Montlhéry, France March 13, 2004 A Gordini T16 s/n 31. Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Sebring, Florida March 4–7 2004 Jim Oppenheimer’s 1990 Intrepid GTP. Photo: Tom & Linda Kendall Become a Member & Get...
Amelia Island, Florida March 14, 2004 An impressive array of Indy racing history was a crowd favorite. Photo: Hal Crocker 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,...
June 2004 Vanwall—Green for Glory By Ed McDonough When most enthusiasts of ’50s British motorsport, think about the consummate Grand...
Ever wanted to know where you can race in Angola, or what the course at Charade looks like turn by...
Lovers of the fantastic “Group C” period will be thrilled to hear that Group C/GTP Racing, the club running these cars in Europe, has teamed up with Motor Racing Legends to run a race on the Saturday morning of the main race at Le Mans in June 2004. The race...
Five legendary names from the Indianapolis 500 will assume their place among racing legends May 21 at the 2004 Auto...
The regal-sounding Baron Nick Shrigley-Feigl has built a two-seater F5000 car based on the Lola T192. Some 6000 man hours...
The Assi Club has announced the dates for the 10th Anniversary of Le Mitiche Sport A Bassano which will be June, 2004. To celebrate what many historic car enthusiasts consider to be the “best historic touring event anywhere,” the British-based Benjafields Racing Club is sending a team of vintage Bentleys...
The International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen is welcoming two highly distinctive and historic racecars to the Center...
The Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place between June 25–27, and the Revival Meeting will be held on September...
On April 7, the 1952/’53 Clairmonte Special Formula 2 car was sold at H&H Classic Car Auctions’ Buxton sale for £12,000. Considered by many to be a rare “barn find,” the Clairmonte Special is historically significant in that it is credited as being the first car completely designed and built...
On March 2, Louis Unser passed away at the age of 72. Unser was the older brother of Bobby and...
The resume is impressive—college graduate in physics, aeronautical research engineer, licensed pilot and instructor, NASA Astronaut candidate, but there is more. Now add SCCA sports car competition, the Daytona 24 Hour and Sebring 12 Hour sports car races, IMSA-Firehawk Series, and North Atlantic Road Racing Champion. No, we’re not finished...
To have a successful career as a racer and then parlay that into a successful career as a team owner...
The call came late on a Saturday, “I’ve signed us up for a 4-Hour enduro—you in?” Yikes, four hours. As...
Parnelli Jones By 1973, we had a great Indy car team and had won 53 Indy car races. As a result, Firestone, who was a major sponsor for us, wanted us to enter Formula One with Mario Andretti as our driver. So we went over to England and hired Maurice...
Unbelievable as it may seem, the Ferrari 250 GTO was designed by Sergio Scaglietti in just over two weeks. Il...
John Fitch Tony Adamowicz 2 Tony Adamowicz, racer and founding vice president of the Polish Racing Drivers Association, is born (1941). 4 Six-time IMSA Camel GT champion and two-time SCCA Trans-Am champion Peter Gregg is born in New York City (1940). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
Friday evening before the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix, over dinner in a quiet countryside hotel, Mark Donohue told us about...
Phoenix, Arizona January 30–February 1, 2004 Jim Edwards’ 1954 Ol Yellor I. Photo: Don Rosholn 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...
Daytona Beach, Florida January 28–31, 2004 The 1969 Porsche 911T/R of James Moore was one of 51 cars to take...
Stoneleigh, England February 21–23, 2004 If one is good, two must be better. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
May 2004 Women in Motorsport From 1945 By Susan TP-Jamieson and Peter Tuthill The topic of women in motorsport is a fascinating one and has been highly underrated, considering the amount of attention, the number of women who have been involved and the role they have played. Become a Member...
Long time readers of Vintage Racecar Journal will be aware of the husband-and-wife photographic team of Walt & Louiseanne Pietrowicz...
On September 11–12, Britain’s Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC) will celebrate its 70th anniversary with its Vintage and Historic Festival...
Forty Years ago this October, John Surtees added the Formula One Drivers Championship to his already impressive list of World Motorcycle Championships. In recognition of this amazing achievement, Surtees will be honored at a star-filled gala dinner that will also benefit the U.K.’s NARA, the charity assisting individuals with respiratory...
