2024 marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most spectacular successes in the history of international motorsport. With Irishman...
If ever there is a breeding ground for heroes it is the Monte Carlo Rally, organized by the Automobile Club...
The Automobile Club de Monaco has announced the cancellation of the 2021 running of the famed Rally Monte-Carlo Historique, due to heightened COVID restrictions in France. In a release organizers said: Following the enhancement of sanitary measures on the whole of the French territory, including the extension of the curfew...
While not the greatest racecar of all time, the Cooper 86B-Maserati was that for me, as it gave me a...
1934 MG Q-type The story of how, in 1923, the first MG—under the guidance of Cecil Kimber—grew from the Bullnose Morris car is well known. The secret of success for MG was that it was able to supply light, open cars at highly competitive prices. Known as the M.G. Super...
Over the coming months we will have a series of three interviews with former BRM mechanics who worked with the...
Today, I believe, drivers are arriving in Formula One far too early in their racing career. The top echelon of...
Roads leading to Monte Carlo January 25-February 1, 2017 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 most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts...
April 2017 Pit and Paddock – Behind the scenes at UK and European circuits in the ’60s and ’70s By...
The 1970 World Cup Rally (WCR) has gone down in history as the longest and toughest rally ever. Criss-crossing Europe...
“At Monaco you get everything that you meet on a public road lampposts, trees, nightclubs, houses, hotels, curbs, gutters, you know it’s a proper road race in the true meaning of the word.” -Graham Hill, five-time winner Photo: Roger Dixon The 1968 running of the Monaco Grand Prix was my...
BMW has long followed a policy of racing cars and engines derived from production vehicles. Until BMW entered Formula One...
Monaco, Monte Carlo May 13-15, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
During the Monaco Grand Prix, in Monte Carlo, on May 10, 1970, Pedro Rodriquez looks for the apex before turning his BRM P153 into the Station Hairpin. He would ultimately finish 6th. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Monte Carlo, Monaco January 27-February 3, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
The name of Noel Macklin is writ large in the history of British sporting cars. Marques such as Eric-Campbell, Silver...
The chaotic scene just after the #88 car of Huhn/Schwarz crashed at the Nürburgring in 1970. Photo: Porsche Werk Motor racing has always involved risk for the drivers, and sometimes for spectators too, as was seen to horrific effect in the disaster that occurred at the 1955 Le Mans 24...
It is early 1964 and having recently qualified as a doctor, I had signed up for a short-service commission as...
Born to a Paris butcher and his wife in April 1937, the late Jean-Pierre Beltoise had won the incredible number...
Vic Elford is this year’s recipient of the Phil Hill Award from the Road Racing Drivers Club. RRDC President Bobby Rahal made the presentation at the club’s recent dinner prior to this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Phil Hill Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the person...
Jochen Rindt Biography Rindt was born in Germany in 1942 of Austrian and German parentage. His parents died under Allied...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been...
The assembled gladiators, left to right: Alain Mahé, Jean-Francois Piot, Jacques Jauber, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Louis Marnat, Michele “Biche” Petit, Jean Rédélé, Michel Vial, Marcel Callewaert, Jean-Claude Andruet, Bernard Darniche, Jean-Luc Thérier, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Ove Andersson and Jean Todt.Photo: Renault communications Two significant anniversaries come along during 2013 for Alpine Renault....
I don’t think there has ever been a car that has captured the public’s imagination more than the Jaguar E-Type....
Raymond Mays demonstrates the BRM V16 during an “Ancien Pilotes” demonstration race in the late 1960s. Photo: J Pearson Archive Aspiration...
Laury, Lucy O’Reilly and Harry Schell were father, mother and son. They were all larger than life characters who made their very distinct contribution to the colorful playboy image that some aspects of motor racing projected before the Second World War and immediately after it. For the 1958 British Grand...
I started work with Lotus Components in 1960. I really wanted to join the Lotus Formula One team, but unless...
There are so many great racecars. I have always liked the Cobra, and I would be very pleased for someone...
