Glorious weather blessed the 60th Anniversary Bentley Drivers Club weekend at Silverstone on August 8-9, a meeting first held in...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars...
Siverstone Circuit, Northants, UK September 12–13, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner...
1958 BRM P25 Chassis 258 It may come as a surprise to many people that Stirling Moss always regarded the...
1982 Porsche 956 & 1988 Porsche 962 It is now 25 years since the Porsche 956 first appeared and started...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, U.K. February 26, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner...
This painting shows the Talbot Lago driven by Louis Rosier being tended by a mechanic at the very first World...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK May 21–22, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Vintage Racecar was asked to play a part in continuing celebrations of 50 Years of the Lister “Knobbly” at the Silverstone Classic. John Pearson organized an impressive parade of 18 Listers between the races at Silverstone. VR’s European Editor, Ed McDonough, was invited to drive Lister founder Brian Lister for...
Just days after his 1959 Le Mans-winning teammate, Carroll Shelby, and a matter of weeks since Ted Cutting, designer of...
My greatest racecar has to be the D-Type Jaguar. Of course, when I drove my greatest racecar it was fairly...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK April 20–21, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner...
Over the course of nearly seven decades of Formula One history, only three men have ever won a World Championship...
The indomitable Sir Stirling Moss made a popular comeback after his frightening accident at his home in March to join...
Over the coming months we will have a series of three interviews with former BRM mechanics who worked with the team during the beginning, middle and end of the marque’s history in Grand Prix motor racing. The first of these interviews is with Richard “Dick” Salmon, now in his 92nd...
Silverstone, England June 5–6, 2004 European Sports prototype trophy race. Carlos Barbot (ex-Bonnier) Lola T70 Mk.3B leads Sean Walker’s 1970...
1957 Aston Martin DBR1 Aston Martin’s relationship with the 24 Hours of Le Mans goes all the way back to...
The seventh running of the very popular Walter Hayes Trophy for Kent-engined Formula Ford cars takes place at Silverstone from November 2–4. The 2006 Trophy was won by Peter Dempsey in a Ray GRS06. Last year, 164 cars took part, while the field has increased each season. The event is...
1959 Costin-Lister BHL133 While the Costin-Lister has proved to be a potent weapon, attention must be paid to both avoiding...
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly...
The International Britax Touring Car Race; Silverstone, July 10, 1965. Oversteer and understeer. Jack Sears and Sir John Whitmore with their Lotus-Ford Cortinas show why saloon cars were so much fun for the spectators (and for the photographers!). Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road,...
My early days of racing gave very few opportunities, starting with a Sprite I slowly progressed to Formula Ford and...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
No fewer than 20 4-cylinder Morgans—a potentially record turnout—have been invited to compete for the Morgan Techniques Trophy at the two-day Bentley Drivers Club 60th Anniversary meeting scheduled for Silverstone on August 8-9. Morgans of all shapes and sizes will also be out in force for the Power Torque Morgan...
There are so many great racecars. I have always liked the Cobra, and I would be very pleased for someone...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
Tazio Nuvolari Biography Tazio Nuvolari a legend in his own lifetime, was known as Il Montavano Volante, the Flying Mantuan. He epitomized courage and daring and for 30 years he amazed the racing world with his exploits on both two and four wheels. He was born November 18, 1892, in Casteldrio...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Porsche 924, the car that would ease Porsche out...
Rene Arnoux learned his trade the hard way, as he fought for the European Formula Two Championship against tough nuts...
I think it was in 1957 that I saw Fangio race at Silverstone, it was a catalyst for me to get interested in motor racing and think of how I could design a racing car. I was always, and still am, fascinated by the technicalities of racing car design and...
