A total of 26 cars sold for more than $1 million during Classic Car Week in Monterey, California this August,...
Hans Heyer got his one big chance to race in Formula One with the ATS-run Penske PC4 in the 1977...
In the earlier days of his racing career, Craig Fisher (who recently passed away) raced just about everything he could get his hands on, from used DKW Monzas at Harewood Acres to Abarth Simcas at Le Circuit Mont Tremblant and even the ferocious Comstock EXP at Mosport. He also raced...
Roger Penske was a successful racing driver until he stepped out of the cockpit in 1964 to concentrate on his...
Nigel Mansell Bernd Rosemeyer 2 PJ Jones drives a Toyota Eagle MkIII to victory in the final IMSA GTP race,...
More than 14,200 motoring enthusiasts at the Footman James Sywell Classic Pistons and Props enjoyed a rare treat when the Leyton House Formula One car, designed by Adrian Newey, and Emerson Fittipaldi’s 1994 Penske PC23 Indycar (above, Kary Jiggle photo) stormed up the runway of Sywell Aerodrome. Event Director Tom Siddall...
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The Grand Prix Association of Long Beach has announced that Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves will be honored with...
If you grew up in the United States, then you were weaned on “The American Dream” —the idea that anyone can do anything, if they work hard and put their mind to it. For American road racing enthusiasts, there is a racing equivalent of the American Dream, but for the...
To be honest, I’ve had a lot of great racecars in my career and it’s very difficult to select just...
John Zeitler Nigel Mansell Photo: Maureen Magee 2 Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Penske PC-18, wins the CART Budweiser Cleveland Grand...
After some fifty years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950 with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first World Drivers Championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny...
My favorite racecar was always the latest one I won with. I’ve always struggled with the question of what’s your...
Fifty years is quite a long time, in politics or any other activity. In motor racing, though, 50-year anniversaries seem to keep coming around quite regularly. I suppose it is significant because many of us are fortunate enough to last for over 50 years, but rather less of us see...
With the recent passings of Carroll Shelby, Roy Salvadori and Ted Cutting, all key players for Aston Martin’s World Sportscar...
Famed racer, team owner and international businessman Roger Penske is the honoree of the Silver Anniversary Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance...
Last month we ran the first half of the tale of Hal Crocker’s relationship with Peter Gregg, encompassing the early years of Peter’s racing career. This month Hal tells the rest of the story. Peter GreggPhoto: Hal Crocker Being a photographer himself, Peter Gregg was appreciative of my skills. At...
Five Team Penske Indianapolis 500-winning cars will form the core of the Silver Anniversary Amelia’s “Penske Indy Winners” class. 1972...
Roger Penske and Porsche North America recently announced that the two companies have agreed to run an all-new Porsche prototype...
Pete Lyons Occasionally here you may notice me express disdain for the twisted state modern Formula One has gotten itself into, but I have to confess that as I watched its self-immolation at Indy, I was surprised to feel sadness. Apparently, I still care. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Two-time Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi (above, Roger Dixon photo), who also won a pair of Indy 500s and...
From a European perspective, during the 1990s Reynard had expanded as far as it could go with the various F3...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was established by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950 with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first World Drivers Championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
John Watson was one of those rare beasts: an Irish Grand Prix winner. It was a feat pulled off by...
We concluded last month’s opening segment of John Zimmermann’s interview with David Hobbs as he was preparing to turn his attention toward North America. Even though he would still contest a number of major races in Europe, the main focus of his competitive efforts turned toward the USA where he...
October 2007 Porsche 917—The Heroes, TheVictories, The Myth By Jörg Thomas Födisch, Jost Neßhöver, Rainer Roßbach and Harold Schwarz Without...
A grand American figure in motor racing history has quietly left the scene. After battling Parkinson’s Disease for a decade,...
The Can-Am Porsche 917 The Can-Am Race Series, held from 1966 to 1974, helped propel professional sports car racing to new heights of popularity in the United States. The series was governed by an open and simple set of rules, which created an environment that brought the most powerful and...
