July 2008 Gentleman Jack By Graham Gauld If you know who Jack Sears is, this book will fill in all...
David and Lorina McLaughlin, founders of two historic racing series, which have evolved into the FIA Historic Formula One Championship and The Masters Series, have announced the creation of a new historic racing series for more recent era Formula One cars. For more information on planned events and car eligibility...
1958 BRM P25 Chassis 258 It may come as a surprise to many people that Stirling Moss always regarded the...
While the postwar American sports car scene was inspired by European road racing, it was different in many respects. In...
Nigel Mansell Biography Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE was born the 8th of August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. His early childhood was unremarkable puctuated by frequent moving. He like other young boys was attracted to the exploits of Brutish sports figures including Jimmy Clark. After considerable success in kart racing,...
Every era has its own greatest racing car. I would like to go back to my boyhood where I have...
Jimmy Clark Biography Jimmy Clark was born in Kilmany, in the county of Fife to a Scottish farming family, roots...
In the pantheon of British racing greats, few have attained the near mythical status of Britain’s first Formula One World Champion Mike Hawthorn. With the help of his father, Hawthorn began racing first with bikes and then cars in the late ’40s. Showing great talent in Rileys and an Ulster...
When Tom Sneva took the checkered flag on a sun-drenched May afternoon, in 1983, to win the 67th Indianapolis 500...
Nelson Piquet Biography Nelson Piquet was born on August 17, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The son of a...
I was a student at the University of Grenoble, when I became very friendly with the children of the organizer of the sports car races at Le Mans. This would be in July 1956. I was invited to go to the Le Mans 24 Hour race because I could speak...
My favorite Williams Formula One car, I designed, is the FW08—the car Keke Rosberg used to win the 1982 drivers...
Jack was born on April 2, 1926, and I think it’s appropriate that we all wish him a happy birthday....
Rubens Barrichello Nigel Mansell 1 Al Holbert drives a Chevrolet-powered March to victory in the IMSA Camel GT race at Laguna Seca, California (1983). 5 The Targa Florio road race is won by Jo Bonnier and Carlos Abate in a 2-liter Porsche prototype (1963). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Belgian, Christian Vanhee, will challenge the Grand Prix Masters Series in a car that could qualify as the first Ron...
One of the enduring aspects of vintage racing is the camaraderie that develops between racers. With cars and racing as...
If I said to you the words “historic racing” and “green,” what comes immediately to mind? A British racing green Jaguar? The infield grass at your favorite track? All the money you spent on your last racing engine? Any of these would seem valid to me. But would you have...
I was born in Italy into a family that was involved in motor racing—both my father and my uncle were...
Jim Clark is remembered for his ability to drive and win in all types of cars and series, Formula 1, Indianapolis, Tasman cars, sports and touring cars including the Lotus Cortina, with which he won the 1964 British Touring Car Championship. In 1966, he took part in the RAC Rally...
Peter Collins Sir Stirling Moss 2 Stirling Moss drives a Maserati 250F to victory in the Glover Trophy Race at...
Pete Lyons Did you hear about the diesel backhoe that did 350 mph at Bonneville? Yes, really…sort of. Become a...
April 2008 Carlo Demand In Motion and Color By Gary Doyle Due to the volume and prevalence of racing photography available over the years, it is easy to lose sight of the historical contribution made by automotive fine artists throughout the history of motor sport. From the dawn of the...
British racing veteran Anthony Gordon (Tony) Dean passed away on January 17, 2008, after a long illness. He was 75....
Having grown up the son of racer and team owner Reg Parnell, it’s little wonder that Tim Parnell has lived...
Tazio Nuvolari always used to say that if your car burst into flame, jump out and save yourself before it crashes. A similar philosophy to that of the bespectacled Masten Gregory, who often shocked fellow competitors and spectators alike by standing up and leaping from his troubled cars, once or...
Jim Clark Frank Williams Photo: Williams F1 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African Grand Prix (1975). 2 First engine ever designed by Ernst Fuhrmann, the Porsche Type 547 (Carrera), runs in Zuffenhausen for the first time (1953). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
