Can Chris Pook save open-wheel road racing in America? Whatever the answer turns out to be, I reckon every reader...
Two liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Walter Hayes Jim Clark 1 Count Eliot Zborowski killed in accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France (1903). 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
The year was 1970 and these were the Targa Florio/Nürburgring 908/3’s. These cars were very squat and square, except for...
Under most circumstances, I run a mile from making predictions. At an early age, I noticed that all bookmakers lived...
I think you might call me accident prone. I had the Miller 4WD car that Dean Butler has now, and I took it out to Pikes Peak. I was hoping to bring it back and run it in the very first Watkins Glen race, but the transfer box busted. I...
This past Christmas, my wife and grandfather went in together to buy me an air compressor – ah, the joy...
Going into the new season, they looked to be in a strong position. Their car was the fastest in the field, they had two front-line drivers – one the reigning Champion and the other more than capable of winning races given the opportunity. What could possibly stop them continuing where...
1964 Porsche Bergspyder In the current era of Grand Prix and sports car racing, there is virtually no such thing...
Uwe Meissner’s Modena Motorsport will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, and to honor the occasion, he will be opening...
The Thoroughbred Grand Prix organization (TGP) recently announced that Cosworth Racing has been named a primary sponsor of the 2003 FIA TGP Championship. The TGP championship is an FIA-sanctioned series of races for Formula One cars built between 1965 and 1985. As such, the dominant engine used in the series...
One of motor racing’s last living links to the pre-war era, Mercedes driver Manfred von Brauchitsch passed away in February...
On Feb. 15-16, a special reunion of engineers, designers, racers and enthusiasts of the Toyota 2000 GT was held in...
The MG Vintage Racers organization (MGVR) has announced the creation of three “All MG” races for the 2003 racing season. The first scheduled event is the Moss Motors-sponsored all MG race at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) June 6-8. This race will also serve as the MGVR designated “Focus Event” for...
Steve Earle, founder of the Monterey Historic Automobile Races and the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), has been chosen to...
The 28th Annual Retromobile classic car exposition took place in Paris again this year from February 7-16. This was a...
Christie’s European specialist Philip Kantor was delighted with the results of the company’s auction at the Retromobile Show in Paris on Feb.8. A capacity audience witnessed a world record price of $1.8m for the pristine 1932 Bugatti T55 Super Sport, a car with an impressive race history at Le Mans...
May 2003 King of the Boards By Gary D. Doyle While he is usually overlooked or virtually unknown to the...
New South Wales, Australia December 2002 Jonathan Perrin pushes his 1955 Austin A30 (all of 998-cc) while being pursued by Reg Darwell in his 1960 Sunbeam Alpine. Photo: Stephen Oom Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is...
Paris, France February 7-16, 2003 Etoile Filante… Renault’s Flying Star record car. Photo: Casey Annis Become a Member & Get...
One sunny spring day in Spain, twenty-three Grand Prix drivers shut themselves into a van in a race paddock, refusing...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. Lotus was the dominant force...
Harry Miller Tony Adamowicz 1 Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson win the Mille Miglia in just over 10 hours, a...
In 1954, Jaguar introduced the D Type, a replacement for the successful C Type which had won Le Mans in...
The aspect of motor racing which I admire the most is the production racing car industry. You can make a mediocre road car – the Chrysler Neon springs unbidden to mind – and provided you advertise and price it right, you can sell them by the 100,000. Keep on making...
One of the races I remember well from my career was winning the 24-Hours at Spa in 1968. I drove...
I recently had the good fortune to spend a couple of weeks in England on business this past February. Now,...
For a “round peg,” John Cooper Fitch fits remarkably “squarely” in the pigeonhole marked “True American Hero.” In his 85 years so far on this planet, he has risked life and limb for his country as a WWII fighter pilot as well as for his own pleasure in racing cars...
