The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was...
Attendees at next April’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach will get a taste of the golden age of Can-Am...
November 2016 Long Shadows Photo: Dan Boyd Dear Mr. Annis, Really enjoyed your article on Machiavelli’s Shadow in Vintage Racecar [June 2016]! 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...
You cannot pigeonhole Hugh Dibley as a pilot or a racecar driver, as he has been a racecar constructor as...
Clive Chapman, son of famed Lotus founder Colin Chapman and the guiding light at Classic Team Lotus, revealed an interesting little bit of Lotus trivia recently. Apparently, tucked away in some dusty corner of their Hethel shops was a fireproof case that contained 28 rolls of old microfilm. When they...
Clive Chapman, son of famed Lotus founder Colin Chapman and the guiding light at Classic Team Lotus, revealed an interesting...
A diverse field of nearly 300 vintage racecars of all types will turn up at Sonoma Raceway next weekend, September...
September 2016 Lotus 18 Colin Chapman’s U-turn By Mark Whitelock Deciding on a theme, title or subject for a book can be the first obstacle that an author can find insurmountable. However, Marc Whitelock returned to his childhood and first motor racing memories when deciding to write about the Lotus...
Some 550 vintage racecars competing in 15 race groups filled the paddocks at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for last weekend’s...
VR’s European team will be on parade for a fourth consecutive year at the NEC Classic Motor Show, November 11-13....
The Can-Am Reunion Dinner scheduled for the Saturday of Monterey Classic Car Week, August 20 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel, has announced the addition of three key Can-Am competitors to its program. They are: Shadow Cars founder and driving force, Don Nichols; the driver who started a record 53 consecutive...
Battle of Beltoise Photo: Roger Dixon Dear Editor, Thanks to Mike Jiggle for his response on my letter (June 2016...
Despite the weather, the IROC Camaro proved capable on both the oval track at Rockingham and Silverstone’s club circuit. Photo: Pete Austin...
It started with a phone call from the photographer/journalist Bernard Cahier. He said, “Carl Haas has a problem. Brian Redman flipped his car at the Mont Tremblant Can-Am. Are you interested in driving for Lola Cars in the States?” I talked to Carl Haas the next morning and he said...
Scenic Le Circuit Mont Tremblant in Quebec will host the 12th edition of Le Sommet des Legendes on the weekend...
A field of nearly 40 Can-Am cars is expected to be in action at the 2016 WeatherTech International Challenge with...
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had handily claimed the championship, though Don Nichols’ dark and mysterious Shadow cars were finally beginning to live up to the promise they had shown over the preceding three years. No...
Charlie Kemp was born in Mississippi, and his inimitable southern drawl once led Carroll Shelby to say that had Charlie...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I was given a rare opportunity to drive one of the ultimate...
Tony SouthgatePhoto: Pete Austin At the end of the 1972 season, I left BRM to join Don Nichols and his Shadow race team, my brief was not only to design a Formula One challenger, but also to work on a new sports racing Can-Am car, the DN2. Shadow had competed...
Denny Hulme Gianpiero Moretti 1 Gober Sosebee, driving a Chrysler, wins the NASCAR Grand National race at Hayloft Speedway in...
• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation has selected motorcycle champion Paul Goldsmith, and veteran car owner Pat Patrick as this...
Following in the tire marks of the USRRC Tribute dinner at the NHRA Wally Parks Museum, Dave Wolin’s non-profit Racing History Project has announced that a similar intimate “Tribute to the Can-Am – 50th Anniversary” dinner will take place Saturday, August 20, during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda...
Longtime racer Bob Nagel has died at the age of 91. Nagel competed regularly as a privateer for more than...
Formula One will return to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as the Masters USA international Formula One field once again takes...
Ground-pounding racers from the famed Can-Am series will be featured at the 2016 Monterey Motorsports Reunion, to be held August 18-21 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California during Monterey Classic Car Week. Known for its “excess is barely adequate” reputation, the Can-Am series was known for its free-wheeling...
Sixteen racers were inducted into the United States Road Racing Championship Hall of Fame during the annual USRRC Tribute dinner...
Vintage and historic racing—at least as we enjoy it today in the United States—has been around since the 1970s. That’s...
Hermann Lang Vittorio Jano 1 The first Ford GT40 is completed, 11 months after pencil was first put to paper (1964). 3 Peter Bryant, designer of the Ti22, Shadow MkII and Shadow MkIII Can-Am cars, born in London, England (1937). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
