Racing’s fabled “Pink Lady,” Donna Mae Mims, the first woman to win an SCCA National Championship, has passed away at...
Today almost exclusively remembered as the genius behind the competition cars named for a road-running bird in the southwest, Jim...
Part II We concluded last month’s opening segment of John Wright’s interview with Bruce Kessler as he was preparing to start what would come to be recognized as the defining race of his life. Bruce Kessler Can you describe the main race at Lime Rock in 1957, where you were...
Call me a jinx if you like. No sooner did I put the finishing touches on last month’s column about...
Fon de Portago Michael Andretti 1 Sarah Fisher, the first woman to compete in the Indy Racing League, is born (1980). 2 The first road races are held through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York. They are also the first post-WWII races held in the United States and the...
The Petersen Automotive Museum and Checkered Flag 200, the museum’s premier membership group, will present another gala tribute this November...
George Follmer Willy Mairesse 2 Belgian Formula One and sports car racer Willy Mairesse commits suicide (1969). 4 Arturo Merzario...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules and powered by American production-line V-8 engines of 5-liter displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics among the governing body, race organizers, and team owners...
While this news has been somewhat eclipsed by the virtual implosion of the U.S. auto industry, after more than a...
Jerry Titus Frank Biela Photo: Stefan Warter 1 George Follmer drives a Ford-powered Lotus 70 to victory in the L&M...
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 racing...
Charlie Kolb passed away June 15 at the age of age 85. The lanky Kolb, who played minor league baseball...
Two events, one forever unforgettable, the other somewhat less memorable, shared the same Sunday, 40 years ago. Heading up the...
When you first meet Walt MacKay, you are struck by what a quiet, modest man he is. Currently, he runs a shop repairing, restoring, and preparing vintage racecars, usually Porsches. Once you dig a little deeper into his background, however, you find a more than merely competent racecar driver, one...
The Eagle Formula Ford that I won the SCCA Runoffs with in 1978 was a car I was involved with...
Like many other sports during WWII, automobile racing experienced a hiatus. Soon thereafter, however, competition resumed. The Formula One World...
I’ve always liked Blackhawk Farms Raceway, a track not everybody knows about. It’s in Illinois, right on the border with...
In my book Vintage American Road Racing Cars, I wrote, “Of all the Kurtis road racing cars, the 500X is...
Fernando Alonso Jim Hall Photo: Keith Booker 1 Nineteen-year-old Vincenzo Lancia, in his first race, drives a Fiat to victory in the 220-km Padua-Vicenza-Bassano-Treviso-Padua race. Also this is the first race for Felice Nazzaro (1900). 2 The first official Formula Ford race is held at Brands Hatch, England (1967). Become...
Arthur Francis Riley, endurance-race driver, and owner of Art Riley Motors in Port Washington, N.Y., for a quarter of a...
Patrick Head James Hunt Photo: Dennis Gray 1 Arturo Merzario and Jacques Laffite drive an Alfa Romeo T33TT12 to victory in the 1,000-km sports car race on the Nürburgring in Germany (1975). 5 Patrick Head, cofounder and Technical Director of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is born (1946). Become a Member...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports;...
There is a man who is not only unknown to the general public but also to much of the racing...
Of all the race tracks that I have driven and raced on in North America, Road America is up there as one of the best (yes, I know, that’s not a news flash). I grew up in Plymouth, 5 miles from the track’s gate. I’ve been going to this track...
Bill Milliken has had an interesting life. As an engineer in both the aviation industry and later consultant to the...
This is a little-known story, but the real father of Riverside Raceway was Jim Peterson. I thought this would be...
