Monza, Italy July 9, 2005 Claude Ruiz-Picasso in the Porsche 908/2 that finished 3rd overall in the 1969 Paris 1000-kms....
Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA July 16–17, 2005 The 1963 Daimler SP250 of Charles Magby. Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member...
Monterey, California August 19–21, 2005 The 1971 Chevron B-19 of Jonathan Feiber. Photo: Jim Williams 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...
November 2005 Vukovich By Bob Gates With wins at Indianapolis in 1953 and 1954, it looked as if Bill Vukovich...
When Ferrari decided to withdraw from the sports car championship for 1974, there were a lot of drivers on the...
I think you have to base your answer to the question, “What is the greatest racing car?” on your own experience. I can’t go back and say, “It was Schumacher’s 2004 car” because I didn’t drive it and don’t know what the competition was like. If I had to pick...
During the FIA World Championship of 1965, the Ford Cobra Coupes competed in the Monza 1000 Km. The two-car team,...
The Belgian Grand Prix; Spa-Francorchamps, June 22, 1952. Alberto Ascari tops the hill at Raidillon on his way to another...
Wilbur Shaw Nanni Galli 2 Sportscar and F1 racer Nanni Galli is born in Bologna, Italy (1940). 4 Emerson Fittipaldi drives a Lotus 72 to his first F1 victory in the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York. Jochen Rindt posthumously wins the World Driving title (1970). Become...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
“A great hammer struck my spine, slamming my head back. I forced it down, and stared at the long black...
Le Mans, France June 18, 2005 The 1953 Aston Martin DB 2/4 of Donald Flatt and Alan Cosby finished 14th overall. Photo: Greg Johnson 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...
Pacific Raceway, Seattle, WA July 27-31, 2005 Between the collections of Greg Whitten, Jon Shirley and Vintage Racing Motors, the...
Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia June 25–26, 2005 The 1985 Ferrari 156/85 Turbo of Guido Belgiorno-Nettis. Photo: Steve Oom Become a...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI July 15–17, 2005 Robert Boyce heads for Turn 14 in his bright red “continuation” Cheetah. Photo: Bob Krueger 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...
Mont Tremblant, St. Jovite, Canada July 8–10, 2005 The 1965 ISO Grifo A3/C of John McCaw. Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become...
October 2005 The Marvelous Mechanical Designs of Harry A. Miller By Gordon Elliot White Another in Iconografix’s series of photo...
Mike Smith and his brother, Pat, started shooting pictures of Southern California drag racing when they were kids in the ’50s. By the ’60s, the brothers had caught the road racing bug and began shooting at places like Riverside Raceway and Ontario Motor Speedway. This month’s featured Web site contains...
I first got acquainted with Jackie Stewart when I went to work as a mechanic for Ken Tyrrell in 1968,...
The 1965 Le Mans ended with all six Ford GT40s retiring while 1966 brought the famous three-car finish where Ford achieved its aim of domination over Ferrari with its Mark IIs. There were 12 GT40s entered for 1967. The yellow Mark IV of Bruce McLaren/Mark Donohue, wearing Number 2, finished...
The French Grand Prix, Rouen-les Essarts, July 8, 1962. An excellent close-up shot of Dan Gurney rounding Noveau Monde hairpin with...
Ferdinand Porsche Cale Yarborough 1 Stefan Bellof dies from inuries 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 among the governing body, race...
Pete Lyons Occasionally here you may notice me express disdain for the twisted state modern Formula One has gotten itself...
Danville, W. VA June 10-12, 2005 Tony Wang at the wheel of his 1964 Ferrari LMB. Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become...
Watkins Glen, NY June 16–19, 2005 The 1984 Porsche 956 of Archie Urciuoli is followed by the 1985 Porsche 962 of Bill Hawe. Photo: Walt Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA June 4–5, 2005 Jim Castle, Jr. at the wheel of his spacecraft-like 1980 Porsche 935 K3....
Elkhart Lake, WI May 14–15, 2005 Bill Peter’s 1967 Ford GT 40 MkIV flies through Turn 6. Photo: Fred Sickler...
Chichester, England June 24-26, 2005 Mick Darcy worked his Austin Healey 3000 hard on the Forest Rally Stage. Photo: Peter Collins 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...
