This September the 50th Anniversary of the “Collier Brothers Memorial Trophy” MG race at Watkins Glen will be celebrated. Two...
Australian motorsport enthusiasts were saddened to hear of the death of 1949 Australian Grand Prix winner John Crouch on May 30 at the age of 84. Passionate about cars, John counted the days until his 17th birthday, when he obtained his driver’s license and went straight out and bought a...
As one of the most recognized names in motorsport, the blood red cars of Ferrari are perhaps one of the...
August 2004 Champions Forever—The Formula One Drivers This 2002 DVD was originally titled the more lurid “Quick and the Dead”...
Daytona Beach, Florida April 23–24, 2004 The 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder of John Romano is about to be lapped by eventual Gmund Cup winner Wayne Jackson in his 1971 Porsche 914-6 2.2. Photo: Fred Sickler Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Road Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia April 29–May 2, 2004 The 1984 Mercury Capri of Jeff Borghesi. Photo: Hal Crocker Become a...
Monza, Italy May 7–9, 2004 Peter Brunn’s Porsche 908/3 leads Jankowski’s Ligier JS3 and the Porsche 917K of Juan Barazi into the Ascari Chicane on the opening lap. Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
In a Millennium when Ferrari seems all-conquering in F1, it’s hard to remember the bad old days of the late...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
Jackie Oliver Nigel Mansell 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a crash during practice for the German Grand Prix (1964). 1 Niki Lauda crashes his Ferrari on the second lap of the German Grand Prix and suffers serious burns that nearly kill him. Six weeks...
Ferrari wins! This was not always so for Ferrari in the beginning. After a career building and racing cars for...
We celebrate Ferrari in this issue [Click here to see Ferrari Special Issue], but how much is Ferrari’s success due...
I remember the 1968 Oulton Park Gold Cup Race very well because it was my first Formula 1 drive, and Oulton Park was a circuit I knew very well from previous years in F3. We went there, and I qualified on the third row, next to Oliver in the Lotus...
Our European Editor, Ed McDonough, has had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how...
The North American Racing Team: An evocative name that is steeped in history and encompasses one man’s ambitions, his passion, the glory and the despair of motor racing over a period of nearly 40 years. Masten Gregory Dan Gurney Milt Minter John Surtees Paul Newman Graham Hill Pedro Rodriguez Phil...
1967 Ferrari 312 Chassis 0007 After the smaller 1.5-liter Grand Prix cars of 1961–’65, the return to a larger engine...
A new vintage racing club has been formed, the Vintage Racer Group, with the intent of serving the growing demand...
On July 5, Rodger Ward, two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and the oldest living winner of the 500, passed away at a hospice in Anaheim, California. He was 83 years old. Born on January 10, 1921, Ward started racing midgets in Kansas, while serving as a P-38 fighter instructor...
A Bugatti feast is to be savoured on the roads of the Targa Florio, Sicily, where Ettore’s famous cars won...
The 4th Grand Prix Historique de Monaco, held May 15–16, was again over-subscribed and Jean Sage, former team manager for...
The legendary Mario Colucci has died at the age of 78. He was the man who converted most of the standard production Fiats and Simcas into Abarths that won over 7,300 races and hillclimbs between 1956 and 1971. Active until the last, Colucci, a self-effacing genius, had recently formed a...
September 2004 Lotus Seven & The Independents By Dennis Ortenburger In 1957, Colin Chapman introduced the Lotus Seven and, in...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 15–16, 2004 Paul Osborn, in the ex-Schumacher F2000 Brazilian GP winner, leads a 312T5 during the Ferrari Tribute.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...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 14–16, 2004 The 1963 Bobsy SR1 of “Duck Waddle.” Photo: Mark Scheuern Become a...
Summit Point Raceway, W.VA. May 16–19, 2004 The 1972 MGB GT of Les Gonda. Photo: Louiseann & Walt Pietrowicz Become...
Silverstone, England June 5–6, 2004 European Sports prototype trophy race. Carlos Barbot (ex-Bonnier) Lola T70 Mk.3B leads Sean Walker’s 1970 Chevron B16 FVC. 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...
