In 1992, Tim Harvey won the British Touring Car Championship. His lengthy driving career has spanned three decades and he’s...
Kirk F. White took a circuitous route to his successful classic car business in Philadelphia, entering the workforce earlier than...
The combination of GM’s Jim Musser and Jim Hall proved to be one of the most potent combinations in autosport ever, counterbalancing the equally potent combination of Ford and Carroll Shelby. Together, Hall and Musser, along with their teams of brilliant engineers and technicians, produced some of the most famous...
When Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth first met at Lotus, little did they think that one day a racing engine...
His nickname was always “Tony A-to-Z,” in part because his last name was Adamowicz, but in larger part because his...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing career. Perhaps best remembered for his prowess and speed at the wheel of Otto Zipper’s many Porsches in the ’60s, Patrick also enjoyed racing success in a wide variety of...
It’s amazing how some of the names forged into the history of motorsport were first introduced to it. Some have...
You cannot pigeonhole Hugh Dibley as a pilot or a racecar driver, as he has been a racecar constructor as...
Initially, Jean-Pierre Jabouille made his mark in France’s national Formula Three racing in 1968. Not only did he race, but he also maintained his own car and earned enough money to move continually forward to the next meetings. At the time, a certain François Cevert was dominating the French F3...
In this concluding installment of our interview with Trans-Am record-breaker Tom Kendall, we pick up the narrative just after he’s...
Tom Kendall may be best remembered for his dominant 1997 championship season in the SCCA’s Trans-Am series when he set...
Charlie Kemp was born in Mississippi, and his inimitable southern drawl once led Carroll Shelby to say that had Charlie raced as slowly as he talked he’d never have won anything! Charlie did win, however, and he won big. He finished 3rd in his very first race in a jalopy...
Rick Mears will always be known as one of the few men ever to win the Indianapolis 500 four times,...
During 2016 the UK’s Historic Sports Car Club celebrates 50 years since it’s founding. Looked upon by many as “Mr....
Last month we presented the first half of European Editor Mike Jiggle’s interview with engine wizard John Judd, and the discussion continues in this month’s conclusion, as Judd explains how he became an engine manufacturer and talks about his interactions with motor sport luminaries such as Ken Tyrrell and Tom...
Photo: Pete Austin As a wayward young schoolboy, John Judd found it difficult to find employment in the engineering businesses...
We continue our interview with John Grant, now Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club. In Part One we learned...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on that role has had to make many difficult and radical decisions to secure the future of Silverstone Racing Circuit—The Home of British Motor Racing. Some may ask who is John...
Two names have become synonymous with Corvette over the years—Zora Arkus-Duntov and Dick Guldstrand. From the airport circuits of California...
Neville HayPhoto: Kary Jiggle Neville Hay is a great communicator and over many years has provided the commentary at race...
Photo: Tom Schultz Affable and friendly are two words often used to describe Harry Heuer, but on the track he was a fierce competitor for the six years he was active in semi-pro and professional racing—especially with the Meister Brauser team of which he was the organizing power from 1959...
Teddy Pilette Belgian racing driver Teddy Pilette is a third-generation racer of the Pilette motor racing family. His grandfather, Theodore,...
Photo: Hal Crocker Always a pioneer, Denise McCluggage blazed trails for women in motorsports, both on and off the track,...
Jean-Pierre BeltoisePhoto: Thierry Lesparre Over a period of years, VR’s Mike Jiggle and Ed McDonough have had the opportunity to interview French racing driver Jean-Pierre Beltosie who died recently at his summer home in Senegal, at age 77, following a stroke. They have pulled their interviews together in this tribute to...
Christopher TatePhoto: Kary Jiggle Christopher Tate is the Managing Director of Donington Race Circuit in the UK. In his career,...
Marty and Lee Talbot holding Explorers’ flag.Photo: Lee Talbot Family Collection To describe 81-year-old Lee Talbot as a race driver...
Bob Tullius “I have often categorized Mosport as the most exciting and challenging track of all,”says Bob Tullius. “In fact it is my personal favorite. Having won six out of the seven times that I raced there may have something to do with the affection for the place however!” In...
Haskell Wexler is an Oscar-winning cinematographer, taking home the coveted golden trophies for his work on Who’s Afraid of Virginia...
Rick HallPhoto: Mike Jiggle In the first part of this interview, Rick Hall told of his initial foray into the...
Rick Hall Photo: Kary Jiggle If you look around many of the historic racing paddocks today, especially those series that are at the top of the sport, you will see the highly polished truck of Hall & Hall. They regularly get an invitation from Lord March to attend both Goodwood...
