Watch as James Taylor from CAR magazine seizes the extraordinary opportunity to pilot the magnificent 1987 Shell-Dunlop Porsche 962 on...
In 1974, Lamborghini unleashed an incredibly audacious car, which ignited a craze among car enthusiasts of all ages, particularly the...
The Grid-Porsche S2, manufactured by GRID Motor Racing in England in 1983, was specifically designed to compete in Group C races. This remarkable vehicle was the second prototype created through the partnership of Giuseppe Rise and Ian Dawson, resulting in the name “Grid” derived from their initials. The chassis, engineered...
Primarily, my racing with BMW was through Teddy Mayer and McLaren, as BMW and McLaren had been partners in a...
The R5 Turbo sported a mid-mounted turbocharged 1.4-liter engine, and unlike its ordinary counterpart which was front wheel drive, it...
Lamborghini produced a total of five different versions of the original Countach between 1974 and 1990. Among them, the third variant was the LP500 S, with only 321 units manufactured from 1982 to 1984. While visually similar to its direct predecessor, the LP400 S, the LP500 S featured subtle design...
Looking back, the 1980 Formula 2 season with Ted Toleman was a terrific time to be racing. The Toleman TG280...
Sebring, March 21, 1981. The grid for the 12 Hours pulls out for the warmup lap, led by the fastest...
Mike Lawrence We are seeing some quite extraordinary prices paid for certain cars, and some people have recalled the late 1980s when prices shot through the roof. Then the bubble burst and, in its wake, so did bankruptcies, court cases and at least one suicide. This time, however, I think...
Built to comply with the 2,500cc class regulations, the Lancia Delta S4 Stradale prioritized a lightweight, all-wheel-drive platform, competing against...
In all my career, the very best cars I ever drove were the 1986 Benetton B186-BMW and the 1987 Ferrari...
When drivers are asked about their greatest racecar, many look at cars that have won races or given them great success in their careers. I look back and try to remember the car that has given me great fun and holds good racing memories. So, if I look back in...
1982 Martini MK37. Photo: Mike Jiggle Automobiles Martini tasted success in the French Formula Three Championship on a regular basis. Race...
Watch this onboard video featuring the 1986 Le Mans 24 Hours-winning Porsche 962 hustled around the Laguna Seca during a...
In 1980, people laughed when they heard Audi was developing a four-wheel-drive rally car. Hadn’t Ford tried that with their Capri 10 years earlier and drawn a blank? But the detractors stopped laughing when an Audi Quattro won the 1981 Janner Rally in Austria by 20 minutes. And they were...
You’re familiar with the Porsche 962, the dominant Le Mans sports car. But, have you seen the 962-200? This rarely...
1988 Jaguar XJR9 & 1991 Jaguar XJR12 Almost all of Jaguar’s competition effort in the post-war period became directed at a...
Brazilian Nelson Soutomaior, perhaps fortunately for race commentators, adopted his mother’s maiden name of Piquet when he arrived in Europe in 1977. Within a decade the fun-loving driver had won no less than three World Championships (1981, 1983 and 1987) with three different engine manufacturers (Ford, BMW and Honda). Unfortunately,...
Watch this thrilling onboard video featuring a Porsche 962 in action during a Group C race at Spa Francorchamps. This...
I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit...
After a 30 year hiatus from endurance racing due to the 1955 tragedy at Le Mans, Mercedes thought enough time had passed to win there again. Drivers Jochen Mass, Manuel Reuter and Stanley Dickens won the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans outright in their Sauber-Mercedes C9. It was a...
On January 15, 2021, Jerry Wiegert passed away. If you struggle to recall that name or its significance in the...
A professional racing driver’s performance is indelibly linked to the performance of a racing car he likes. I have been...
Watch this video to see the RUF CTR Yellowbird win against other iconic supercars from the 80s and 90s, including...
Listen to the impressive V8 sound of a Ferrari 308 GTB Group 4 during a rally stage at Spa Rally....
The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost, though limited for our test drive, is still available to pump out extremely usable power.Photo: Pete Austin When taking a first look at the subject car for a Profile feature...
The year 1988 beckoned for the presence of an automotive marvel, the Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole (QV), a cherished relic...
Head-to-head battle between a Jaguar XJR-5 and Porsche 962 at Daytona during HSR’s 24-hour vintage event....
My greatest racecar has to come from my Formula One experience. Every part of an F1 car is designed to go very, very fast and each car is specifically made for maximum speed. From the start of my motor racing career, I had many good experiences in other cars of...
