This September the 50th Anniversary of the “Collier Brothers Memorial Trophy” MG race at Watkins Glen will be celebrated. Two...
Douglas James “Doug” Shierson, who owned the Indy car that Arie Luyendyk drove to victory in the 1990 Indianapolis 500, died May 26 at his Mooresville, N.C., home. He was 62. Shierson was born on Aug. 29, 1941 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and...
The largest gathering of Porsche racecars—more than 550 from around the world—descended on Daytona International Speedway on April 23–25 for...
On August 13, Bonhams and Butterfields will offer two very rare Italian single-seaters for sale at their Quail Lodge auction....
The third round of the FIA World Championship for Thoroughbred Grand Prix Cars was held at England’s undulating Donington Park Circuit on May 3rd. The series received a huge shot in the arm with the success of the first round support race for the Bahrain Grand Prix. To ensure close...
Hundreds of enthusiasts attended the Donington Grand Prix Collection on May 1st to witness circuit owner Tom Wheatcroft and his...
The two-car historic Mustang GTP effort of Americans Richard and Benton Bryan made their European debut at the Group C/GTP...
Former Formula Atlantic champion Bill Brack (1974–1975) has announced the formation of a new Historic Formula Atlantic Association, which will be devoted to organizing historic Atlantic support races in conjunction with modern professional racing events. According to Brack, “There are enough vintage race organizations in North America already holding races...
Millions of roadside spectators had cheered the 2004 Mille Miglia Storica and its 375 cars and crews from 30 different...
HSR-West has announced that it will be holding a special round of the BOSS Super Cup Series at Sonoma, California’s...
Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art will open a special exhibit called “Art of the National Sports Car” on June 13. This exhibit is made up of five sports cars from the collection of historic racer Thomas Mittler. The focus of “Art of the National Sports Car” is to underscore...
Long Beach celebrated 30 years of racing on its famous street circuit with a full weekend of fierce competition that...
Lovers of the fantastic “Group C” period will be thrilled to hear that Group C/GTP Racing, the club running these...
Five legendary names from the Indianapolis 500 will assume their place among racing legends May 21 at the 2004 Auto Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. The event is taking place at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in conjunction with the annual “500” Oldtimers’ Club Banquet. The Auto Racing Hall of...
The regal-sounding Baron Nick Shrigley-Feigl has built a two-seater F5000 car based on the Lola T192. Some 6000 man hours...
The Assi Club has announced the dates for the 10th Anniversary of Le Mitiche Sport A Bassano which will be...
The International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen is welcoming two highly distinctive and historic racecars to the Center this year. A rare Cunningham C4R has begun a four-month stay at the Center, with its arrival on March 14. The C4R was the most successful of the American racecars...
The Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place between June 25–27, and the Revival Meeting will be held on September...
On April 7, the 1952/’53 Clairmonte Special Formula 2 car was sold at H&H Classic Car Auctions’ Buxton sale for...
On March 2, Louis Unser passed away at the age of 72. Unser was the older brother of Bobby and Al Unser, Sr. and followed the family tradition of racecar driving until 1964 when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. After retiring from active driving, Unser went to work for...
On September 11–12, Britain’s Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC) will celebrate its 70th anniversary with its Vintage and Historic Festival...
Forty Years ago this October, John Surtees added the Formula One Drivers Championship to his already impressive list of World...
In an unlikely turn of events, the historic GTP cars brought by HSR to support this year’s 24 Hours of Daytona proved to be faster than the fastest professional Grand-Am prototypes for the main event. In the GTP/Group C race, 3rd place finisher Stan Wattles in a 1992 Lola T92/10...
Sir Stirling Moss was recently reunited with the diminutive OSCA MT4 that he and Lloyd Ruby drove to an astounding...
The Monoposto racing organization has recently announced the expansion of their racing categories to accept Formula Fords manufactured between 1973...
The first annual International Historic Motorsport Show, held Feb 19–21 at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry, proved to be a resounding success. Over 16,000 paying visitors attended the three-day show that included over 400 vendors, an H&H Classic Auction, and special seminars on everything from obtaining FIA Hsitoric licensing to the...
Roy Woods, a competitor and team owner in the Trans-Am from 1969–1982, died January 29 due to complications from leukemia....
Cosworth Racing has announced that it is to remanufacture the most successful engine in the history of Formula One, the...
The American historic racing community was shocked to learn of the untimely death of racer and car preparer Charlie Gibson on February 4th. Police reports indicate that Gibson was disconnecting a tractor-trailer rig when the tractor rolled backwards, killing Gibson. Gibson started racing a Sprite in 1959, but eventually graduated...
