Two fascinating characters from the early days of motor racing will be honored at this year’s Donington Historic Festival, set...
The future of one of Britain’s greatest race circuits, Donington Park, has been spectacularly confirmed by the launch of its...
Though the historic racing experts felt it was a bit of a risk to stage a historic festival at the newly refurbished Donington Park circuit, sponsors EFG International and organizers HSCC seemed to have been very happy at the end of a sunny and busy Mayday Bank Holiday weekend. Though...
The Donington Park circuit in the UK has been bought from the current owners, Tom Wheatcroft & Sons, by Donington...
Donington Park in the English Midlands, the historic site of 1930s Grands Prix, has once again echoed to the sound...
The third annual Donington Historic Festival, scheduled for May 4-5, 2013, will celebrate the career of three-time Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna. Two historic events from the Brazilian’s career that took place at Donington Park will be featured, the 30th anniversary of the first time Senna ever drove a...
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Maserati, Motor Racing Legends and the Maserati Club UK are staging a historic Maserati...
The organizers very wisely had the foresight to provide off-track entertainment, the most popular of which were 16 sessions of...
On May’s first weekend, Vintage Racecar’s European team was on hand to greet many subscribers and friends, old and new, at the Donington Historic Festival. The first of the event’s three-days offered challenging weather conditions from sun to heavy rain — and even snow — as all four seasons played...
Racing’s fabled “Pink Lady,” Donna Mae Mims, the first woman to win an SCCA National Championship, has passed away at...
On September 5–7, a “Tribute to Mark Donohue” was held during SVRA’s Zippo Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. This...
History will be made at next September’s SVRA Zippo at the Glen event, when the cars and career of the late Mark Donohue will be featured. This will be the first Zippo at the Glen event to feature a driver, rather than a marque. According to Watkins Glen President Craig...
Jean Bugatti, the eldest son of Bugatti founder Ettore, is one of the most distinguished figures in the company’s long...
The three-hour enduro for sports cars that was part of the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix weekend at Riverside in...
PRELIMINARIES The 2023 Daytona 24 hours was the 61st year of the event. It was once again a watershed year, as this was the first year of the new GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) cars. These of course are the new prototypes that came out of the combined rule set between...
The man known as the “Flying Dentist,” Dr. Dick Thompson, has died of natural causes at the age of 94....
Racing car designer and manufacturer John Crosslé has died at the age of 83 following a brief illness. Crosslé was...
A special class for one-off American Dream Cars of the 1960s will be among the highlights of next month’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for Sunday August 20 on the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links on 17 Mie Drive in Pebble Beach, California. Also featured in special...
Drino Miller has lost his long battle with cancer at the age of 72. An early off-road racing legend—his Baja...
Showing more dedication than common sense, vintage racer and contributing writer John Nikas will try to avoid catastrophic fire while...
After 7,241 miles accumulated across nineteen states, John Nikas and his battered 1953 Austin Healey 100 rolled across the stage in front of a packed house at the Russo and Steele Monterey Auction, on August 20, completing his epic journey from Huntington Beach, California, to Charleston, South Carolina and back. During...
Several weeks ago we noted that a Ferrari 290 MM Once raced by Juan Manuel Fangio and others would be...
A dozen cars topped $1 million at RM Sotheby’s Driven to Disruption sale in New York City last week. Leading...
Goodwood Revival has announced some of the drivers and riders who will be making an appearance at the 2022 event, to be held Sept. 16–18. Goodwood has long brought together competitors from across the spectrum of motorsport and this year is no exception, with almost 30 different racing championships due...
Former F3 racer, Bev Bond, who drove for Gold Leaf Team Lotus during the late 1960s, has waged a war...
William H. Swanson is a serious and committed driving enthusiast and car collector, with something more than 40 superb top-end...
Coming up for sale at the fourth annual Preserving the Automobile Auction scheduled for October 5 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia is the car collection of one of the members of the du Pont family, one of American history’s most prominent families. This collection was assembled by...
A rare 1958 Dual-Ghia that recently received a complete concours-level restoration is among the cars being offered for sale at...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association is pleased to announce the results of its race event to close the 2022 season...
On May 18, an impressive demonstration of historic racecars helped kick off the 2003 Mercedes-Benz Classic Days and the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center’s 10th anniversary in Fellbach, Germany. Some of the many highlights of this special event included the rollout of the fully streamlined 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 racing car, which...
