Recollections of the 1972 Daytona 6-Hour Continental – Peter Revson and Alfa Romeo By Louis Galanos Within the racing community...
The Canadian – American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) – The Ultimate Guide Introduction John Bishop, Executive Director of the Sports Car...
United States Grand Prix – The History, The Circuits, The Drivers & the Cars Road racing in America has taken a back seat to oval racing held at venues such as Daytona and Indianapolis but with the return of the United States GP and the continued growth of Formula One...
The American Grand Prize – The Great Races By Dennis David The Vanderbilt cup under the control of the American...
1933 Tripoli Grand Prix – The Race That Was Rigged By Alfred Neubauer from Speed was My Life It was...
1968 German Grand Prix – Jackie Stewart’s Greatest Race By Jackie Stewart For Grand Prix drivers the German Grand Prix each year is a very special event because the Nurburgring is certainly the most difficult, the most treacherous, and the most demanding of the tracks that the circus travels to...
500 Miglia di Monza – The Race of Two Worlds By Dennis David In 1954, redevelopment of the Autodromo Nazionale...
1958 12 Hours of Sebring – Anglo-Americans and the Redhead Story and photos by Ed McDonough 1957 and 1958 were...
1922 Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France The Grand Prix of the French Automobile Club, the world’s most prestigious race at the time, was held on the 16th of July 1922. Such a select audience hadn’t been seen even at the famous GP of 1914. Le Figaro praised everyone...
1955 Syracuse Grand Prix – Sensation at Syracuse By Peter Lewis In October 1955, with nearly ten years of motor...
1933 Tourist Trophy – Sensation at Syracuse By Richard Hough “It seems perfectly apparent,” wrote Sammy Davis after the 1932...
The Reno Air Races, also known as the National Championship Air Races, take place each September at the Reno Stead Airport in Nevada. Started in 1964, the Reno Air Races feature multi-lap, multi-aircraft races between extremely high performance aircraft on closed ovoid courses which range between about 3 miles (Bi-Planes...
Heavens To Murgatroyd! – Big surprise at the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona Story by Louis Galanos; photos by Louis...
1903 Paris to Madrid – The Race to Death By Charles Jarrott PARIS-BORDEAUX! The very name conjures up old memories...
In a story spanning 40 years, motorsports photographer Hal Crocker compares and contrasts Mark Donohue’s experiences at the 24 Hours of Daytona, including his unlikely victory in 1969, with David’s Donohue’s epic win at the 2009 Daytona 24 Hours. Crocker was fortunate to be in the right place at the...
The last hour at the 24 Hours of Daytona is a nail biter: the cars are tired, ailing machines with...
Story by Will Silk Forty years ago the world was enjoying the height of heavy weight sports car action with...
Story and photos by Rich Martin Any race weekend at Watkins Glen is a great event but for me, the July 1970 Six Hours and Can-Am at Watkins Glen holds special meaning. At the ripe old age of 15, armed with a Minolta SRT-101 camera and a pair of lenses...
City to City Motor Races It began with demonstration runs such as one that took place on the 22nd of...
Story and photos by Hal Crocker As it lay there all twisted and rusting its steel skeleton reminded me of...
Story and photo by Hal Crocker The voice on the phone was by Maker’s Mark, the sound of fine Kentucky Bourbon; there was no mistaking, it was Neely. “If anyone gives you any crap tell them Bill Neely says you can write.” It was the highest complement that I had...
Story by Will Silk BMW is a marque that may appear relatively young in terms of motorsports accomplishments to many...
Audi scored their ninth overall victory at the 78th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a fierce...
On 14 June 1970, Porsche claimed the first of what would become 16 overall victories in the world’s most prestigious endurance race, the Le Mans 24 Hours. After precisely 4,607.811 kilometres – or 343 laps – Hans Herrmann and Richard Atwood were first across the finishing line in the legendary...
And Then The Rains Came – The 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance Story by Louis Galanos. Black and...
History of the Aintree Grand Prix Circuit For horse racing enthusiasts planning to wager on the Grand National 2021 with bet365 in...
Story and photos by Rich Martin By the time the 1973 United States Grand Prix came around I practically made Watkins Glen my second address. My big brother Joe really started something special for me, between Grand Prix racing, Can-Am, Le Mans sports cars, Trans Am, Formula A/5000, and any...
Racing History – Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races The Initial Races So was heralded the Long Island Vanderbilt Cup races....
The Reno Air Races 2010, also known as the National Championship Air Races, were held September 15-19 at the Reno-Stead...
1935 Tripoli Grand Prix – The Victory Report By Rudolf Caracciola We stood by the cars and waited. Music drifting across in snatches from the grandstands was interrupted by the occasional roar of an engine, and on the terrace of the timekeeper’s hut the lottery numbers were drawn. I listened...
