Each February, we devote a special section of the magazine to the issue of safety and safety gear. This year,...
Regardless of where in the world you live—or whether you follow the financial markets—you’d be hard-pressed to not be familiar...
I have to say, that when it comes to motorsport, my wife has been amazingly tolerant of my little affliction....
We were very honored to be given the opportunity to work with Porsche Cars North America to produce this special...
Whether you work on your own cars or not, at some juncture in your life you inevitably have to pick up a tool to fettle something on your car. Whether you consider your tools a necessary evil or an extension of your person, I think we can all find meaning...
As we’ve done each of the ten years we’ve now been in publication, this month we focus all of the...
Back in late May, I flew over to England to, among other things, be a part of the GPLive event...
In early April, I made my way to Las Vegas for the inaugural Champ car Vegas Grand Prix. This new event featured just three races through the streets of downtown Las Vegas, the main Champ car race, an Atlantic race, and a historic Formula One race sanctioned by Historic Grand...
Like any good race-nut, over the years I’ve tried to chip away at my list of the “great automotive wonders...
Since the very dawn of motorsport, automobile racing has been governed by rules. The very first motoring competition was the...
Late last month, just as we were going to press, we learned of the tragic and untimely death of ’70s Formula One star Clay Regazzoni. Regazzoni was driving on the Italian Autostrada, on his way to a club function, when he lost control of his specially-equipped Chrysler Voyager and crashed...
Now that VR has editorial offices in the U.S., the UK and Australia, I’ve been fortunate to make a lot...
As we’ve become familiar with, over the past two decades, the concept of ground effects—that is managing the airflow underneath...
I find it really hard to believe that this issue of Vintage Racecar is our 100th! I recently had a full set of back issues bound and it is kind of amazing to look back at all those issues and the improvements that the magazine has gone through over these...
In several sections of this month’s issue, you’ll find coverage of just a small sampling of the constellation of events...
For the better part of two years now, you’ve witnessed an ever-growing amount of articles, photos and event coverage originating...
Time flies when you’re having fun…or trying to make a relentless deadline every month! With all the work that went into last month’s Cooper special issue, it almost slipped by me that this issue, marks our nine-year anniversary. It feels like only 15! As a policy, each year we’ve tried...
Due to the peccadilloes and vagaries of the publishing world, I sit here writing this column in the beginning of...
I recently had one of those “milestone events” that if a man is really lucky, might happen just once or...
As you’ve hopefully noticed over the past couple of years, we’ve been bringing you quite a bit of content from the “Land Down Under.” I’ve always known that Australia is one of the most underrated automotive cultures in the world, but I really didn’t realize how much so, until I...
This month’s Racecar Profile is really interesting to me because I think it typifies the diversity and general accessibility of...
As you’ll see on page 38, this issue marks the launch of yet another new column. One of my goals,...
Last summer, I was getting ready for a race here in California. It was a typically hot, Southern California day and so I was, of course, hesitant to get suited up any sooner than I had to. Once the time finally came, I walked into a friend’s trailer and joined...
For decades now, one of the most sought-after and desirable accessories for any historic racecar has been the possession of...
Not only did I enjoy reading Art Evans’ column this month on his first race as a competitor (click here...
As I sit down to write this month’s column, Halloween quickly approaches. The stores are jammed to the gunnels with such traditional Halloween fare as inflatable, motorized lawn ghouls, 300 metric tons of extra-hyperactivity-inducing candy, and of course costumes. Yes, the streets are starting to look a bit scary with...
I always dread Mondays. How is it that in the two short days that you and everyone else is out...
Seems hard to believe, but this issue marks the 7th anniversary of Vintage Racecar Journal. What started as a seemingly...
While I wasn’t sure if I’d ever be able to say this again—I really enjoyed watching this year’s running of the Indianapolis 500. Though I want to come back to this in a future column—as I thought this was one of the best Indy 500s in recent memory—there was one...
