The 1970 Monaco Grand Prix had a dramatic ending when leader Jack Brabham made a mistake at the last corner—the...
May 2009 At the Donington Grand Prix in England on October 22, 1938, Silver Arrows pilot Dick Seaman applies the power to his Mercedes-Benz W154—along with a touch of opposite lock. He would finish 3rd, a lap behind Auto Union’s victorious Tazio Nuvolari and teammate Hermann Lang. Photo courtesy of: ...
By 1969 Formula Vee had become the most popular racing class on the planet. The cars were relatively economical to...
Each June, Motor Racing Legends—organizer of the historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours—also runs a Le Mans...
1954 Fiat 8V Zagato If you lived through the ’60s and ’70s, then Sunset Boulevard, in Southern California, likely holds some meaning for you. Whether through your own experiences or through the words of Jan and Dean’s famous “Dead Man’s Curve,” cruising Sunset Boulevard conjures images of the California car...
This is a little-known story, but the real father of Riverside Raceway was Jim Peterson. I thought this would be...
This painting depicts Mike Hawthorn, winner of the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix at Pedralbes, Barcelona, in the Ferrari 553 “Squalo”...
1953 Austin-Healey 100 Is this the ideal sports car of the 1950s? The car that sparked thousands of people into thinking they could buy a production machine and go racing? This 1953 Healey did just that, essentially a production car that found glory at Le Mans and the Mille Miglia....
What is it among first experiences that’s supposed to be the most unforgettable? A boy’s first kiss? I certainly remember...
I have been asked, a number of times, which branch of motor sport I enjoyed the most: driving, management, or...
Don Blenderman is koo-koo for Kurtis cars. And why not? Frank Kurtis is arguably the greatest American racecar builder of all time. His career spanned four decades, and his cars regularly dominated the competition. The Kurtis midget was the car to have in the ‘30s and ‘40s, and the lovely...
1967 Brabham BT24-Repco Sometimes all your birthdays and Christmases come at once. Shaking down the BT24 on Australia’s legendary Phillip...
Road racing in America started just after World War II and rapidly grew into a phenomenon. While many of the...
1968 Lolita MkI & the 1969 Lolita MkII My first car was a British Motor Corporation Mini. I had just turned 17 and, with $200 burning a hole in my pocket, I just had to have a car. I didn’t need one, of course, but fired with the impetuosity of youth...
I have driven numerous racing cars over my 30 years and many eras of motor sport. I drove in several...
In 1938, Tazio Nuvolari left Alfa Romeo after narrowly avoiding serious injury when the uncompetitive car he was driving burst...
January 2009 The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, June 10-11, 1961. Augie Pabst seems serene at the wheel of the battered and besmudged Briggs Cunningham-entered Maserati Tipo 63 that he and Richard Thompson drove to 4th place overall at Le Mans in 1961. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION...
Since the doors opened in 1924, the MG Car Company of Great Britain has been producing interesting and innovative automobiles....
Actor and Racer Paul Newman is said to have gotten the racing bug during the filming of the 1969 Universal...
December 2008 The Donington Grand Prix; Donington, October 3, 1936. Prince Bira coming out of Holly Wood with the ex-Whitney Straight Maserati 8CM. He would finish 5th overall. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax:...
The Merrimack Street Garage of Manchester, New Hampshire, is steeped in tradition. The place has been an automotive landmark for...
VR contributor Mark Brinker went to Bonneville’s August Speed Week, with his sights on breaking the Grand Touring Sports Car...
Looking back, the 1980 Formula 2 season with Ted Toleman was a terrific time to be racing. The Toleman TG280 car was superb. Brian Henton and I ended the season finishing the F2 British Championship in 1st and 2nd places. We moved, as a team, up to the dizzying heights...
“Phil Hill, World Champion Formula One 1961” Water Color Painting by Uli Ehret Weinheim, Germany Limited edition prints available e.g....
One of my favorite telephone conversations of 2007 was with 1950s Bonneville-racing-legend Denny Larsen. For those of you unfamiliar, Larsen...
1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” Across the annals of automotive history, few families can lay claim to more engineering genius than that of Rudolfo and Carolina Maserati. Between 1880 and 1898, Carolina gave birth to no less than six sons, Carlo, Bindo, Alfieri, Mario, Ettore, and Ernesto. All but one...
Without a doubt, the racecar that gave me the most pleasure, and therefore my greatest racecar, was the Silk Cut...
The origins of the Packwood Special can be traced to California aerospace engineer Steve Mulholland, who gathered components over a...
Imagine what it was like for Eric Broadley to have come up with the T70 coupe after the heady days of his venture with Ford. The Ford program had earned the company some money and provided the impetus to develop the T70 in both coupe and open form. The T70...
