Grand Prix racing comes with a new look in 2009. Among other significant technical changes—wider cars, grooveless slicks, and Kinetic...
Racing has lost a great friend with the passing of Academy Award–winning actor Paul Newman. Brought into the sport by his acting career, Newman discovered his attraction for it while making the motion picture Winning, in 1968, where he played all-rounder Frank Capua. The fire may have been lit during...
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The more in-depth summaries of the life and career of Phil Hill have focussed on three significant aspects: the racing...
In 2001, our Ed McDonough spoke with Phil Hill about his championship year in Formula One and the oftentimes challenging politics of racing for Ferrari in the ’60s. In remembrance of Hill and his achievement, we reproduce that interview here, which first appeared in VR in our September 2001 issue....
How will history remember Count Wolf-gang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximillian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips? “Von Krash,” as the dim-witted sniggeringly...
For the 1955 season, Monza was refurbished and the Milan Auto Club considered an oval race. Contact was made with...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France July 11–13, 2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
It is with sadness that we report the loss of British Le Mans–winner, Peter Jopp. Jopp began racing in the...
The Jaguar XK series made its first public debut at the 1948 London Motor Show in the shape of the 130-mph XK120, and its grace and pace caused a sensation. With the road car staying in production for the next thirteen years and racing models taking five Le Mans victories,...
Without a doubt, the racecar that gave me the most pleasure, and therefore my greatest racecar, was the Silk Cut...
CAMORADI—an acronym for Casner Motor Racing Division—was formed by Lloyd “Lucky” Casner in late 1959. The intention was to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans using the Maserati Tipo 61, also known as the “Birdcage” due to its intricate tubular space-frame chassis. While victory at Le Mans eluded the...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
This one picture is why I’m writing these thousand words. I’m doing so in the first week of August 2008—precisely...
The Le Mans Classic has now become the most prestigious of all historic racing events…if competition for entries is anything to go by. This year, the 4th running of the Classic, just under 400 cars took part in the six races for cars by age group, each race being run...
When his team’s pair of Porsche RS Spyders took the green flag for July’s American Le Mans Series round at...
Karl Abarth was a magician. A waver of wands whose magic brought the exquisite pleasure of higher-performance motoring and motor...
Jerry Marshall Tazio Nuvolari 1 Ferdinando Minoia drives an Isotta-Fraschini to victory in the Coppa Florio race in Italy (1907). 2 Peter Gethin drives a Chevron B9B to victory in the F3 race at Brands Hatch, England (1968). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
September 2008 Abarth–The Man, The Machines By Luciano Greggio As outlined in this month’s feature article (pg. 52), over the...
After a quarter-century’s absence, Group C sports cars returned to Le Mans and did so in style! Providing the spectacle...
I don’t have one favorite racecar; I have several: the Daytona Coupe I raced at Le Mans with Dan Gurney, the Ford GT40, the Ferrari P3, and, of course, the Ferrari Formula One. The Daytona Coupe was a one-off and I loved racing it. They only built six and only...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
For over 50 years, the Chevrolet Corvette has been considered by many to be “America’s sports car.” And as early...
The new Group C Racing series held its inaugural races at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium, in May. This new series is a weekend event that includes practice and qualifying for two races: a 30-minute Super Sprint Race and a 90-minute Endurance Race with driver change and refueling. Held in conditions...
Al Holbert—winner at Daytona, Sebring, and many times at Le Mans; Peter Gregg—4 times winner at Daytona; and Jim Busby—2...
The Ferrari 330 P4 was the Scuderia’s weapon of choice for the 1967 World Manufacturers Championship. The car’s 4-liter V-12...
After a year of progress, Group C Racing is delighted to announce a program of events for the 2008 season, which is the most ambitious to date. The fabulous endurance racers from the 1980s and early 1990s will undertake four races, plus a number of official test sessions. The year’s...
