Woolf Barnato is the man with a perfect score. He entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times and...
My involve-ment with Audi came directly from my work, as a supplier to Audi, with exhaust systems and catalytic converters....
Alloys Dear Editor, I am a great fan of Mike Lawrence’s column; it is often my favorite part of the magazine, as with the current issue (January 2012). I do feel that a comment on “aluminum” and “alloy” is in order, however. Of course, he is correct that the one...
Motor Racing: The Pursuit of Victory By Anthony Carter This new book is not a treatise on the competitive spirit...
The 30th Annual Dana Point Concours d’Elegance®, scheduled for Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24 at the prestigious St. Regis Monarch Beach resort in Dana Point, California, has announced the theme for its 2012 event as “Legends of Le Mans: Racing in the ’60s.” The weekend will feature more...
Although he was first afflicted with the racing “bug” when his father took him to Reims as a child, Alliot did...
Turn Up the Gane Dear Editor, Thanks for an enjoyable and diverse November issue. I would like to make a...
Pete Lyons Something is missing. Look around the race tracks, the city streets, the holiday hotspots … see what isn’t there? Elegant, vivid little cars that used to be all over? Yup. No Alfa Romeos. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Behind Le Mans, The Film in Photographs By Michael Keyser Arguably one of the most influential racing feature films of...
After an aborted late summer start, the inaugural Mille Miglia North America Tribute finally put rubber to the road from...
Starting his career in the early ’60s behind the wheel of a Mini, John Fitzpatrick quickly worked his way to the top echelons of the endurance racing world. From winning the British Saloon Car Championship, Fitzpatrick went on to factory rides with Ford and BMW, as well as notching up...
The 1955 24-hour race at Le Mans was set to be an epic contest. Mercedes-Benz had entered the brilliant new...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Evolution of the Porsche 911 In Competition–1965–2010 By Michael Keyser & Bill Oursler With distinction as the longest-lived sports car design in history, it’s safe to say that the Porsche 911 has a long and distinguished racing history. From its 1965 debut on the European rally scene, the 911 steadily...
A few hours before next June’s start of the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the morning...
After three celebrations on the East Coast at Daytona and Lime Rock, Porsche’s triennial Rennsport Reunion came to California in...
The name Robin Donovan may not mean much to most, but this man has quietly gone about his business and played a significant part in Le Mans history. He raced there for 14 consecutive years. From his point of view it is a “dream come true” story of a little...
We called it the “Bruce and Denny Show,” and it was total dominance of the Can-Am Championship by McLaren Cars...
Every Brit in motor racing of a certain age blames Bill Boddy and Denis Jenkinson for the fact that we...
That’s a question I found occupying (the few) idle moments of my mind during October’s Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. That will happen if you spend four days cooped up in a 400-sq-ft tent lined with racing photos on display and notice that some seem to...
Formula One at Watkins Glen By Michael Argetsinger From its dustcover image of the opening lap of the 1967 United...
As the ninth annual The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering had chosen to honor Ferrari’s limited edition, top-end America and Superamerica...
If you arrived at Goodwood just after the gates opened on any of the three days (September 16-18) there’s every chance that you were greeted by the sound of V12 engines firing up. Nothing unusual in that, as the Goodwood Revival is the premier historic race meeting, but these were...
Last month we ran the first half of the tale of Hal Crocker’s relationship with Peter Gregg, encompassing the early...
Looking back, I have to say I enjoyed every moment of my racing career. From the first time I ever...
Helmets Make the Man Dear Editor I read Mike Lawrence’s “Helmets” column with great interest. I did my own helmet design, using horizontal red stripes, which were meant to evoke the stripes on the American flag. The idea was to have the design be visible from any angle, and also...
From the very beginning of the automobile man built cars to compete, with a passion for speed and technology. These...
With stopwatch in hand, as he gazed upon the action on the track, former Standard-Triumph competition boss R.W. (Kas) Kastner...
Chris Lawrence, synonymous with names such as Lawrence Tune, Deep Sanderson, Monica and Morgan passed away in late August. While he could be described as a very talented engineer with an eye for design and “off the wall” thinking, his business acumen left a lot to be desired. As a...
