In late October, the FIA’s Formula One commission removed Belgium’s historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit from the 2003 Formula One schedule due...
There have been classic races at Le Mans, and races for classics, but the 2002 Le Mans Classic was about...
This month’s featured Web site is an impressive and extensive archive of photos and results from the last 40 years of professional motorsport. The organization of this site separates the content into decade-by-decade sections devoted either to Formula One or professional sports car racing. Pick a decade from the ’60s...
January 2003 Race Driver By Lansharks Considering how long the personal computer has been around, it seems surprising that no...
Le Mans, France Sept. 21-22 The Lotus Elite of John Gray was one of many cars in the Plateau 4...
Lime Rock, CT Aug. 30-Sept. 2 The ex-Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type of Lou Sellyei, Jr.Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz 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...
Indianapolis, IA Sept. 27-29 The Shadow of Tom Claridge leads the Ferrari 312T5 of Bud Moeller through the infield.Photo: Dick...
Summit Point, W. VA. Oct. 3-6 Dick Tillinger, in his 1963 Datsun SRL311.Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz Become a Member...
Did your heart rev up when you heard Dan Gurney was trying to resurrect his old Eagle F1 team? Dan told me about it during the recent U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis. He and two business partners had been trying for two years to get the funding in place and...
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Bernd Rosemeyer Ferdinand Porsche 6 Chris Amon wins the Pukekoke, New Zealand, Tasman Cup race (1968). 7 Gioacchini Colombo joins...
Older racing Porsches from the ’50s-’70s are one of my favorite cars to paint. This painting shows the great Jean Behra in the 718 RSK that he shared with Hermann coming in 3rd overall in the 1958 24-Hours of Le Mans, winning the 2-liter class with a 1600-cc motor. Their...
When I was at school I used to sit at the back of the French class and I always looked...
I swear to you, I don’t know how it could have happened. I had been so diligent, for so long – I took all the necessary precautions. I stopped hanging around with the wrong crowd. I stopped frequenting the usual haunts. And yet in the end, I was undone by...
“Gentleman” racers Jack Sears and Peter Riley were BMC works drivers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Jack drove...
Revenge in Italy – doesn’t that conjure up images of Machiavelli and the Duchess of Malfi? A little known early...
1910 LANCIA TIPO DA CORSA CHASSIS 307 A little earlier this year (VRJ, Sept. 2002), we had the exceptionally rare pleasure of not only testing but competing in the iconic Lancia D50 Grand Prix car. Clearly, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime affairs. Such is the keen enthusiasm of some Lancia...
The famed Concorso Italiano has announced that the 17-year old concourse, devoted to all things Italian, will move in 2003...
Virginia International Raceway has announced that the featured marque for this year’s Gold Cup Historic Races will be a tribute...
Bobby Rahal is a man who has worn a lot of hats: 3-time CART champion, Indy 500 winner, 24-Hour of Daytona champion, F1 driver, F1 team director and in recent years historic racer. But on Feb. 1-2, Rahal also added grand marshal to his long list of achievements when he...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has recently announced that it will again offer a series of special “behind the scenes” tours...
The NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California will be keeping up with the Joneses this Spring… a very special one:...
On Jan. 29, the automotive and Hollywood worlds collided when over 500 guests arrived at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, to pay tribute to actor James Garner and his American International Racing team (AIR). Among the many personalities present were AIR team members James Garner, Davey Jordan,...
The new Pit Row suites and garages at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway were debuted to the public this January. The...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Formula Vee in 1963. In order to honor this...
While it is oftentimes overlooked, north of the equator, Australia and New Zealand have a long and rich motor racing tradition that stretches back as early as the ’20s. However, it wasn’t until after World War II that Australian motorsport really came into its own. This month’s featured Web site...
April 2003 Colin Chapman – Wayward Genius By Mike Lawrence This is the authoritative work on Chapman, no doubt about...
Brooklands, England Jan. 11 Jonathan Williamson’s 1935 MG PB, well-known as “Cream Cracker.” Photo: Peter Collins 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...
