RM Sotheby’s celebrated 70 years of Porsche on Saturday with the company’s single-marque Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction at the Porsche...
The 9th edition of the Silver Flag Hillclimb in early July was the largest and best yet of the historic...
Porsche and Aimé Leon Dore (ALD), a New York fashion label, have again collaborated to redesign a 911 Super Carrera. This is not their first partnership together with...
Contrary to what many may believe, the first time I drove a Porsche 917 was when I first sat in one to qualify for the 1969 Le Mans 24 Hours. There were three 917s entered for the race: the privately owned John Woolfe car, the Rolf Stommelen/Kurt Ahrens car, and...
He simply adored Bugatti: Fritz Schlumpf had to own as many of the 30 vehicles as possible because he wanted...
After reading the great Racecar profile of the BMW M3 (VR, August 2016), I had to share my experience...
No one reveres their heroes like the Brits (well, maybe the Italians). Whether it’s a perpetual race winner like Stirling Moss, an intrepid explorer like Ernest Shackleton, or a political icon like Winston Churchill, true British, full-frontal, hero-dom is a level of reverence bordering on the fanatical—or perhaps the divine....
As you’ll read in this month’s news, there is exciting news brewing on Long Island, as a strong movement is...
To celebrate its debut in Formula One, as well as its assault on a selection of other high-speed disciplines, Alpine...
The Jowett brothers—Benjamin and William—built their first car in 1906, which they drove and tested for four years before going into production in 1910. By 1916, 48 cars had been built, but after this the factory then switched to munitions work during the First World War. In 1920, the Jowett...
Formula 1 Safety Safety has always been a slightly difficult topic in motorsports. Automobile racing is a dangerous sport, and...
I am unsettled. I know it. But I don’t know why. Is it this grass, groomed to unnatural golf course...
Motor racing fans across the globe watched in awe on April 11, 1993, as triple World Champion Ayrton Senna gave a masterclass in driving in the wet at the European Grand Prix at Donington Park (pictured above). His extraordinary performance included the opening ‘lap of the gods’ – which has...
Alfa Romeo will be 100 years old on June 24 and its motor sport pedigree almost 99—one of only a...
Alfa Romeo had gone from zero to hero and beyond from the 1911 Targa Florio to the 1936 Mille Miglia....
After one hundred years of providing some of the finest motor racing on the planet, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest(ACO) has presented the motorsport world with a spectacle par excellence. This year is not the 100th race, its actually the 91st race as the Le Mans 24 Hours was not...
There have been classic races at Le Mans, and races for classics, but the 2002 Le Mans Classic was about...
Automobili Lamborghini recently revealed the Countach LPI 800-4 which is a futuristic limited edition to honor the iconic status of...
Sir Jack Brabham, Australia’s three-time Formula One World Champion, is to be honored by his homeland with a special commemorative 50¢ coin struck by the Royal Australian Mint. The new coin features a likeness of Sir Jack and the Brabham BT19-Repco (above, photo by F1Photo) with which in 1966 he...
The J. Frank Harrison story Given today’s racing environment with its multi-million-dollar corporate budgets, it can be hard to imagine...
Gary Dearn started work for British Rail and now is the Club Secretary for the Ferrari Owner’s Club of Great...
Jeff O’Neill’s second motorsport event, the Velocity Invitational, took place November 11th through the 14th at Weathertech Raceway, Laguna Seca. O’Neill and his General Manager Ryan Turri put together ten groups of historic vintage race cars along with a Mustang v. Mini endurance race. Additionally, demonstrations occurred throughout the weekend...
If you’re searching for an American racetrack with a unique history, look no further than WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on...
1988 Jaguar XJR9 & 1991 Jaguar XJR12 Almost all of Jaguar’s competition effort in the post-war period became directed at a...
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the disturbing news of Michael Schumacher’s December accident. While snow skiing, off piste, on a backcountry trail, Schumacher fell and struck his head against a rock. While he was wearing a helmet at the time, the force of the blow was significant enough to...
A GT40 hot on the “Longtail” of a Porsche 906/6 as they leave the Esses. Photo: Roger Dixon During the 1960s...
Over the last decade, McLaren Automotive has built their reputation with their exclusive, luxury, high-performance supercars, and recently, they revealed another landmark model: the McLaren 765LT Spider. The 765LT Spider perfectly complements the already sold out 765LT ‘Longtail’ coupe that was unveiled last year. The new Spider will be the...
