The Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC) made its first visit to VIRginia International Raceway over the weekend of June 30–July...
The MG Vintage Racers (MGVR) celebrated their 25th anniversary this past June, with three full days of “MG-only racing” at...
As explored in this month’s “Racecar Profile,” the Sunbeam Alpine was developed by the Rootes Group as a way of creating a more “sporty” two-seater version of the successful Sunbeam Rapier. With the first Series I versions appearing on the scene in October 1959, the Sunbeam Alpine evolved through a...
September 2006 Phillip Island—A History of Motor Sport Since 1928 By Jim Scaysbrook Phillip Island at the southern tip of...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 20–21, 2006 Historic setting for Tipo B Alfa Romeos!Photo: Keith Booker Become a Member & Get...
Oulton Park, UK June 10, 2006 Hubert Fabri neatly negotiates Lodge Corner in his beautifully prepared Aston Martin DBR4.Photo: Paul Tilley 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...
VIRginia International Raceway, VA June 9–11, 2006 The 1958 AC Bristol of Lee Wilson.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member &...
Winton Raceway, Victoria, Australia May 27–28, 2006 Keith Simpson’s Lola Mk1 (#17) stays in front of Graeme Marks and the MacHealey (#21).Photo: Neil Hammond 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...
Summit Point, W. VA May 19–22, 2006 The 1968 Zink Z5 of Bob Tupper.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member &...
Here’s a big four-oh for me: That many years ago this month the Can-Am began, and basically so did my...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine of choice was the venerable small block Chevrolet V-8 of 5.0 liters displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics between the governing body,...
Robert Benoist Mika Hakkinen 1 Stefan Bellof dies from injuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the...
Ah, Road America. Four miles of medium- and high-speed corners nestled in the woods of Wisconsin. The type of racetrack...
The “Twenty Guards” Trophy; Brands Hatch, August 3, 1963. Frank Gardner from Australia driving the Ian Walker Racing Brabham BT-5 out of what is now Surtees Corner and onto the new part of the circuit. In 1963, Brabham built two of these mini-BT-8s, fitted with Lotus-Ford twin cam 1,600-cc motors...
This painting depicts Gilles Villeneuve wininng the 1979 USGP East at Watkins Glen. The victory, his third of the season,...
Historic motor racing events and festivals allow former Grand Prix drivers, like myself, to be reunited with racing cars synonymous...
An invitation to drive in the Tulip Rally of 1959 led to my meeting Norman Garrad, manager of the Rootes...
Time flies when you’re having fun…or trying to make a relentless deadline every month! With all the work that went into last month’s Cooper special issue, it almost slipped by me that this issue, marks our nine-year anniversary. It feels like only 15! As a policy, each year we’ve tried...
Dave Friedman in his book on American sports car racing in the golden era of racing called Dr. Dick Thompson...
The OSCA of Al Garthwaite on the starting grid gets last minute advice from the crew.Photo: Ozzie Lyons www.petelyons.com What?...
1962 Sunbeam Alpine Le Mans British motor manufacturers and wealthy private entrants have always been entranced with the Le Mans 24-Hour Race. Bentley started it all with their wins in 1924 and the four consecutive victories between 1927 and 1930. Lagonda inherited the crown in 1935, and then, of course,...
The Le Mans Classic is now one of the most difficult historic motor racing events to obtain an entry for....
San Francisco Bay Area vintage car enthusiasts and select members of The Guardsmen, a charitable organization which sponsored a series...
With three days of racing on December 1–3, organized by the Historic Sports and Racing Car Association, the Tasman Revival at Sydney’s Eastern Creek raceway promises to be an event not to be missed. Of course it won’t be all racing as there will be a huge Tasman Cup memorabilia...
Goodwood Festival of Speed debutant, Richard Petty, proved that there is much more to being a star than merely winning...
The Silver Flag Hillclimb won the award for Best European Historic Event in 2005, and that accounted for the entry...
Former racing driver and race-school owner Jim Russell was reunited with his 1958 F2 Cooper at the Silverstone Classic weekend in July. Aussie racer Scotty Taylor bought the chassis of the car last October. Taylor commented, “The history of the car, since Jim had it, is that it went from...
