I sit here pondering: “How do you say something about Dan Gurney that hasn’t already been said?” It’s tough. Few,...
Dan Gurney’s motor racing career as a driver, car constructor and team owner is just about as star-spangled as his...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included...
For all the great drivers who contested the old Can-Am, few did well. Your Amons, Andrettis, Brabhams, Elfords, Joneses, Halls,...
With June’s running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Corvette marked the 50th anniversary of its first participation in...
Illustrating Patrick Quinn’s article on the Bira MG K3 (VR December, 2009) was a photograph of Ron Uffindel, who frequently raced it. A theme of that issue was the return of the Lotus name to F1. I saw Uffindel’s name and bells rang. Australian motor racing often reflected the British...
The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, with much of the...
The famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will celebrate its 60th anniversary this August by recognizing the 75th anniversary of Jaguar. The Concours, of course, sprang up in association with the original Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races in 1950, and the feature contest of that first meeting was won by...
History has a habit of repeating itself, and it did so at the 2010 Mille Miglia this May, when BMW...
1973 Porsche Carrera RS This could be an opera in several parts. It might have been written by Verdi or...
Alfa Romeo will be 100 years old on June 24 and its motor sport pedigree almost 99—one of only a handful of companies that can trace their motor racing heritage back to the start of the 20th century. But Alfa’s is a kind of pear-shaped pedigree, in which the Italian...
This is the story of a hero who was more heroic than most. You may not have heard of Archie...
June 2010 Le Mans, France, June 16–17, 1939. Shown here rounding Tetre Rouge, this Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Special...
June 2010 Ode to Briggs Dear Editor, Vintage Racecar’s April article celebrating the 60th anniversary of Briggs Cunningham’s Le Mans effort was excellent! 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...
Paul Tracy James Hunt Photo: Maureen Magee 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race on...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsport; the...
1934 Riley Nine MPH Le Mans Special If not the dream of everyone with any interest in motor racing, it must be at least a part-time fantasy of every male who has ever seen an automobile. (I leave females out here as I believe they are less prone to this...
May 2010 The Strasbourg Sunbeams By Neville S. Webb It is amazing that the four Grand Prix Sunbeams built by the factory for the 1922 French Grand Prix at Strasbourg all still exist, and mostly in original form. Equally amazing is this publication by Australian historian Neville Webb into the...
Sixty years ago, an American sportsman built his own cars to tackle the world’s greatest endurance race Many in America...
Motor sport anniversaries and centenaries seem to have filled the calendar in the last few years, and as our sport...
Mike Earle started his career with Derek Bell and Church Farm Racing. Over the years he has had a hand in most of motor racing’s varied formulae, and with a number of famous names of the track. He has probably forgotten more about the sport than many care to remember....
As enthusiasts and students of racing history, we have a natural tendency to idolize, if not deify, the great men...
April 2010 The 14th Grand Prix of 24 Hours of Belgium; Spa-Francorchamps, July 10–11, 1949. Just two weeks after Le Mans, Luigi Chinetti teamed up with Jean Lucas and won his second 24-hour race of the season. Again they used a Ferrari 166MM Barchetta. This photo was taken during the early...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
April 2010 Racing for Mercedes-Benz By Hartmut Lehbrink With the re-entry of Mercedes-Benz into Grand Prix racing as a factory effort, and the naming of seven-time titlist Michael Schumacher as one of the team’s drivers comes renewed interest in the marque. Schumacher is not the only famous name ever to...
