1936 Alfa Romeo 2900A Mille Miglia Photo: Peter Collins The Alfa cockpit has a number of refined details for a...
The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC) will celebrate “The Centenary of Ford” with a full weekend of vintage racing on May 24-25 at The River’s Edge Road Course at Mission Raceway Park. For more information contact Mike Tate at miketate@shaw.ca...
Britain’s FORCE race group has launched one of its most ambitious seasons to date with over 12 race weekends featuring...
The 53rd Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will showcase the magnificent cars of Ettore Bugatti on August 17, 2003, at...
Mercedes Benz racing great Karl Kling passed away on March 19 at the age of 92. According to DaimlerChrysler board member Jurgen Hubbert, “Along with Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, Karl Kling was one of the greatest drivers of the post-war era.” Born in Glissen, Germany in 1910, Kling...
The 10th Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place July 11-13 and will feature a vast selection of the best...
Two-time 500-cc motorcycle champion Barry Sheene recently lost his battle with throat cancer; he was 52-years old. Born in London,...
Virginia International Raceway has announced that Canadian racing pioneer Bill Sadler will be a guest of honor at this year’s Gold Cup Historics to be run June 5-8. Sadler started racing in 1954 with his first special that featured a home- built frame and flat-4 Jowett Jupiter engine. Over the...
On June 12, the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Novi, Michigan, will induct racer and high performance driving school founder...
Tazio Nuvolari, undoubtedly one of the five top race car drivers of all time, died of tuberculosis in his own...
While the famed Nürburgring circuit tends to be the one that most people associate with German motorsport, the scenic Solitude racecourse, located outside of Stuttgart, also enjoys a very long and rich motorsport tradition. First used as a hillclimb course for motorized bicycles in 1903, Solitude went on to hold...
June 2003 Le Mans 1970-1980 Archives d’un passione By Michael Bollee Michel Bollee never loses sight of the fact that...
Montlhéry, France March 8, 2003 The Bugatti T35B of Jean Novo. Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Sebring, Florida Feb. 27- Mar. 2, 2003 Robert Blain braves the rain in his 1975 Ralt RT-2. Photo: Gordon Jolley 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,...
Phoenix, AZ February 14-16, 2003 Canadian racing pioneer Bill Sadler at the wheel of his Sadler MkIII. Become a Member...
The over 2 liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations...
Denis Hulme Jean Alesi 2 F1 racer and Can-Am champion Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing his M8D Can-Am racer at Goodwood, England (1970). 10 Jim Trueman, owner and founder of Truesports Racing, dies from cancer 16 days after his team wins the Indianapolis 500 (1986). Become a...
In 1956, Porsche introduced a slightly modified Spyder, the 550A. Exterior changes were mainly from the doors back with a...
Matra Automobile, a name synonymous with French racing heritage, will cease to exist according to a German news source. Founded...
In the summer of 1980, I was at Goodwood for a test session. Before I reached the pits, I bumped into Les Thacker, the Competition Manager of BP, who was picking up the tab for the Toleman Formula 2 team, who was dominating the season. Mike Lawrence “Anything interesting?” I...
I raced at Le Man, 13 times, and each time it was a good one. It was especially good when...
Two month’s ago, I wrote in this space about my misuse, misappropriation and general mis-handling of my grand-father’s tools in...
Back in the 1960s, if you raced or rallied an Austin Mini Cooper, you would have met and probably been defeated by Bill Brack. Bill started off ice racing his Mini and then purchased a Mini Cooper from Gord Brown who was a salesman at the British car dealership Ensign...
Whitney Straight Biography Because of modern commercial, testing and fitness demands placed on current drivers many have decried the current...
1975 Eagle 755 F5000 Photo: Casey Annis In 1967, the SCCA began a fledgling “professional” category for open-wheel formula cars...
American racing pioneer John Fitch’s contributions to Lime Rock Park, (and sports car racing in general) will be recognized when he serves as an honored guest at this year’s Lime Rock Park Vintage Festival on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29-Sept. 1. After retiring from active competition for the likes of...
Former IMSA World Sports Car champion and FIA WSC C2 champion Fermin Velez lost his battle with cancer on March...
At April’s HSR Walter Mitty race weekend, historic racer Duncan Dayton established a new Road Atlanta track record when he...
Former Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell is no stranger to hard-fought battles but not usually on the grounds of his stately manor. Late in April, police on the British Channel Island of Jersey were called to the home of Mansell when it was reported that the 49-year-old Briton was...
