Pittsburgh, PA July 15–16, 2006 The 1959 Gemini FJ of Victor Pastore.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Milwaukee Mile, Wisconsin State Fair Park July 8–9, 2006 William Cammarano’s 1953 Kurtis Kraft 500B.Photo: Vintage Velocity Become a Member...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI July 15–16, 2006 Gregory Galdi’s 1976 McLaren M23 F1 heads into the Carousel.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,...
Le Mans, France July 8–9, 2006 The Alfa Romeo 33TT12 of Nicolas Comar and Philippe Rambeaud.Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a...
Chichester, England July 7–9, 2006 Terry Hoyle takes the 1964 Ferrari 330P off the line.Photo: Roger Dixon 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...
October 2006 MG Competition Cars and Drivers By Richard L. Knudson For over 70 years, the MG name has been...
As discussed throughout this issue the 2.5-liter Tasman Series was an annual event consisting usually of eight races run in...
An invitation to drive in the Tulip Rally of 1959 led to my meeting Norman Garrad, manager of the Rootes Competitions Department. He was a rather gruff old chap, known to many as the “Fuehrer.” On reflection, with the aforementioned description, it was rather naïve of me to approach him...
Historic motor racing events and festivals allow former Grand Prix drivers, like myself, to be reunited with racing cars synonymous...
This painting depicts Gilles Villeneuve wininng the 1979 USGP East at Watkins Glen. The victory, his third of the season,...
The “Twenty Guards” Trophy; Brands Hatch, August 3, 1963. Frank Gardner from Australia driving the Ian Walker Racing Brabham BT-5 out of what is now Surtees Corner and onto the new part of the circuit. In 1963, Brabham built two of these mini-BT-8s, fitted with Lotus-Ford twin cam 1,600-cc motors...
Ah, Road America. Four miles of medium- and high-speed corners nestled in the woods of Wisconsin. The type of racetrack...
Robert Benoist Mika Hakkinen 1 Stefan Bellof dies from injuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine of choice was the venerable small block Chevrolet V-8 of 5.0 liters displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics between the governing body,...
Here’s a big four-oh for me: That many years ago this month the Can-Am began, and basically so did my...
Summit Point, W. VA May 19–22, 2006 The 1968 Zink Z5 of Bob Tupper.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member &...
Winton Raceway, Victoria, Australia May 27–28, 2006 Keith Simpson’s Lola Mk1 (#17) stays in front of Graeme Marks and the MacHealey (#21).Photo: Neil Hammond 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...
VIRginia International Raceway, VA June 9–11, 2006 The 1958 AC Bristol of Lee Wilson.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member &...
Oulton Park, UK June 10, 2006 Hubert Fabri neatly negotiates Lodge Corner in his beautifully prepared Aston Martin DBR4.Photo: Paul Tilley 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...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 20–21, 2006 Historic setting for Tipo B Alfa Romeos!Photo: Keith Booker Become a Member & Get...
September 2006 Phillip Island—A History of Motor Sport Since 1928 By Jim Scaysbrook Phillip Island at the southern tip of...
As explored in this month’s “Racecar Profile,” the Sunbeam Alpine was developed by the Rootes Group as a way of creating a more “sporty” two-seater version of the successful Sunbeam Rapier. With the first Series I versions appearing on the scene in October 1959, the Sunbeam Alpine evolved through a...
My first visit to Donington Park motor racing circuit was as an 11 year old lad, with my father. It...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 10, 1959. Stirling Moss turning into the old Gasworks Hairpin at the end of the front straight along the harbor front. Moss qualified his Rob Walker-entered Cooper 51 on pole, the only competitor to get under 1:40. In the race it looked...
I’ve been asked to write a description of how to drive through a corner. Not any corner, a corner of...
Ignazio Giunti Jackie Oliver 4 Count Agusta buys O.S.C.A. from the Maserati brothers (1963). 8 F1 and CART champion Nigel...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included...
