The resume is impressive—college graduate in physics, aeronautical research engineer, licensed pilot and instructor, NASA Astronaut candidate, but there is...
In this guide we are going to cover the popular single-seater series of Formula B, Formula Atlantic and Formula Two....
Al Holbert Clay Regazzoni 3 Brian Redman wins the F5000 race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, in a Lola T330. Jody Scheckter finishes 3rd and clinches the SCCA/USAC F5000 title (1973). 4 Earl Cooper beats his Stutz teammate, Gil Anderson, by .25 seconds in winning the 500-mile race at Minneapolis, Minnesota (1915)....
Champ Car racing is in the middle of an ongoing drama, which can be best described as character building. Starting...
Frank Matich Dear Editor, Thanks for another great magazine, in particular the acknowledgement of the death of Frank Matich. Frank...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were very lucky to be close to Dan and his family. Casey Annis and I sat in his office and he told revealing stories, and occasionally from the other room Evi...
• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation has selected motorcycle champion Paul Goldsmith, and veteran car owner Pat Patrick as this...
Photo: Hal Crocker It is with a great deal of sadness that I write about Dan Gurney, who died on...
John Cannon Jean Pierre Jabouille 2 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the Pau Grand Prix Formula 2 race in Pau, France (1967). 3 Leo Kinnunen drives a Porsche 917/10 to victory in the 300-kilometer Interserie race on the Nürburgring in West Germany...
There is a warehouse in Houston, Texas, that is the automotive equivalent of Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. There are no...
West Coast photographer John Wilson started shooting pictures of racing in the 1960s at various racetracks in California. As such,...
I’ll confess, upfront, that I’m really not a NASCAR fan. But that fact didn’t deaden the shock, when I learned...
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 V8 of 5.0 liters displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics between the governing body,...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced its Class of 2011, which will be enshrined during ceremonies in...
1957 Kurtis Kraft 500G2 The author gets up to speed on the banking of England’s Rockingham Speedway. Photo: Mike Jiggle...
Gaston Chevrolet Ricardo Rodriguez 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital after crashing his Lotus during practice for the nonchampionship Mexican Grand Prix (1962). 2 The Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company holds a press conference in Carmel, California, to announce the formation of the Bud...
Richard Petty Emilio Villoresi 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 ...
Motor racing has recently been rocked by espionage scandals, but it was ever thus. In 1929, “Leon Dury” swapped two Millers for three Bugattis, and Ettore suddenly had fresh inspiration. When engineers change teams, they take information with them. That is true of any job; it is called “experience.” As...
Jim Hall, creator of the legendary Chaparrals and the man who gave Gil de Ferran his first Indycar drive, was...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine of choice was the venerable small block Chevrolet V8 of five-liter displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics among the governing body, race...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
Masten Gregory Bob WollekPhoto: Porsche 2 Jackie Ickx and David Hobbs drive a Gulf Ford GT40 to victory in the...
Jules Goux John FitchPhoto: Mercedes 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near Brescia (1921). 5 Gilles Villeneuve wins the non-championship Formula Atlantic race through the streets of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, driving a March 76B (1976). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
George Follmer Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Jacques Laffite Photo: Mike Jiggle 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital...
In this guide we are going to cover the popular single-seater series of Formula B, Formula Atlantic and Formula Two....
Roberto Moreno Photo: Pete Austin Mike Hawthorne Photo: BRDC Archive 1 F1 race winner and six-time Le Mans victor Jacky Ickx is born in Brussels, Belgium (1945). 4 Graeme Lawrence drives a Ferrari Dino 246 to victory in Tasman Cup race at Levin, New Zealand (1970). Become a Member &...
