NASCAR champion Benny Parsons, Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva and Le Mans 24 Hour king Hurley Haywood will lead a...
Maurice Trintignant died in the early hours of Feb.13 at his home in Vergeze Gard, France. He was born Oct....
The 30th National Convention (SAAC-30) of the Shelby American Automobile Club will be held at the California Speedway in Fontana, CA June 30–July 3, 2005. The convention starts Thursday with a bus tour of legendary Southern California speed shops and dream car garages, stopping at some of the places where...
Owners and admirers of Turner sports cars in the United States are marking the 50th anniversary of the diminutive two-seat...
The Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races will commemorate the legendary Shelby Mustang GT350R at this year’s 29th annual vintage...
1951 Ferrari 212 Export “Burano” As a VRJ reader, the chances are pretty good that the car you see here has some seminal significance, especially if you were born somewhere between the late 1930s and 1950, or have a long-time interest in proper road racing…or both. I was 14 when...
Bob Wollek and Darren Brassfield drive the rebuilt chassis 108 to 14th overall at West Pam Beachin 1987. Mauro Baldi...
Sunoco was approached by Roger Penske, in the fall of 1965, to sponsor his newly formed racing team. After the...
Robert Daley’s name is pretty much unknown in racing circles these days, but he was at Zandvoort that afternoon in 1960 when Dan Gurney’s BRM P48 lost its rear brakes, plunged headlong into the sand dunes and killed a spectator. Daley overheard Gurney say as he surveyed the tragic scene,...
In this month’s issue, you’ll find a very revealing interview with Robert Daley, who—in addition to being a renowned photographer...
My interest in touring cars goes back to the ’60s when I watched the likes of Jim Clark in a...
You know the eternal pub debate about who is the greatest driver ever, or which was the greatest drive? I’m up for that, provided it is a debate, in a pub, with friends. In the right atmosphere it’s great fun, but it’s best left in the pub. To really know...
This stained glass window was commissioned by Kye Yeung, owner of European Motor Car Works in Costa Mesa, California. The...
Walter Hayes Jim Clark 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles Examiner Herald-Express International...
Two-liter sports racing 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. There was even a European...
It was one of those good races spoiled by bad scoring. After taking the checkered flag at 10 pm, Phil...
Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, CA November 27-28, 2004 The late ’30s Hilegas Midget of Gordon Mensie. The car was formerly owned by Don Vesco of Bonneville fame.Photo: John Wilson Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
Monaco January 27–February 2, 2005 11-time American rally champion John Buffum was 2nd overall in the Plymouth Barracuda S with...
April 2005 The Lotus Book—Series 3 By William Taylor For almost 60 years, the Lotus name has been synonymous with...
When the FIA announced a return to pure, purpose-built prototypes in endurance racing—with the introduction of the Group C category for the 1982 season—Porsche knew it needed to design a totally new racecar to succeed the Le Mans–winning 936. However, not since the revolutionary 917 of the early ’70s had...
There is always an argument at the Monte Carlo Historic Rally as to whether the drivers or the cars are...
Brian Redman and Cris Vandagriff ,of the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), announced that the Formula 70 race at this...
The Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series is coming to the U.K. for the first time in 2005. On May 1–2 (the Sunday and Monday of the Bank Holiday weekend), Donington will host a round of the prestigious European series for pre-War sports cars. “There has been tremendous enthusiasm...
Recognized as Australia’s first professional racing driver, David McKay died on Boxing Day, December 26, 2004. Starting out racing MGs...
While long known for record sales of muscle cars and hot rods, this past January’s annual Scottsdale, Arizona auctions also...
A well-established fixture on the annual calendar each February, the Southern Festival of Speed covers four weekends on New Zealand’s South Island, home to fabulous local machinery, some excellent restoration workshops and (usually) good summer weather. The SFoS starts at the Ruapuna circuit, near the very “English” city of Christchurch,...
Tom Wheatcroft, 82, owner of the Donington Park circuit and the Donington Grand Prix Collection, recently received an honorary doctorate...
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame recently inducted the late Grand Prix and sports car driver Masten Gregory into its...
Close racing, the largest field in the history of the series and great weather combined to create an exciting start to the 2005 Shell Ferrari/Maserati Historic Challenge season. Two races were run at Moroso Motorsports Park as part of the Cavallino Classic, a traditional Ferrari-oriented festival held in Palm Beach,...
