One of the most enjoyable—at least for me—of fifties events was the Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races. The last...
Nino Vaccarella Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson wins the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in a John Player Special Lotus 72 (1973). 3 Nino Vaccarella drives a Maserati 200SI to victory in the Mendola Hillclimb in Bolzana, Italy (1960). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
This interesting Web site is devoted to preserving historic photographs of the Cumberland Airport Sports Car races. Held from 1953–1970,...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports;...
Art Evans Fifty years ago, the world-famous Laguna Seca race course was created by a tree. It’s interesting as well as tragic to see how it happened. Interesting in that a lot of circumstances had to come together; tragic in that it involved the death of a good friend. First,...
This month’s featured Web site comprises a large collection of photography from East Coast road racing events in the 1960s. Some of the many events and locations include USRRC, Can-Am and SCCA regional events at places like Bridgehampton, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, Vineland, Marlboro and Bryar. In addition to being...
Since the very dawn of motorsport, automobile racing has been governed by rules. The very first motoring competition was the...
Thunderhill Raceway Park was built thanks to the efforts of the San Francisco Region of the SCCA. Realizing that two of its most used tracks, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Infineon Raceway (née Sears Point), were becoming very popular—too popular—the region wanted to insure the club always had a place...
During the fifties, I not only had a business relationship with Bill Devin, but we were also friends. We saw...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
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 from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included...
Antonio Ascari Pedro Rodriguez 2 Camille Jenatzy, driving a Mercedes 60 HP, wins the Gordon Bennett race. He covers the...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International...
Quite a few younger folk seek me out and want to hear about how wonderful sports car racing was during the fifties. Without exception, they view those days as halcyon and lament that they weren’t there too. Those of us who were there then often look back with nostalgia, but...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
While many racecar drivers have earned the title of “living legend,” there are very, very few that can also lay...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine of choice was the venerable small block Chevrolet V-8 of 5.0-liters displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics among the governing body, race...
Homebuilt or custom-made racecars were not new to America’s racetracks as they had been appearing for decades on dirt ovals,...
The over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports;...
In this guide we are going to cover the popular single-seater series of Formula B, Formula Atlantic and Formula Two. From 1964 to 1978, these racing categories and the flat-bottomed Formula cars manufactured to compete in them served as a stepping-stone to the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing, be it...
If you were a music fan during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, you’ll remember the hit songs “Hang Down...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
The over two-liter Grand Touring 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 from 1962–1963 and the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such...
The resume is impressive—college graduate in physics, aeronautical research engineer, licensed pilot and instructor, NASA Astronaut candidate, but there is...
In this guide we are going to cover the popular single-seater series of Formula B, Formula Atlantic and Formula Two....
Al Holbert Clay Regazzoni 3 Brian Redman wins the F5000 race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, in a Lola T330. Jody Scheckter finishes 3rd and clinches the SCCA/USAC F5000 title (1973). 4 Earl Cooper beats his Stutz teammate, Gil Anderson, by .25 seconds in winning the 500-mile race at Minneapolis, Minnesota (1915)....
