Not long after making the ridiculous decision to start this magazine back in 1998, I made a trip over to...
As you’ll read elsewhere in this issue, we sadly report that the elder statesman of American motorsport, John Fitch, has...
It’s the end of October as I write this, which is fitting, because I’m being haunted…by one of my former racecars. I received an email from a friend, “Hey, your old Lotus has just been listed on eBay.” Unable to resist the temptation, I logged on and scoured through a...
One of the most inspiring stories in the history of motorsport recently took place, and though few in the motorsport...
Even after almost 40 years of following Formula One, I’m amazed that there are still aspects of the sport that...
Mention the words “Rudi” and “Mercedes” and what comes to mind? Chances are good it will be images of famed driver Rudolf Caracciola wheeling a giant prewar SSK or W154 “Silver Arrow” around some exotic circuit, like the Nürburgring or Tripoli. Yet, there was another Rudi at Mercedes-Benz who arguably...
As you will have read in last month’s Vintage Racecar news, the automotive world lost one of its last remaining...
Whether you are a fan of Formula One or not, it was hard to not read about the recent Bahrain...
As you might imagine, a lot of disparate items stream into my email inbox. In addition to the usual barrage of emails related to articles and magazines and letters to the editor, I also receive a fairly consistent flow of requests for information about cars, drivers and history. While some...
Really? How so, you may ask. While it’s hard to imagine today’s Williams Grand Prix car contributing a single iota...
It sounds like the title of a bad B-movie doesn’t it? They came from the great beyond. Legions of historic racecars hell-bent, with only one purpose…the survival and perpetuation of their own race! Da-Da-Daahhhh!!! While it might sound outlandish and far-fetched, it’s actually not. There is a growing movement afoot,...
Let me get my bias out of the way, right up front—I’m not a NASCAR fan. Though I’ve tried at...
Just as we went to press last month, we heard the tragic news of Dan Wheldon’s fatal accident in the...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I had the good fortune to be given the opportunity to drive the 1979 March 79V Super Vee that Dennis Firestone drove to that year’s USAC “Mini-Indy” championship. I have a certain affinity for Super Vees, both in having raced a Ralt...
Over the past two months, you may have noticed several news pieces in the magazine about the seemingly insane attempt...
As you’ll read throughout this issue, in honor of this month’s Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV, we’re paying our own tribute...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I recently had the great honor of being invited to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to test drive the mighty 1909 Blitzen Benz. This was an event that pegged a lot of firsts for me: My first trip to the Speedway; My first...
Do you remember the first racecar you ever lusted after? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to own...
In March, The Legends of Motorsports group —who kicked off their sophomore year at Barber Motorsports Park this May—sent out...
Formula One crossed an historic turning point on March 2, but I think it is safe to say that almost no one realized it. A new era was ushered in that could, at least in my opinion, change the very face of the sport from this point going forward. Interestingly,...
By now you will likely be aware that this month marks the 100th anniversary of that most hallowed of American...
You may have looked at this month’s cover car and said, “That’s not vintage!” You might also have looked at...
Every job has its drawbacks and its drudgeries. While writing for VR is a passion that all of our staff share, we all carry a heavy heart and a certain sense of dread when it comes to obituaries. Very sadly, for the 13 years that we have been in publication,...
I’d like to talk with you for a moment about Regularity. Relax. This conversation has nothing to do with Metamucel,...
Recently, I was judging at a racecar concours in Southern California, when I ran into an old friend named Dave...
“My name is Casey; and I’m a recovering Triumph owner.” Or at least that’s how I’ve felt for a number of years. They say you can’t change where you come from, and I suppose that adage is as true in cars as it is in life. My first “collector” car...
I think it is easy for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere to underestimate the global racing contributions...
This month’s test drive of the new Lotus Evora (see Product Review, pg 78) got me thinking about my own...
In honor of its 75th anniversary this year, we’ve partnered with Jaguar to bring you this special issue commemorating the famed British marque’s long and illustrious racing history. Within these pages you’ll read of Jaguar’s virtual dominance of Le Mans in the ’50s, its triumphant return to La Sarthe in...
