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Joe “The Kid” Dawson headed for victory in the 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in his National. Each May, I am...
Vittorio Jano Biography Born on April 22, 1891 as Viktor János in San Giorgio Canavese to Hungarian immigrants, Vittorio Jano was the son of the Technical Director at one of Turin’s two arsenals. At 18, after completing instruction at the Instituto Professionale Operaio in Turin he took a job as...
Enzo FerrariPhoto: Ferrari Juan Manuel FangioPhoto: Mercedes 1 Chuck Daigh, driving Frank Arciero’s Lotus 19-Climax, wins both heats of the...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports for,...
Photo: Jens Torner The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart has opened a special exhibition highlighting the company’s long and successful involvement with the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The exhibit—which opened on March 26, and will be active until July 13—recreates the appearance of the racetrack and also provides the public...
Photo: Pete Austin Legendary, iconic, brute and monster are all words that can be used to describe the world’s ultimate...
The Le Mans 24 Hours, June 15-16, 1963. Richie Ginther prepares to climb into the Rover-B.R.M. turbine car that ran...
Gaston Chevrolet Alan JonesPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP to clinch his first Formula One World Championship at Suzuka in a McLaren-Mercedes (1998). 2 F1 champion Alan Jones born (1946). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to...
Photo: Casey Annis The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in...
Robin DonovanPhoto: Mike Jiggle Unlike many other Le Mans drivers, I didn’t ever sleep during the whole 24 hours. Adrenalin...
When the lights went out to start the 2013 Le Mans Legends race under rainy skies, Alex Buncombe’s pole-winning ’59 Lister Jaguar Costin slipped almost immediately into the lead and began edging away from the field. At the end of the 45-minute contest that ran as a preliminary for this...
Pete Lyons Corvette didn’t show well at Le Mans this year, which is unusual, and I suppose in time we’ll...
I’m always amazed at how these issues can sometimes take on a life of their own. Those of you who...
Mike Lawrence There is plenty to celebrate about Aston Martin, not least its survival skills as the automotive Houdini. A question remains: Why it was so unsuccessful in racing during most of the 1950s? Had it been better managed, it should have vied with Ferrari. David Brown had inherited an industrial...
Le Mans, 1966. The lone Bizzarrini P538 entry (Chassis 003) driven by Swiss racers Edgar Berney (pictured) and Andre Wiky....
Alberto Ascari Ayrton SennaPhoto: Maureen Magee 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987)....
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 of 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. This included...
It is true that without the cars there would have been no “Bentley Boys,” but it is equally true that...
A.J. Foyt Mike Costin 1 A.J. Foyt drives a Coyote-Foyt to victory in the USAC Championship race at Pocono, Pennsylvania,...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds as it streaks across the heavens, then disappears from view as suddenly as it appeared. This also is an apt description of the 1950’s racing career of a Northern California...
When considering my greatest racecar, the question seems far too big for me to give a simple answer. I drove some terrific cars in my motor racing history. I suppose the ones that stand out, particularly in terms of those I had the most success in, are the Porsche 956...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Le Mans Panoramic By Gavin Ireland The 24 Hours of Le Mans may be the single most relevant race in the world, establishing itself through 90 runnings as the definitive test of automotive speed and endurance. In its formative years it was the latter of those two terms that took...
One of the most interesting Maseratis ever constructed, the sole surviving Tipo 151 (chassis 006), will compete in this year’s...
Dan Gurney’s All American Racers has been entrusted by The Henry Ford Museum with the conservation of the 1967 Le...
1925 Bugatti Type 39. Photo: Mike Jiggle There is something very special about a Bugatti, and this example is very special indeed. Highly original, this race winner from the 1925 season has lived nearly all of its life “down under” in Australia, and has only recently found its way to Britain,...
