Sam’s Scrapbook: My motorsports memories By Sam Posey with John Posey Even the most casual racing enthusiast will recognize the...
On the evening of Saturday, September 2, during Historic Festival 35 presented by the Prestige Family of Fine Cars, Connecticut’s...
His nickname was always “Tony A-to-Z,” in part because his last name was Adamowicz, but in larger part because his racing career covered everything from Volvo sedans to Indycars and Ferrari sports racers. In remembrance of Tony’s recent passing and this issue’s Ferrari theme, we pay tribute by sharing some...
Giuseppe Campari Riddelle Gregory 3 The ISRS race at Zolder, Holland, is won by Didier Theys and Freddy Lienhard, driving...
On August 6, 2016, the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia will host a tribute to Penske Racing with Karl...
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He raced automobiles and yachts, manufactured sports cars, established a significant auto museum and distributed Jaguars. His overriding goal was to win Le Mans with an all-American car driven by Americans....
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) has announced its 28th class of inductees, continuing a long-standing tradition of...
Sex, infidelity, theft, intrigue, a lightly raced car, a tragic airplane crash and a pack of lifelong friends…some famous, some...
Frank Matich Dear Editor, Thanks for another great magazine, in particular the acknowledgement of the death of Frank Matich. Frank was a brilliant driver and his cars, the SR3, SR4 and A50 are regularly raced in historic competition. Most importantly, he was a great friend for over 50 years. Become...
Where the Writer Meets the Road By Sam Posey Sam Posey created a unique career for himself in motorsports, beginning...
The enjoyment of Lime Rock Park’s 32nd Historic Festival was muted somewhat by the tragic loss of veteran vintage racer...
Greenwood Corvettes Dear Editor, I commend you and John Zimmermann on your Greenwood article “Twisting in the Wind,” your research and accuracy is very impressive. You have successfully entertained and delivered on the whole story, a story with long lost details that readers will never get the importance of, the...
A.J. Foyt Mike Costin 1 A.J. Foyt drives a Coyote-Foyt to victory in the USAC Championship race at Pocono, Pennsylvania,...
• Three fixtures of American racing have been inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame. Carroll Shelby, Bobby Rahal and...
Sam Posey was presented with the Spirit of Competition award at a gala dinner at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia during the first week of December. Posey distinguished himself as a racing driver by competing in Formula One, Indycars, Can-Am, Trans-Am, Formula 5000 and endurance races at venues like...
Pete Lyons Partway through an evening of kind words, warm recollections and congratulations, the moderator came on the mic and...
The 18th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will honor racing driver Sam Posey as its special guest and celebrate the...
Parnelli Jones “Lofty” England 2 Thirteen year-old Alessandro Zanardi, who will later become a two-time CART Champ Car champion, drives a kart for the first time (1980). 3 Giuseppi Campari gives Alfa Romeo its first GP win when he drives a P2 to victory in the Grand Prix of France...
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the race that began as the Daytona Continental in 1962 and evolved into...
The Scene: The #25 factory BMW CSL is well known for its rich racing history and many race wins. Epic...
The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, with much of the film’s footage taken from that race. Rain fell heavily throughout the night, and this was the first time the traditional “Le Mans start,” in which drivers ran across the track...
When I first talked with Vintage Racecar editor Casey Annis in 2005, the conversation revolved around the subject of me...
The Petersen Automotive Museum and Checkered Flag 200, the museum’s premier membership group, will present another gala tribute this November...
Luigi Chinetti’s iconic North American Racing Team—represented by Luigi Chinetti Jr.—and several of its legendary drivers, including Sam Posey and Denise McCluggage, will be honored at the Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival, presented by the Saratoga Automobile Museum and Saratoga Performing Arts Center in the scenic Saratoga...
Two events, one forever unforgettable, the other somewhat less memorable, shared the same Sunday, 40 years ago. Heading up the...
Imagine what it was like for Eric Broadley to have come up with the T70 coupe after the heady days...
As a way to thank local resident and international racing driver Sam Posey for his lifelong contributions to Lime Rock Park, track owner Skip Barber gave Sam the honor of driving the first laps around the newly repaved and reconfigured circuit when it officially opened on July 4th. “I feel...
June 2008 The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, June 9-10, 1973: Two N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytonas surge along next...
Christmas may come but once a year, but for Porsche-philes it comes but once every three years. As such, Christmas...
BMW’s rich history in motorsports competition began prior to World War II. The 328 (1936–’48) driven by Ernst Henne won in its 1936 Nürburgring debut, setting the standard for the 2-liter sports car class. BMW 328 Brescia open roadsters took 3rd, 5th and 6th place during the1940 Il Gran Premio...
