Car guys all have a little Walter Mitty in them. We dream about racing, restoring a rare car, driving our...
As Lotus prepares for the culmination of its 70th celebrations, the company has unveiled the latest stage in its investment plan,...
Marking its 70th anniversary, Lotus held a spectacular event to commemorate the significant milestone of founder Colin Chapman’s first Lotus, built in 1948. The home of Lotus in Hethel hosted 8,000 Lotus owners and enthusiasts from all over the world, as well as 1,600 Lotus cars of all eras. From the...
Fathers and their sons who have each won the Formula 1 World Championship are few and far between. There are...
Lotus is asking for help help in tracking down the long-lost Lotus Mark I, the first car built by company...
In May 1968, my former wife and I traveled by train, ferry and again by train from Pirmasens, Germany, to Norwich, England. Our purpose was to pick up our new 1968 Lotus Europa at the factory in Wymondham, near Norwich. We had a few adventures along the way, thanks to...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Photo Gallery from the June 17, 2018 British Car Field Day in Sussex, Wisconsin....
The British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, July 11, 1964. Jim Clark in his Lotus 25. He started from pole and led all the way with Graham Hill’s BRM 61 never far behind. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel:...
By the early 1960s, Ford had carved a very specific niche for itself in the UK. Having built low cost,...
Long ago when racecars used tires with tread, I owned a couple Lotus cars. While stationed in Germany, I bought...
It was disguised under the name Sabakat and around 60 years ago had a decidedly racy history, but now one of the first Lotus competition cars is returning home to the Darling Downs for its debut in the Historic Leyburn Sprints next month. The appearance of the 1957 single-seater among more...
When you first meet Walt MacKay, you are struck by what a quiet, modest man he is. Currently, he runs...
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Canadian industries of aerospace and racecar design were at the forefront of...
Mike Hailwood had won no fewer than nine World Motorcycle Championships before he ever competed in his first Formula One motor race. Not to mention 14 victories in the heart-in-your-mouth Isle of Man TT. So he quickly earned himself the nickname of “Mike the Bike.” If the truth were told,...
In the history of racing there have been formulae that quickly become popular and continue to grow, while others are...
Alan Stammers grew up with the sight and sound of motor racing, the family farm bordering the Snetterton circuit in...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
Several thousand people attended three days of events over the weekend of April 6-8 to commemorate the 50thanniversary of Jim...
Racing driver, engineer, journalist and lifelong lover of jazz, John Miles sadly passed away last weekend. John was a quiet,...
The year 1962 was a big one. Not only was Seattle sporting its beautiful piercing tribute to the futuramic skyline of tomorrow, cars of future greatness were being born worldwide. It was also the year I was born, so in many ways, I identify with cars from that year. As...
Jim Hall, driving a Lister-Chevrolet, wins the sports car feature race at Hondo, Texas (1959). 1 • Dan Gurney, driving...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
One of the most memorable events in the history of Donington Park, the rain-soaked 1993 European Grand Prix a quarter-century ago, will be celebrated at this year’s Donington Historic Festival, set for May 4, 5 and 6 at the Derby circuit. That race was won, of course, by Ayrton Senna...
A 1929 Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible and a 1963 Ferrari 250/275P won the Best In Show honors on Saturday, March 10,...
Dan Gurney is a man whose accomplishments need no introduction. In addition to winning in everything from Formula One to...
1 • Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in Victoria, Australia (1987). Henry Seagrave drives the Golden Arrow to a new one-mile land speed record at Daytona Beach. Photo: Pete Austin 3 • Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda F1 engine designer...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the FIA (Federation...
1965 Lola T60-Cosworth SCA Photo: Pete Austin Since the birth of the Formula One Championship, in 1950, there has been a ladder for potential Grand Prix drivers to climb to qualify, or rather amass the necessary skill set/finance, to be able to race at the top level. Obviously, like all...
