Lugagnano, Italy Jun. 23-24 The supercharged, ex-Targa Florio 1928 Bugatti 35C of Pierre Feidt. Photo: Ed McDonough Become a Member...
Le Mans, France Jun. 23 Scrutineering for the Le Mans Legends race took place in the Place du Jet d’Eau...
A sudden snarl under my elbow, the mighty baritone of a big, twin-cam six with open pipes. Then a flash of pale green: four bold, beautifully teardrop-shaped fenders. It’s an Aston! No – the Aston! The very Aston Martin DBR1 that won Le Mans in 1959! Knifing through traffic here...
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Robert Benoist Björn Waldegård 3 First race held at Monza, Italy, a Grand Prix Voiturette race, is won by Pietro...
Another man I’d like to know more about – born in Paris of wealthy American racing parents – “Arree” was a character in an era of characters. He funded (or under-funded) his own entries in the early ’50s, drove at Indianapolis, later drove for Ferrari, Vanwall and BRM – running...
Have you noticed how old cars are getting faster and faster? I wish I got faster as I grow older....
I was really surprised when I learned that there was going to be an historic race on the same circuit...
If you’ve been following the ongoing changes in Formula One over the course of this season, then you’ll no doubt be aware of the hotbed of controversy revolving around advanced electronics, such as traction control, semi-automatic gearboxes, and even launch control for standing starts. Enthusiasts and pundits alike, have expressed...
Peter Collins examines the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Derek Bennett and his Chevron Cars. Enzo Ferrari was right...
1961 Ferrari 156 F1 Ricardo Rodriguez at the wheel of the Ferrari 156, during the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.Photo: Archives Trips Icon is probably an over-used word in automotive journalism, and modern commercialism has seen it applied to many automobiles which are clearly not icons – and sometimes...
Regulations and applications for the May 18-19, 2002, edition of the Monaco Historic Grand Prix have been recently released by...
After years of being locked away in a European customs impound, the ex-von Neumann 1956 Ferrari 625 TRC was recently...
Professional racer, John Morton, was recently reunited with the original BRE-prepared Datsun 510 that carried him to 12 wins and the 1971-1972 Trans-Am Championships for 2.5-liter sedans. Morton shook down the recently restored car at California’s Buttonwillow racecourse in preparation for August’s Trans-Am race at the Monterey Historics. When asked...
On September 25, the Petersen Automotive Museum will play host to a gala dinner celebrating the history of the famed...
The pundits say every year that Lord Charles March won’t be able to repeat his motorized extravaganza of a garden...
One of the many wonderful things about the internet is that it provides the ability for people from around the globe to share their respective passions. In the case of this month’s Web site, it is the artwork which adorns the covers of race event programs. This site’s charter is...
March 2001 The Rise and Fall of a Motor Racing Legend By Mike Lawrence You can’t say he didn’t warn...
Chichester, England July 6-8 The 1973-1975 Interseries Can-Am Porsche 917/10 of Ottocar von Jacobs launches from the Goodwood starting line.Photo:...
Elkhart Lake, WI July 20-22 George Follmer celebrates his win in the Can-Am Reunion race and announces his retirement from Can-Am racing.Photo: Dick Carlson Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
Exciting; that’s how Jackie Stewart stands in my memory. There’s a lot more to be said of the three-time World...
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Wilbur Shaw Denny Hulme 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, this time driving a Lotus-Ford (1967). 2 Louis de Palma drives a Benz to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1912). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Two more intelligent partners would be hard to imagine – Roger Penske and Mark Donohue. Obsessive in their search for...
Aston Martin was one of the cars and teams I had a relationship with for quite a long part of my career, from 1950 right up to 1961. I remember sharing a DB2 coupe with Lance Macklin in what was called the Daily Express 1000 Mile Rally at the end...
In the end of May, I had the good fortune to make my way up to the Wine Country Classic...
Nino Vaccarella won the Targa Florio three times, and for this alone he remains a Sicilian national hero. His name...
In the first of a two-part series Michael Oliver examines the history of turbine-powered racecars. With the emergence of jet and turbine engines during and immediately after the second World War, leading automakers, like Chrysler in the US and Rover in the UK, began to look at the feasibility of...
