More than 65 historic racecars will salute Italy’s famed Mille Miglia in the 17th running of the California Mille April...
The MG Vintage Racers (MGVR) have moved their annual “Focus Event” for 2007 to VSCDA’s (Vintage Sport Car Driver’s Association) vintage race weekend...
HMSA has chosen Porsche as the featured marque for this year’s Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races. Joining Porsche in the spotlight will be a full grid of original Trans-Am cars from the 1966 to the 1972 period. The 31st annual Portland Historic Races will take place July 6–8 at Portland International...
Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) has confirmed that it is committed to featuring Formula Junior run groups at three of...
In a move that caught the auction world by surprise, Christie’s announced the postponement of its much-publicized sale of a...
Historic Formula One racer Brad Krause lost his battle with cancer on January 24, in Greenport, N.Y. Krause was 58 years old. A long-time historic race competitor, both in the U.S. and abroad, he raced a variety of machines including most recently a March Formula One car and then a...
On Saturday March 10th, Southern California sports car legend Jack Ernest McAfee died at the age of 84 from liver...
As of March 1, Vintage Racecar (and its parent Parabolica Publishing, LLC) have moved into new, larger office space in...
The Donington Park circuit in the UK has been bought from the current owners, Tom Wheatcroft & Sons, by Donington Venture Leisure Ltd., along with the Donington Collection of F1 cars and surrounding lands. VR met with DVLL principal, Simon Gillett who said: “My grandfather was a prewar mechanic here...
Forget about Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie, Ferrari is the star of this show. It is called “Ferrari and the...
In a surprise move, Christie’s announced, one week prior to their planned sale of a rare 1939 Auto Union Grand...
At the final press day for GPLive at Donington Park in the UK, the threat of snow failed to stop a lunch time demonstration of one of the great cars that will be featured at the event on May 18–20. VR’s European Editor, Ed McDonough, was in the driver’s seat...
The 2007 Mille Miglia, which starts from Brescia on May 17 and concludes in the Italian financial and industrial center...
The Reno Historic Races, organized by the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), will honor the H-Modified racing class, one of...
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...
Rally novices, Angela Ohren-Bird (Driver) and Pamela Reid (Navigator), are to undertake one of the most grueling of rallying challenges,...
The statistics alone grab your attention. Those who travel the furthest—from Oslo—have 3,500 kilometers to drive; the rest, from Barcelona,...
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...
New Zealand is to have a new motorsport complex comprising three sealed circuits, purpose-built garages, industrial units and trackside apartments to service...
Everyone in the automotive and publication worlds was sad to note the recent passing of Robert E. (Pete) Petersen at...
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...
Launched at the Earl’s Court Motor Show 50 years ago in October 1957, the Lotus Elite captured the attention of...
On September 1–2, in conjunction with the Champ Car race in Assen, Netherlands, the Dutch Grand Prix will hold a...
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...
Recently, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council approved plans for the construction of the KCI Motorsports Park on 300 acres...
We are deeply saddened to report that long-time VR contributor Bob Dunsmore lost his battle with Leukemia on April 15....
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...
September 30, 2007, will mark the 50th anniversary of opening day at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit. To help commemorate this...
One of the premier historic motorsport championships has a new title. Effective immediately, the Thoroughbred Grand Prix series, which features...
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...
