I sit here pondering: “How do you say something about Dan Gurney that hasn’t already been said?” It’s tough. Few,...
From time to time, event organizers make the mistake of asking me to speak or MC at their event. You...
The McLardo Formula One team was proud to announce today the in utero signing of its next driving champion Clive/Calista Shoemaker, to a life-time management deal to commence upon his (or perhaps her) birth this coming August. Team principle Don Rennis, stated that he was pleased to sign the reputedly...
As enthusiasts and students of racing history, we have a natural tendency to idolize, if not deify, the great men...
Say what you will about Bernie Ecclestone, but you cannot deny the fact that he has an eye for a...
Like a large number of enthusiasts in the historic racing community, I was at first startled and then fascinated by the recent unfolding saga of the change in leadership at the Monterey Historics. Once the initial shock of Steve Earle’s departure had set in, many questions began bubbling to the surface....
You’ve certainly heard many of us here at Vintage Racecar lament the fact that today’s racecar drivers seem to be...
I’ve spoken here, on several occasions, about the numerous unfulfilled rumors that have swirled through Formula One over the years,...
I’ve been fairly fortunate in that I have been able to part with various cars in my life, with a minimal amount of pain and sense of loss. I remember when I sold my Lotus 51, my grandfather commented, “How can you sell it after spending all those countless hours...
Call me a jinx if you like. No sooner did I put the finishing touches on last month’s column about...
As I follow the recent political soap opera, which has become Formula One, I can’t help but think of the...
While this news has been somewhat eclipsed by the virtual implosion of the U.S. auto industry, after more than a year of boardroom wranglings and financial maneuverings, it looks very likely that Porsche and its bigger sibling Volkswagen will soon be merging…or, at a minimum, officially joining forces. While this...
No one reveres their heroes like the Brits (well, maybe the Italians). Whether it’s a perpetual race winner like Stirling...
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Aston Martin’s one and only victory at Le Mans. With such a major...
A short time after we went to press last month, it was announced that a new American Formula One team was soon going to be announced. Yawn. Sorry, it’s not that I’m not—yawn—excited by the prospect, it’s just how many times have we heard this over the past…oh, I don’t...
A year or so ago, I wrote here about the number of inquiries I was receiving on my view of...
I read a statistic the other day that totally floored me. In the United States, less than 10% of the...
This issue marks the fourth year that we’ve devoted a portion of our February issue to driver safety. With another new racing season quickly approaching—at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere!—we again feel strongly that this is a good time for all of us to reexamine our...
No doubt by now you’ve heard of the passing of Paul Newman. Newman’s impact on the worlds of acting and...
Grand Prix racing comes with a new look in 2009. Among other significant technical changes—wider cars, grooveless slicks, and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (think “electric power-to-pass”)—there are new aero rules intended to improve a car’s ability to overtake another. Pete Lyons Included is this fascinating detail: Front wings will be...
The planning for this issue was complete and work well under way, when, on August 28, we received the very...
I write this month’s column from Monterey, as myself, most of our staff, and about 3,000-pounds of magazines are here...
Just as we were going to press last month, we learned of the …..tragic death of historic racer Dino Crescentini, at Mosport (VR, News Brief, Aug. ’08). While a fatality at a historic race is always a shock, this one was even more disorienting, as it turns out there have...
In Zen Buddhism it is called a Koan, a question that can only be answered through intuition, not rationale understanding…what...
The history of motor sport is, in many ways, a history of barriers being broken. In the automobile’s 19th-century infancy,...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have to agree, after a formerly reputable automotive radio talk show, Drivers Talk Radio, recently asked me to be a guest. Jeez, how low will these people sink for material? The...
I can think of very few businesses—aside from magazine publishing—where the odds are more stacked against you than being a...
If I said to you the words “historic racing” and “green,” what comes immediately to mind? A British racing green...
OK, see if any of this sounds familiar: I have a racecar in the garage. Well, let me clarify that, I have six crates of parts in my garage. After, I’m ashamed to say, years of business, house remodeling, family commitments, and general inertia, I’ve finally started working on my...
