Pocono, Pennsylvania April 16–17, 2005 The rare 1948 Veritas RS of John Grella. Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member &...
Amelia Island, Florida March 10–13, 2005 This year a record breaking crowd of cars and aficionados filled the greens and...
Silverstone, England April 23, 2005 Alexander Boswell in his Ferrari 625, the car that won the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix. 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...
As someone whose own hands have all the finesse of lead knock-off hammers, I’ve always admired those deft artisans of...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
Pedro Rodriguez Peter Ryan 2 Twenty-two year old Peter Ryan dies from injuries suffered the day before in a crash during the Formula Junior race at Reims, France (1962). 4 Frank Verbeck wins $50,000 when he drives a Fiat to victory in the 444-mile Pan-Pacific Road Race from Los Angeles...
Porsche called me and asked if I’d drive a factory car—a cheater 924 Turbo—at Le Mans in 1982. I said, “OK, but what do you mean by cheater?” “Well, you know, there’s not really a class for it—it’s gonna run in the GT class—but they’ve made a really good engine...
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I’ve actually started watching Formula One races again—that is, now that results no longer seem to be predetermined. While the...
Racing legend Jim Russell, at 85, is as active and upbeat as ever. Though “pretty much” retired, he certainly doesn’t...
Alfa Romeo’s place at the heart of motor racing for more than 90 years has not just been down to their official factory participation but, very often, to the enthusiastic amateur or semi-supported effort, matching an Alfa Romeo engine to a different single-seater chassis. While some were clearly more successful...
1970 Porsche 908/3 The author puts the 908/3 through its paces on Pierre Bardinon’s private Mas Du Clos circuit in...
Historic Formula Atlantic cars will once again be racing on the streets of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. After a very successful inaugural...
On August 19, at Bonhams & Butterfields Quail Lodge sale, the last Alfa Romeo TZ2 ever built for Alfa’s Autodelta factory team will go up for sale. Dominant within its category, this sexy TZ2, chassis “116,” was sold ex-works in 1967 to Belgian Count Rudy van der Straten’s private Racing...
Thirty-five years after Jochen Rindt won the Formula One World Championship title posthumously for Team Lotus, two of his most...
Former World Rally Champion Bjorn Waldegard will be the latest in a long line of star drivers at Rallyday 2005,...
The Mille Miglia Storica becomes more unbelievable as each year passes. To begin with, its patrons now include the President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. But the greatest phenomenon of all for the 2005 event was the hordes of Italians and foreign visitors who packed...
The annual Autumn Italian Car Day has a new venue for 2005. It will be held at the Heritage Motor...
The Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA) will honor the 50th anniversary of the MGA at its October 7–8 vintage...
Will Bowden of Orlando, Florida was chosen for this year’s Bill Parish Award. Supported by MGVR and Parish-Heacock Insurance, it is annually presented at MGVR’s Focus Event, this year HSR’s “Mitty” at Road Atlanta, in memory of MG racer Bill Parish. It is presented to an MG racer at the event participating...
An original 1939 Auto Union V-12 D-Type Grand Prix racecar will appear at Shelsley Walsh on Sunday, August 21st as...
The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation‘ is holding the “Win-A-Shelby” Raffle, the Foundation’s largest fundraising project to date. One lucky ticket...
Several years ago we brought you this fantastic site devoted to photographs of ’50s and ’60s sports car racing, predominantly on the West Coast. Because of the open format where the owner encourages people to contribute old photographs and commentary, this Web site has now become an even better resource...
August 2005 Kings of the Nürburgring By Chris Nixon Of all the world’s motor racing circuits, Germany’s Nürburgring is perhaps...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana May 30, 2005 Dave Thomas at the wheel of the 1948 Clancy 6-Wheeler. Photo: Jim Hatfield 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,...
Summit Point Raceway, W. VA. May 20-22, 2005 The 1974 Lola T332 of Larry Neviaser. Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a...
Northern California April 24-28, 2005 The 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe of Steve Moal and David Nelson. Photo: Bob Dunsmore Become...
Road Atlanta, GA April 28–May 1, 2005 The 1999 Lola ChampCar of Bill Hart. Photo: Walter 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 enjoy unlimited access...
