Nicholas Watts is an artist specialising in fine art motorsport and Aviation paintings, including the production of limited edition prints signed by himself and the racing car drivers .
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The Targa Florio was reputed to be run in the most hostile environment in Europe. Raced over the toughest roads, this year the Sicilian road race ran foralmost 500 miles, over 11 laps, of the tortuous Piccolo Circuito Madonie. For the 56th Targa Florio in 1972, Enzo Ferrari entered just one of his powerful 312PB sports-racing prototypes. Driven by Arturo Merzario and Sandro Munari, the car set the fastest lap in practice and dominated the race itself. -
The Targa Florio was reputed to be run in the most hostile environment in Europe. Raced over the toughest roads, this year the Sicilian road race ran for almost 500 miles, over 11 laps of the tortuous Piccolo Circuito Madonie. Enzo Ferrari had entered just one of his powerful 312PB sports racing prototypes. Driven by Merzario and Munari, the car set the fastest lap in practice and dominated the race itself. -
The victorious Martini and Rossi Porsche 917 driven by Vic Elford and Gerard Larrousse leads the Donohue /Hobbs Ferrari 512M. -
The victorious Brun Porsche 962c of Thierry Boutsen and Frank Jelinski leads the Jaguar XJR-6 of Warwick and Lammers to a dramatic win by less than a second, securing for Brun Motorsport the group C Team World Championship. Spa 100kms 15th September 1986 -
The running of the 1973 World Championship event marked the demise of the Targo Florio, and it was fitting that Porsche should record their 11th and last victory in the final running of this classic race. Gijs van Lennep is shown hustling the winning Martini-Porsche 911 Carrera he shared with Herbert Muller through the streets of Collesano to record an historic victory. -
Motorsportartcollector presents The Flying Mantovan by Nicholas Watts a limited edition print of an original painting showing Nuvolari in the factory built Alfa Romeo Monza leading Caracciola in the 1932 monaco grand prix -
Stirling Moss is depicted in his Vanwall leading Musso's Ferrari on his way to what has been described as the last great road race -
Steve McQueen attempting the famous jump in his bid for freedom. -
The silver Porsche 550 Spyder forever liken to fifties icon James Dean -
Damon Hill drove a masterful race overcoming appalling weather conditions to win the Grande Premio Do Brasil in his championship year. The image depicts Damon in the Rothmans Williams Renault FW18 leading team mate Villeneuve and the Benetton of Alesi during the early stages of the race. -
Spitfires of 92 Sqn, Biggin Hill lead by Brian Kincom -
1961 Monaco grand prix Stirling moss in his Lotus between the two Ferrari Sharknoses of Ginther and Hill , Moss would go on to win