The British Grand Prix; Silverstone, June 20, 1963. Graham Hill really trying hard with his BRM 57 absolutely on the...
When asked to describe one of my favorite sections of racetracks in Australia, very quickly I thought of Winton Motor...
December 2007 Vasek Polak Dear Editor, Great article on Vasek, but by now you’ve probably been deluged with messages correcting the picture on page 58, as that most emphatically is NOT Jack, but Pete Lovely. I believe John Edgar entered two 550s in that race. The one pictured looks like...
Harry Miller Keke Rosberg 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, dies...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
This is the sad tale of my first chance to own a sports car and how I blew it—the chance, not the car. No harm came to the car—at least, not until the story was over. I invite you to step back with me 40-some years to the mid-1960s, when...
Lime Rock Park, CT August 31–September 3, 2007 Herb Wetanson’s Royale RT 3-4 leads Tom Malloy’s Lola T-70.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco...
Spa, Belgium August 17–18, 2007 Didier Miquee’s ’72 Chevrolet Corvette inside a BMW M1 at La Source.Photo: Peter Collins Become...
Lime Rock Park, CT August 2–3, 2007 Blasting down the front straight, Nick Grewal in his Lotus 11.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco 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,...
Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA August 17-19, 2007 Henry Schmidt’s 1974 BMW 3.5 CSL is chased by James Edwards’s 1975 Porsche...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 1–2, 2007 The GTAs of Mark Hales and Arturo Merzario in the St. Mary Trophy Race....
December 2007 Alfa Romeo Argentina By Christián Bertschi & Estanislao Iacona With nearly a 100-year continuous history, it may come as no surprise that the Alfa Romeo marque has established a long and unique racing history in most corners of the world. In “Alfa Romeo Argentina,” Argentine enthusiasts Bertschi and...
I can still hear my father, Walter Hayes, saying to me: “Sit there and do not, under any circumstances, move.”...
The greatest racecar has to be the Ford Mustang, no question. I helped homologate it in the first place, and...
Canada’s Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982) was a driver so passionately single-minded that when watching him race one sensed that he would either win a World Championship or die trying. Sadly, the latter was his fate. Graduating from snowmobile racing to the Formula Atlantic series Villeneuve’s victory at Trois Rivieres in 1976...
The Belgian Grand Prix; Zolder, May 13, 1979. Really trying! The wonderful Gilles Villeneuve, father of recent World Champion Jacques...
Although not as famous as its corner mates—the Corkscrew and the Andretti Hairpin—Turn 9 at Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca is...
The Berkeley Coachwork Company of Biggleswade was England’s top manufacturer of trailers in the 1950s. Company topper Charles Panter decided to expand the business’s line and introduced a diminutive economy sports car, designed by Laurie Bond, at the 1956 London Motor Show. These little cars from Berkeley had many unique...
Gaston Chevrolet Ricardo Rodriguez 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital after crashing his Lotus during practice...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete, with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed, as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the...
There are many racing drivers, a lesser quantity of great racing drivers, and a very small number who transcend mere...
Elkhart Lake, WI July 20–22, 2007 Peter Dunn took the Masters F1 race win in his March 761Photo: Keith Booker...
Mt. Tremblant, Canada July 13–15, 2007 The 1971 Lotus 69 of Kyle Kaulback.Photo: Robert Harrington 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...
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH June 28–July 1, 2007 Peter Sauer’s 1966 Shelby GT350.Photo: Mark Scheuern Become a Member...
West Allis, WI July 7–8, 2007 Buck Boudeman’s recreation of the 1916 Miller “Golden Submarine” in Turn 2.Photo: Vintage Velocity 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,...
Pittsburgh, PA July 4, 2007 The 1955 Jaguar D-Type of Tom Mittler.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
November 2007 Racing Sports Cars, Memories of the Fifties By Art Evans Readers of this magazine will no doubt be familiar with Fabulous Fifties columnist Art Evans and his previous books on both the drivers and the tracks of ’50s American sports car racing. In his latest work, Racing Sports...
