Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing (CVAR) has announced that it will hold a special race weekend in honor of the first...
Ferrari’s big, silver logistics building at Maranello was packed to the gunwales with enthusiasts, many of whom were set on...
In 1907, an event took place that would forever change the look of auto racing. This was the opening of the Lakeside Auto Speedway in Lakeside, California, a little resort town in the foothills of San Diego, California. The Lakeside Auto Speedway was claimed to be the first, purpose-built, auto...
Cars International, London-based supplier of high-performance road and racing cars, has entered an exclusive relationship with famed engine-producer Cosworth to...
On April 27, Judy (Kondratieff) Ganley lost her valiant battle with cancer. Perhaps best known in recent years, as the...
The Silverstone Classic, to be held July 28–30, on the 3.1-mile Grand Prix circuit will feature an impressive roster of drivers and cars spanning from the ’30s to the ’80s. Aston Martin is the featured marque this year and there is an extensive racing schedule over the weekend. Over 600...
An exhibition entitled “Modena Thunder” opened at the Museo della Figurina in the city’s Corso Canalgrande in mid-May. It spotlights...
On April 24, American sports car racing lost one of its leading lights when Bob Snodgrass passed away in his...
For the last 76 years, Grand Prix cars have been trying to beat aeroplanes in acceleration tests. The first was an Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza driven by Tazio Nuvolari, who was narrowly beaten by a Caproni 100 Biplane at Rome’s Littorio Airport on December 8, 1931. But the plane was...
The Vintage Sports Car Club of America is proud to announce that “Formula Juniors” will be featured at their “Fall...
The first ever Lotus 72 Grand Prix car, as campaigned by both John Miles (Team Lotus) and double World Champion...
West Coast road racer Dick Smith (73 years old) and his stepson Kyle Runciman (16 years old) were killed in mid-April, when the small plane they were flying crashed in the mountains outside of Tehachapi, California. Smith raced a variety of cars in the 1960s including Ferraris, Porsches, McLarens and...
This year’s 10th anniversary edition of the Techno-Classica show, held in Essen Germany, saw a total attendance of 154,300 enthusiasts...
The 40th anniversary of the world-beating Ford DFV F1 engine—the most successful F1 engine of all time—will be celebrated at...
In 2008, the Formula Vee will celebrate its 45th anniversary and, as such, a special race weekend is being planned. The Vintage Driver’s Club of America (VDCA) and the SCCA’s Buccaneer Region are organizing a special 3-day race weekend exclusively for Formula Vees and selected Volkswagen-powered racecars. The event, to...
One of the premier historic motorsport championships has a new title. Effective immediately, the Thoroughbred Grand Prix series, which features...
September 30, 2007, will mark the 50th anniversary of opening day at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit. To help commemorate this...
Stoneleigh Park welcomed almost 25,000 visitors to Race Retro, the International Historic Motorsport Show, on March 23–25—20% up on last year’s attendance. “We’re delighted with this evidence of the show’s growing popularity, particularly in the current tough market,” said Event Director Ian Williamson. The range of cars of all types...
We are deeply saddened to report that long-time VR contributor Bob Dunsmore lost his battle with Leukemia on April 15....
Recently, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council approved plans for the construction of the KCI Motorsports Park on 300 acres...
The nostalgic appeal of the Goodwood Revival is set to reach new heights for 2007 with an additional aeronautical attraction that recalls the style and excitement of flying as it used to be. For the 2007 Goodwood Revival, the “Freddie March Spirit of Aviation” is planned to be the first...
On September 1–2, in conjunction with the Champ Car race in Assen, Netherlands, the Dutch Grand Prix will hold a...
Launched at the Earl’s Court Motor Show 50 years ago in October 1957, the Lotus Elite captured the attention of...
Hot on the paws of Crufts, Brooklands Museum in Surrey is looking for a new dog star to make the headlines. But the specification of the canine required by the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation is very specific. It must be a white, male, standard poodle with a utility...
Everyone in the automotive and publication worlds was sad to note the recent passing of Robert E. (Pete) Petersen at...
New Zealand is to have a new motorsport complex comprising three sealed circuits, purpose-built garages, industrial units and trackside apartments to service...
The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) named longtime track owner, race promoter and racecar driver Jim Haynes as the 2006 recipient of the Bob Akin Motorsports Award at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway in January. Each recipient of this honor, considered the top award in motorsports for non-professional...
The statistics alone grab your attention. Those who travel the furthest—from Oslo—have 3,500 kilometers to drive; the rest, from Barcelona,...
Rally novices, Angela Ohren-Bird (Driver) and Pamela Reid (Navigator), are to undertake one of the most grueling of rallying challenges,...
Brooklands, the world’s first purpose-built motor racing facility, will turn 100 this year. Mercedes-Benz UK, which has done extensive development on the grounds of the famed British track, will help promote the Brooklands Centenary Festival. The festival will kick off with a Grand Centenary Ball on June 15 at the...
