The Qvale Sebring MGBs By 1959, the MG Car Company was looking to update the somewhat dated and underpowered MGA...
It’s the stuff of Hollywood. Likeable, luckless Jimmy Stewart type, after a series of DNFs and an horrific accident that...
A new event in the British racing calendar took place in July 1973, the Avon Motor Tour of Britain. The Tour was based on the Tour de France with similar special rally stages, races at all the U.K. circuits— even a special drag race. Ford entered three Capris for champion...
A racing friend of mine was recently lamenting the fact that he was turning 50 this year. “I think you’re...
Back in the early 1950s I was racing my own Cooper 500 fairly successfully. I managed to beat the works...
As I write this column in late April, the mass media is full of stories about Ayrton Senna. I must be the only person who saw Senna’s early races not to have grasped that I was seeing greatness in formation, but I didn’t. It’s amazing how stories get changed in...
This large painting study was inspired by my first visit to Lime Rock Park 17 years ago. I couldn’t believe...
Richard Petty Antonio Ascari 3 Mark Donohue wins the USAC Champ Car race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, for Team Penske’s first...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were racing identical cars. The idea for this low budget Formula was created by an Englishman named Geoffrey Clarke who had a driver’s school called Motor Racing Stables based at the...
Speaking to a room packed with eager ears, Vic Elford was well into a detailed description of how he used...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California March 26–28, 2004 The 1962 MGA of Ed LaMantia. 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...
California Speedway, Fontana, California March 20-22, 2004 The 1994 Arrows F1 of Imran Husain. Photo: Wayne Kitano Become a Member...
July 2004 Maserati Tipo 63.64.65 Birdcage to Supercage By Willem Oosthoek Sometimes you have to applaud the publisher who will...
This month’s featured Web site is devoted to the many models of MG cars spanning from 1928 to today. This extensive site boasts a wide variety of sections that include news; motorsport; a history of the birth of the company and the genesis of the MG badge; model-by-model history with...
Hundreds of enthusiasts attended the Donington Grand Prix Collection on May 1st to witness circuit owner Tom Wheatcroft and his...
The two-car historic Mustang GTP effort of Americans Richard and Benton Bryan made their European debut at the Group C/GTP...
Former Formula Atlantic champion Bill Brack (1974–1975) has announced the formation of a new Historic Formula Atlantic Association, which will be devoted to organizing historic Atlantic support races in conjunction with modern professional racing events. According to Brack, “There are enough vintage race organizations in North America already holding races...
Millions of roadside spectators had cheered the 2004 Mille Miglia Storica and its 375 cars and crews from 30 different...
HSR-West has announced that it will be holding a special round of the BOSS Super Cup Series at Sonoma, California’s...
Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art will open a special exhibit called “Art of the National Sports Car” on June 13. This exhibit is made up of five sports cars from the collection of historic racer Thomas Mittler. The focus of “Art of the National Sports Car” is to underscore...
Long Beach celebrated 30 years of racing on its famous street circuit with a full weekend of fierce competition that...
