In the beginning… In 1937, Bugatti won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time with the Type...
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Series & Races
Ferrari runs several worldwide series and programs for customers to exercise and race their cars. The main one is the...
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 Winningest Drivers in Formula 1 History When it comes to cold hard statistics, Lewis Hamilton is closer and closer...
Horribly Beautiful The story of the Mille Miglia begins in 1921 when the Auto Club di Brescia organized the first...
On June 7–8, 1958, the Texas Region of the SCCA hosted a weekend of sports car racing 10 miles north of Fort Worth. The organizers laid out a 3-mile course at the National Guard Air Base near Eagle Mountain Lake, where 112 entries showed up to contest 10 scheduled “Sunburn”...
Strangest Formula 1 Records The Longest Gap Between First and Second Place Two-time world champion Jim Clark is widely considered to be...
When Tom Sneva took the checkered flag on a sun-drenched May afternoon, in 1983, to win the 67th Indianapolis 500...
The title of my column reads: “The Fabulous Fifties.” The era is one I know something about. During that time, I raced, rallied, officiated, and was an SCCA Regional Board member. In addition, I shot photos, wrote articles, and had a wide friendship that included some of you. Also, I...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I had the good fortune to be given the opportunity to drive...
I’ll confess, upfront, that I’m really not a NASCAR fan. But that fact didn’t deaden the shock, when I learned...
The 60s was truly the greatest decade for automobile design, racing, and car enthusiasts. The decade opened with the Stingray Racer and Ferrari 156 Shark Nose and closed with the Lancia Stratos Zero and Porsche 917. The decidedly open racing regulations of the era encouraged exploration and risk taking. Brilliant...
Dramatic Formula One Races Formula One is among the most glamorous and intriguing sports in the world. The sport has...
A genuine display of vehicle craftsmanship and ingenuity, The Nationales Auto Museum: The Loh Collection, showcases an assemblage of approximately...
For the 1955 season, Monza was refurbished and the Milan Auto Club considered an oval race. Contact was made with USAC, which had taken over Indy car racing from the AAA. USAC’s Duane Carter was interested because he wanted Indy car races in Italy (Monza), Germany (Avus), and France (Monthlery)....
When I first talked with Vintage Racecar editor Casey Annis in 2005, the conversation revolved around the subject of me...
The Circuits Dominated by The Silver Arrows Avus Length: 19.29 km (11.98 miles) Fastest Lap: Rosemeyer (1937) – 276.32 km/h (171.74 mph)...
Die Silberpfeile – The Silver Arrows Teams The Fuhrer has spoken. The 1934 Grand Prix formula shall and must be a measuring stick for German knowledge and German ability. So one thing leads to the other: first the Fuhrer’s overpowering energy, then the formula, a great international problem to which...
This past weekend I made the annual pilgrimage to the Long Beach Grand Prix. This year was the event’s 48th...
Away from the start of Race 3 at Eagle Mountain in April of 1957, Dave Tallaksen’s 3.4-liter XK-SS (#147) shares...
The iconic Ti22 Mk II Can-Am car returns to the track at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach April 7, 2017 in the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) Can-Am Challenge race. The original Peter Bryant-designed car was successfully raced in the Can-Am by Jackie Oliver and was one of...
The International Daily Express Trophy; Silverstone, May 9, 1953 American Tom Cole borrowed this yellow Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 F2...
Pete Lyons Got paper and pen at hand? Or simple fingers will do: Try coming up with a list of...
Retrospect from 1949 to 2023 Having just conquered the most prestigious challenge in endurance racing, Ferrari’s overall win at the Le Mans 24 Centenary begs us to honor some of their most historic moments at the French marathon of man and machine. Starting over half a century ago, Ferrari’s exploits...
Photography by Kristina Cilia (@kristinacilia_autos) and Debi Retterer (@debirettererphotography). Automotive enthusiasts will have their preference on what catches their attention...
This weekend’s Indianapolis 8-Hour resulted in Sky Tempesta Racing earning the best result for Ferrari in the final event of...
Driven to Crime by Robert W. Butsch The Formula Junior race at Brands Hatch in 1963 that saw Mike Hailwood, piloting a Brabham in his first try at four wheel competition, finish fifth is remembered today only for being the advent of the British two-wheel ace’s star-crossed Grand Prix career....
Ugly Grand Prix Cars by Robert W. Butsch The debut of the Lotus 49 awakened in me the realization that racing...
USAC Road Racing Fades as the SCCA Overcomes Its Aversion to Racing for Money When we left the USAC road...
During the years following WWII, road racing in the U.S. initially developed as an amateur sport, mostly run by the Sports Car Club of America. U. S. professional racing was governed by the American Automobile Association, but the function was taken over by the United States Auto Club in 1956...
