Summit Point, VA May 16-19 The Schwacke 1955 Corvette. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
In racing, we sometimes get to cheer wins that come first-time-out. At the other end of the scale lies the...
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Mark Donohue Bruce McLaren 1 “Big Daddy” Don Garlits becomes the first dragracer to run the 1/4 mile at more...
I had a mission at one point to try and paint all the world champions (I have since re-evaluated my...
What do the following all have in common: Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Nigel Mansell and John Surtees? The answer is that they all made their Grand Prix debuts in a third car run by Team Lotus. It’s a thought to ponder when you hear people...
Zora Arkus-Duntov was a tremendous influence in my life, both personally and professionally. We shared so much, and he was...
Magazines are a funny thing. You hold in your hand the August issue, but you’re likely reading it in July...
From humble beginnings behind the wheel of a MG TC, Frank Matich, over a 21-year period, rose to become a household name in Australia as a respected vehicle designer and driver. In sports cars and open-wheelers bearing his own name, he not only dominated the Australian scene winning the Australian...
The late ’60s were a time where Hollywood seemed to rediscover auto racing. Movie stars and celebrities like Paul Newman,...
Ex-Scuderia Filipinetti 1968 L-88 Corvette As the only sports car model to be in continuous production for more than 50...
On June 22, a glittering crowd turned out to honor Tom Wheatcroft, the owner of Donington Park, in celebration of his 80th birthday. Sir Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, Richard Attwood, the Earl of March, Lord Montagu and TV commentator Murray Walker joined 300 guests at the party to note the...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Triumph marque, more than 60 Triumphs took to the track for this year’s SVRA...
Famed Hollywood director John Frankenheimer passed away on July 6 from complications arising from a stroke. He was 72-years old....
Sir Stirling Moss returned to the Worcestershire Hillclimb venue at Shelsley Walsh for the first time in 53 years, the scene of some of his early wins and stirring drives in a Cooper 500 cc machine in the early post-war years. The Midland Automobile Club organized a round of the...
On June 8-9, more than 170 historic racing machines descended on Vernasca, Italy, for this year’s Silver Flag Hillclimb. Known...
While many historic racers love Monaco for its glitz and history, equal numbers venture across the coast to the southwestern...
This year’s Meadowbrook Concours, to be held August 4 in Rochester, Michigan, will pay special tribute to the legacy of innovative racecar builder Frank Kurtis, with a special collection of his race and street cars. Kurtis began building midget racecars in the early ’30s, but by the ’50s started building...
A group of F5000 enthusiasts are in the process of creating an F5000 Registry with an eye toward uniting owners...
On June 21-23, HSR-West and the California Speedway hosted, what was for both organizations, their first spectator historic event. A...
Jack Turner began building his own racing special in 1951 and early successes with the car quickly led to a series of commissions for friends. As demand grew, Turner converted a blacksmithing operation in Wolverhampton, England, into a small shop dedicated to the production of small displacement sports cars. From...
September 2002 Mosport — Four Decades of Racing By Bob Bockington Canada’s Mosport International Raceway turned 40 years old last...
Sears Point, CA May 31-June 1 The 1974 Brabham BT44 of Dan Marvin. Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member &...
Pau, France May 25-26 The 1922 Tyrrell 002 of John Delane. Photo: Ed McDonough 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 membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our...
Danville, VA June 7-9 The 1958 Tojeiro Aston Martin of Nicholas Cooke. Photo: Scott Sanborn Become a Member & Get...
Mid-Ohio, OH June 13-16 Jon Wolfe, in his 1976 Triumph TR8, flies the Union Jack in celebration of Triumph’s 50th...
Some of us – we know who we are – go all slack in the knees before certain racing machines. One example for me is the Reventlow Scarab sports car of 1958. They still rivet my eye more than 44 years after I first saw their lovely lines. Why? I...
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Robert Benoist Björn Waldegård 3 Teo Fabi wins the Mid-Ohio CART race. Only CART win for engine supplier Porsche and...
When Lancia retired from racing in 1955, the team of Jano-designed D50s were handed over to Ferrari and formed the basis of the Scuderia’s F1 effort for the 1956 season. Drivers included team leader Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Musso and Peter Collins. Collins is depicted driving in the Belgian Grand...
