Chaparral, one of the truly great names in American racing history, will be the Featured Marque of the 32nd Rolex...
If you want to revel in unadulterated self-indulgence, perhaps you should consider a membership at the Ascari Race Resort. It...
Titan Motorsport NA and the Titan Registry have announced that a 2005 Titan Reunion is planned for April 29–May 1 at HSR-West’s Thunderhill event in Northern California. According to Titan Motorsport NA president Andy Antipas, this three-day event will feature a reunion of more than 20 Titan open-wheeled racecars, as...
Sports car and Porsche racing legend Milt Minter passed away at his Sanger, California home on December 23, after a...
The Historic IMSA Registry is a new group of enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and racing the cars campaigned in International...
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association and the Vintage Racer Group have announced that the Ford Mustang will be the featured marque at the July 9–10, 2005 Historic Races at BeaveRun. The Ford Mustang was introduced in 1964 as a 1965 model, making this the 40th anniversary of Ford’s “Pony”...
Tour Britannia, an exciting new race tour for historic cars, was recently announced by the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC)....
Close racing, the largest field in the history of the series and great weather combined to create an exciting start...
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame recently inducted the late Grand Prix and sports car driver Masten Gregory into its Hall of Fame on February 13. Gregory was the first successful American-born driver in Formula One. He scored the first podium finish by an American in a World Championship Grand...
Tom Wheatcroft, 82, owner of the Donington Park circuit and the Donington Grand Prix Collection, recently received an honorary doctorate...
A well-established fixture on the annual calendar each February, the Southern Festival of Speed covers four weekends on New Zealand’s...
While long known for record sales of muscle cars and hot rods, this past January’s annual Scottsdale, Arizona auctions also saw strong hammer prices for historic racecars. At the Russo and Steele Sports and Muscle in Scottsdale Collector Car Auction, a wild bidding frenzy arose for a 1963 Shelby Factory...
Recognized as Australia’s first professional racing driver, David McKay died on Boxing Day, December 26, 2004. Starting out racing MGs...
The Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series is coming to the U.K. for the first time in 2005. On...
Brian Redman and Cris Vandagriff ,of the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), announced that the Formula 70 race at this year’s Jefferson 500 at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia, May 20–22 will officially be named in honor of the late Charlie Gibson. The Charlie Gibson Cup will become an...
There is always an argument at the Monte Carlo Historic Rally as to whether the drivers or the cars are...
The Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races will commemorate the legendary Shelby Mustang GT350R at this year’s 29th annual vintage...
Owners and admirers of Turner sports cars in the United States are marking the 50th anniversary of the diminutive two-seat racers by staging two Turner reunions as part of larger race weekends this season. The first will be part of The Vintage Grand Prix Festival, a VSCCA-sanctioned race event taking...
The 30th National Convention (SAAC-30) of the Shelby American Automobile Club will be held at the California Speedway in Fontana,...
Maurice Trintignant died in the early hours of Feb.13 at his home in Vergeze Gard, France. He was born Oct....
NASCAR champion Benny Parsons, Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva and Le Mans 24 Hour king Hurley Haywood will lead a group of nine racing greats into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America when the organization stages its annual induction ceremony on Thursday, August 18, 2005 at the State Theatre...
Always displaying quality rather than quantity, for the Feb. 11–20, 2005 edition of Retromobile, a change was made to a...
More than 20,000 people braved wintry conditions to attend the second International Historic Motorsport Show at Stoneleigh, near Coventry in...
Remember the American Fastmasters Series, sometimes affectionately known as the “Crashmasters” Series? The concept was to take a select group of retired professional racecar drivers and put them behind the wheels of identically prepared racecars, in this case Jaguar XJ220s. Well, the idea has made a comeback in Europe with...
Britain’s Historic Sports Car Club held its season opener on Easter Day at Donington Park with a nine-race program. The...
The 2005 edition of VIRginia International Raceway’s signature vintage racing event, the sixth annual Gold Cup Historic Races, will feature...
It is sadly poignant to have to report the unexpected death of Cliff Allison at the age of 73. Allison was a personal friend and an admitted VRJ fan, something he reiterated recently at the Lotus Show at Donington Park only two weeks before his death. Allison started racing in...
To promote the Goodwood Festival of Speed, to be held June 24–26, 2005, a preview was staged in mid-March, attended...
RM Auctions’ Vintage Motor Cars at Amelia Island sale saw a total of $13.7 million worth of cars change hands...
Roger Penske and Porsche North America recently announced that the two companies have agreed to run an all-new Porsche prototype racecar in next year’s American Le Mans Series. The joint announcement outlined plans for a new prototype sports car racing program to be run in the LMP2 class. Penske Motorsports...
