Dr. J. Dudley Benjafield founded the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) in 1928 as a social club for British racing...
It was 35 years ago today (April 21), in monsoon conditions, that a determined young Brazilian raced to his first...
With Porsche as the featured marque for the 36th Monterey Historic Automobile Races, attendees were treated to a broad variety of machinery from the Stuttgart concern that comprised nearly a third of the 450 total entries for the event. Porsche brought a number of cars from its museum to supplement...
Over 70,000 rabid F1 fans came to their feet as nearly 40 historic Formula One cars built between 1960 and...
Rob Brownlee-Tomasso has been selected as the winner of this week’s VR Caption Contest for his submission: “However tempting it...
Two long-time veterans of racing on the streets of Long Beach—Willy T. Ribbs and Oriol Servia—will be honored by induction into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame on Thursday, April 16. “Willy T. Ribbs and Oriol Servia both made history as drivers, and it is a privilege to welcome...
Denise McCluggage, the renowned automotive journalist and pioneer female auto racer, has been named Grand Marshal for the 2004 Gold...
Among the offerings at its annual auction at Quail Lodge during Monterey Auto Week, Bonhams will present the Michael Amalfitano...
The MG Vintage Racers celebrated their annual “Focus Event” during SVRA’s Heacock Classic Gold Cup race at Virginia International Raceway, June 5–7. Despite the depressed economy, an impressive 66 MG racers—ranging from Prewar MGs to MGB-GT-V8s—showed up to have a go. The weekend featured two special races, Saturday’s MG–Morgan Challenge,...
Nigel Mansell and Ricardo Patrese have recently announced that they too will join the growing list of former Formula One...
Stock car icon Dale Earnhardt, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, sports car and F5000 legend Brian Redman and pioneering...
Goodwood is pleased to announce the themes and dates for the ever-popular Breakfast Club events taking place at the Goodwood Motor Circuit throughout 2019: Estate Car Sunday – March 3 Goodwood will open the 2019 Breakfast Club season with a celebration of the true workhorses of the automotive world. Estate Car...
Everyone in the automotive and publication worlds was sad to note the recent passing of Robert E. (Pete) Petersen at...
Whatever F5000 was, it was certainly fast, furious and boisterous. With the end of Australia’s 2.5-liter formula in 1969 came...
The Assi Club has announced the dates for the 10th Anniversary of Le Mitiche Sport A Bassano which will be June, 2004. To celebrate what many historic car enthusiasts consider to be the “best historic touring event anywhere,” the British-based Benjafields Racing Club is sending a team of vintage Bentleys...
Alfa Romeo enthusiasts around the world will mark the marque’s 100th anniversary on June 24, 2010, with celebrations from Italy...
For the very first time, the Simeone Automotive Foundation Museum in Philadelphia (above) has teamed up with Lime Rock Park...
Historic Sportscar Racing’s 2017 season will open the second half of its racing year with the Fall Historics at Road Atlanta in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains, before moving to coastal Savannah for the annual Savannah Speed Classic. The schedule then visits the Daytona International Speedway for the...
The Edwardian aero-engined monsters that make up the S.F. Edge Trophy, a firm fan-favorite of previous Members’ Meetings, will return...
Famous host of “The Tonight Show”, Jay Leno, recently made an appearance at VARA’s Goldenstate Classic race at Fontana driving...
Jerry Sneva, a younger brother of 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Senva, and the 1977 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year himself, passed away last Saturday, January 27, in Indianapolis. He was 69. Sneva (above, IMS Photo), made five starts in the 500 during his career, with a best finish...
Peter O. Argetsinger, a member of the International Motor Racing Research Center’s Governing Council and an international racing champion and...
Maserati will be the honored marque at the 2000 Concorso Italiano to be held August 18th at the Quail Valley...
Goodwood has announced the dates for its three major 2017 vintage racecar events. The first of these is the 75th Members’ Meeting that will take place on the weekend of March 18-19, a confirmed date that will not change. The other two events, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, listed on...
Philadelphia’s Simeone Automotive Museum has expanded its collection with the addition of a new, rare, treasure, a 1907 Renault Racing...
FIA Director of Formula One, Charlie Whiting, has sadly passed away on March 14, 2019, in Melbourne, aged 66, as...
An unprecedented reunion of Roger Penske’s Bahamas Speed Weeks winners will mark the Silver Anniversary Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The trio of Bahamas winners is led by the Brumos Porsche RS 61 that took Penske to his first Bahamas victory in 1961. As the calendar wound toward the final month...
Even a weekend of changeable weather conditions at Road America couldn’t stop some great racing for Masters USA, at the...
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the birth of Formula 5000 — initially Formula A — the Formula 5000 Drivers...
It is official: The Mille Miglia Storica now has new organizers. For the next five years, until 2012, the great vintage racecar spectacle will be staged by ATI, a consortium made up of Meet Communications, Mac Events and San Remo Rally, headed by Alessandro Casali, with offices in Milan and...
