John Watson was one of those rare beasts: an Irish Grand Prix winner. It was a feat pulled off by...
My career, like many people, started in Formula Ford, in 1971, before progressing to Formula Italy, and on to Formula...
The best cars I ever drove were the John Player Special, which gave me the 1972 Formula One World Championship, and the Penske that took me to many Indycar wins—and the 1993 Indy 500, too. Both cars could adapt to the different circuit characteristics that each championship series, at that...
It is well known that some great stock car road racing took place at the Riverside International Raceway. Dan Gurney...
People have often expressed surprise that the Indianapolis 500 was included in the World Championship, between 1950 and 1960. For...
Sir Stirling Moss scored the first of his three Monaco Grand Prix wins in 1956 with this Maserati 250F, nipping ahead of rival Juan Manuel Fangio’s Ferrari on the opening lap and staying out front the rest of the way. During his pursuit of the leader, Fangio later bent his...
September 2009 Led away from the start by Graham Hill’s Rondel Racing Brabham BT36, the field for the August 30,...
Having raced at “Mid-O” in karts and cars since 1964, the track’s site picture is indelibly scribed on the inside...
Ever wonder what it must’ve been like way back when during those early shade-tree mechanic days when racers would vanish into their garage and emerge months later with a car of their own design? Building a racing special in the ’50s was one thing, but by the time the Can-Am...
George Follmer Willy Mairesse 2 Belgian Formula One and sports car racer Willy Mairesse commits suicide (1969). 4 Arturo Merzario...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules and powered by American production-line V-8 engines of 5-liter displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics among the governing body, race organizers, and team owners...
Pete Lyons How do you stop a racing runaway? Well, you might try throwing more races in its way. Ending...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, England May 30, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN May 29, 2009 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 our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA May 29–30, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ May 29–30, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Prescott Speed Hillclimb, Cheltenham, UK May 23–24, 2009 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 our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Buttonwillow Raceway, Buttonwillow, CA May 16–17, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
September 2009 Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed By Michael Argetsinger The difficulty in chronicling a career as diverse as Mark Donohue’s is that there are so many tales to tell it becomes difficult to know, as Bob Seger says, “what to leave in, what to leave out.” Become a...
They linger in legend long after the last echoes of Offenhauser exhaust faded into the breeze blowing across the hallowed...
The Automobile Club de Monaco has announced that the seventh Grand Prix Monaco Historique has been scheduled for May 8–9,...
Vintage Racecar was stunned to learn of the tragic death of Henry Surtees while he was competing in Round 4 of the FIA Formula Two Championship at Brands Hatch, England. The accident happened, on Sunday, July 19th, midway through race 2 when he was struck by an errant wheel from...
The helmet and goggles worn by Sir Stirling Moss when he won the 1957 British Grand Prix, Aintree, assisted by...
The famous Jaguar museum in Coventry, England, has been re-launched. This follows the renaming of the Trust that owns it...
Aiming to build on the foundation of a successful inaugural, the second Legends of Riverside event has been scheduled for the weekend of March 26–28, 2010. Part film festival, part gala, and part reunion, the renewal of this year’s sold-out weekend should once again draw a fine collection of racing...
Luigi Chinetti’s iconic North American Racing Team—represented by Luigi Chinetti Jr.—and several of its legendary drivers, including Sam Posey and...
Peter Arundell showed promise right from the start of his career, finishing 2nd with his MG TC at a BARC...
The grounds around Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England, were alive to the sound of horsepower! On land, water, and in the air, there was much for the 35,000 “Pageant of Power” crowd to enjoy. For the second running of this event, subtitled the “Goodwood Festival of the North,” the displays of...
