhill mountain bike racing for the past 23 years, longer than the lifetime of many of his current competitors. Through 20 years of archival footage and photos and intimate interviews with Steve, his family, close friends and competitors, Won’t Back Down takes viewers on a captivating tour of the history of the sport of downhill mountain bike racing and offers a never-before-seen view into the life and legacy of this enduring icon.Best Of Havoc #1
IMDB 8 | Jun , 2001
Havoc is the original motorsport disaster series - often emulated but never equalled in its ability to amuse, entertain and even shock! Now in Best of Havoc 1 we present the very best crashes from many thousands of hours of original motorsport archive in one entertaining and often hilarious DVD. There's metal curling madness in all its forms, trucks doing the monster mash, Formula Fordsters taking up aeronautics, mud-wrestling quads, the Formula 2 'take-off' at the Nurburgring, Bike GP rodeo riders, Paris-Dakar dune-busters, manic motocrossers and the 10 out of 10 performances of the nutty Norwegian rally brigade - these are just a few of over 200 megaprangs that have crashed their way into the Havoc hall of fame!Taming Speed
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2022
With 2 Olympic gold medals, 5 world championships and 36 world cup race wins - Aksel Lund Svindal is one of the greatest alpine skiers in history. But does being a great skier give you an edge in Porsche auto racing?Gasoline Family
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2023
Documentary film that tells the story of Toninho and Cristiano da Matta, father and son who dedicated their lives to one big passion: Motorsport. Going though thier battles, comebacks, tragedies and glories in one of the world's most competitive and dangerous sports.So Damn Close: Atlanta '24
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
NASCAR drivers Daniel Suárez, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch revisit the closest three-way finish in NASCAR history, plus interviews with their crew chiefs and spotters.Clutch Kicking
IMDB 6 | Aug , 2014
The first feature length documentary on Formula Drift. Learn the Ins and Outs of the only professional drifting series in America. With an overview of the rules, techniques, and the insider tips revealed by the top drivers and privateers.Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2020
An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.Couch Man
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2023
In Asheville, NC, five individuals find their place in longboard world. This is an action documentary crafted with a broad audience in mind, appealing to more than just the downhill community.Born To Win
IMDB 10 | Sep , 2022
ESPN Inside Access: Jeff Gordon
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2008
Featuring rare childhood footage of Gordon's racing exploits, exciting NASCAR highlights, plus interviews with family, fellow drivers, broadcasters and journalists, here's a look at Gordon you've never seen. Go beyond the asphalt and learn why Jeff Gordon's name deserves to be placed alongside Petty and Earnhardt as one of NASCAR's greatest drivers.Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
IMDB 7.5 | May , 2015
The world knows Paul Newman as an Academy Award winning actor with a fifty-plus year career as one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. He was also well known for his philanthropy; Newman's Own has given more than four hundred and thirty million dollars to charities around the world. Yet few know the gasoline-fueled passion that became so important in this complex, multifaceted man's makeup. Newman’s deep-seated passion for racing was so intense it nearly sidelined his acting career. His racing career spanned thirty-five years; Newman won four national championships as a driver and eight championships as an owner. Not bad for a guy who didn't even start racing until he was forty-seven years old.Speed is My Need
IMDB 10 | Jul , 2019
This daredevil documentary trails behind and into the minds of the biggest names in one of the world's most dangerous sports, superbike racing.Super Speedway
IMDB 8.6 | Jan , 1997
We follow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season. This includes extensive race speed on-track footage, including some pre-race footage with a full squad of cars. From time to time, we check in with a small shop building/restoring one of the first roadsters Mario Andretti raced; the finale includes him taking it for a spin.Ferrari: Race to Immortality
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2017
The late 1950s were known as golden years in the world of motor racing, champions were made and lost on a Sunday, and no losses were greater than those of Enzo Ferrari’s Scuderia. Based on Chris Nixon’s bestselling biography Mon Ami Mate, Ferrari: Race to Immortality tells the story of the loves and losses, triumphs and tragedy of a turbulent era that shook the motor racing world.One More Win
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2020
80-year-old racing legend Rod Hall faces his toughest battle yet to compete in his 50th consecutive Baja 1000, a grueling, thousand-mile, off-road desert race in the sands of Mexico.Natural Born Driver – L'incredibile storia di Ivan Capelli
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2022
Even when Ivan Capelli was a teenager and still racing go-karts, his father followed him around with a camera. Thanks to a tinkering engineer, a Japanese investor and his talent, he made it to the Formula 1.Dust to Glory
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 2005
An action-adventure documentary chronicling the most notorious and dangerous race in the world--the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Rivaling the Indy 500 and 25 Hours of Daytona, the race across Baja's peninsula is unpredictable, grueling and raw--just like the uncharted American West of yesteryear.A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2020
Juan Manuel Fangio was the Formula One king, winning five world championships in the early 1950s — before protective gear or safety features were used.BTCC - The First 50 Years
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2015
"The most complete work any BTCC fan could want" Motorsport News.... Over the last 50 years, the British Touring Car Championship has entertained more people than any other domestic series, with great racing, great personalities and often more than a dash of controversy. Over that time, the series has changed from a largely amateur affair, using standard road cars, to the sophisticated professional enterprise of the 21st century. From the varied archives of 50 years of racing and the reminiscences of several of the 32 champions, this exclusive DVD traces those changes and relives some of the amazing events that have made the British Touring Car Championship the iconic and exhilarating racing competition it is today. Complete with a bonus DVD showing some of the all time classic races, this 2 disc DVD is a must for any BTCC fan!.... "Four hours of fun" Autosport