In this month’s Racecar Profile [“Bound by Fate”], you’ll read that I recently had the opportunity to test drive the...
The inaugural Monterey Spring Classic vintage racecar weekend scheduled for May 19-21 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will feature 10 run groups for racers joining in the celebration of the raceway’s 60th anniversary. Participants in the 1966-1972 Trans-Am and 1966-1972 Trans-Am 2.5 Liter groups, will once more return to the...
Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson,...
(From Left to Right): Steve McQueen, Pedro Rodriguez, Masten Gregory, Peter Revson, Mario Andretti.Photos: Hal Crocker That was Mario Andretti’s comment after the drive of his life…an impossible dream. He said so after he had just won the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring for Ferrari in the most incredible nail-biter...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing...
Using his pioneering style of “photo realism,” Dutch-born artist Arthur Benjamins created this commemorative print of Tony Adamowicz and the Milestone Racing Porsche 911 that he drove to the 1968 SCCA Trans-Am’s under-two-liter championship. The original was first shown at Barrett-Jackson’s 2016 Scottsdale Auction, and the image is available in 27-inch...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was...
Jo Siffert Peter Revson 1 Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez drive a NART Ferrari 250 GTO to victory in the 1000K...
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 V8 of 5-liter displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics between the governing body, race organizers...
News emerged last week that former Super Vee champion and Indycar racer Bill Alsup (above, David Hutson photo) had died...
Giuseppe Campari Riddelle Gregory 3 The ISRS race at Zolder, Holland, is won by Didier Theys and Freddy Lienhard, driving...
The under two-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 in 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. This...
Mallala Motorsport Park, Mallala, South Australia April 23–24, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Despite the weather, the IROC Camaro proved capable on both the oval track at Rockingham and Silverstone’s club circuit. Photo: Pete Austin...
Tom Kendall may be best remembered for his dominant 1997 championship season in the SCCA’s Trans-Am series when he set a record with 11 consecutive victories in Jack Roush’s All Sport Ford Mustang on the way to his fourth Trans-Am crown, but he’s much more than that. He began his...
Denny HulmePhoto: Hal Crocker Jim ClarkPhoto: Trevor Taylor Collection 2 The TWR Jaguar XJR-6 is driven for the first time...
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He...
Denny Hulme Gianpiero Moretti 1 Gober Sosebee, driving a Chrysler, wins the NASCAR Grand National race at Hayloft Speedway in Augusta, Georgia (1952). 2 Henri Pescarolo and Gerard Larrousse drive a Matra M670B/C to victory in the 1000-kilometer sports car race at Imola, Italy (1974). Become a Member & Get...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
Augie Pabst: Behind the Wheel By Robert Birmingham Augie Pabst grew up an heir to the family brewing business, and one...
• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation has selected motorcycle champion Paul Goldsmith, and veteran car owner Pat Patrick as this year’s class at its Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Goldsmith is better known for his stock car exploits with both USAC and NASCAR, but he also made six starts in...
Rick Mears will always be known as one of the few men ever to win the Indianapolis 500 four times,...
In late March, around the time of the New York Auto Show, Jaguar made the surprising announcement that it would...
Eddie Rickenbacker Rick Mears 1 Roberto Lippi drives a Stanguellini to victory in the Formula Junior race at Vallelunga, Italy (1958). 2 Gerhard Mitter and Udo Schutz lead a Porsche 908 1-2-3 finish in the Targa Florio road race in Sicily (1969). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
• On page 30 of this issue, readers will find Brian Redman’s account of his first three victories at Spa,...
Former SCCA hot shoe Art Huttinger has died from heart failure in a Florida Veteran’s Hospital at the age of...
• British racing legend, Formula One television analyst, 2009 Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee, businessman and all-around raconteur David Hobbs will share his escapades as the highlighted guest speaker during the annual Picnic in the Park at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on Saturday, August 20. The annual picnic...
