Phil Hill, who became America’s first F1 World Champion 50 years ago, is the subject of a special exhibit at...
The Celebration of Automobiles that proved so popular with fans and participants in 2011 will return to the Indianapolis Motor...
The original idea for this “special” feature had been to do a test on Porsche’s famed Moby Dick…the 935/78 long-tail beast from 1978, the company’s first racecar with water-cooled cylinder heads. However, that particular machine was on tour in China and not due back at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart...
“Gregg, Peter (FA),” was filed between “Greenwood, John” and “Gregory, Masten.” The file, dog-eared and stained with the outline of...
Porsches have scored a record 16 overall victories at Le Mans, 14 similar triumphs in the Rolex 24 at Daytona...
As you’ll read throughout this issue, in honor of this month’s Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV, we’re paying our own tribute to Porsche and perhaps the most iconic sports car of all time, the 911. Looking back over the past 50 years, it’s not difficult to see which two manufacturers have...
It was 11 in the morning. A 25-year-old German pastry cook was sleeping after a hard night’s baking. Until the...
Prior to 1980, I had raced in the United States on a few occasions—I’d done Daytona two or three times...
Of course, my dad gave me the talent to become a racing driver and he helped me a lot. He was not only a successful racer, but also a good and fair sportsman. He taught me a lot of the things that helped me in my career. This year saw...
Porsche is one of those marques about which I feel ambivalence. Unless the six numbers click into place on the...
This original water color painting by Uli Ehret shows the IMSA GTX class Porsche 911 RSR driven by Larry Perkins,...
Sebring, March 21, 1981. The grid for the 12 Hours pulls out for the warmup lap, led by the fastest qualifier, the Porsche 935K3-80 of defending IMSA champion John Fitzpatrick and co-driver Jim Busby, but in the end its gearbox would let them down. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become...
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Lotus Bashing? Photo: Pete Austin Dear Editor, OK, we get it, Mike Lawrence doesn’t like Colin Chapman. Like all critics, Lawrence...
Jack Brabham Francois Cevert 2 Frank Griswold drives an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 to victory in the Junior Prix, the first road race through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York (1948). 3 Brian Redman drives a BRM-Chevrolet to victory in the Interserie race at Hockenheim, West Germany (1971). Become...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Its svelte silhouette has been a fixture of our sport for—take a breath—practically half a century. Incredibly, the lines and...
Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, Milwaukee, WI July 8–9, 2011 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...
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Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA July 1-3, 2011 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 partner...
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA June 24–26, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
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Porsche by Mailander By Karl Ludvigsen Rodolfo Mailander was a German photographer whose work had already achieved a degree of international recognition by the time he met author Ludvigsen in 1958. Although by that time he was working for Daimler-Benz, Mailander had been fortunate enough to be on the scene...
When it comes to Porsche and racing, much has been written, both in print and online, about the Rennwagens from...
As the 38th annual vintage racecar weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca rolled to a close, the circuit’s general manager,...
Chic Vandagriff’s influence can be seen in many chapters of the history of motor racing in the United States. One could argue that his involvement began before he was even born, since his grandfather, Harry Buchanan Grey, was one of Barney Oldfield’s riding mechanics at Indianapolis during the early years...
The third annual New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing will take place next January 20-22 and 27-29 at the superb...
Chris Bender scored back-to-back Historic Grand Prix victories with his March 821-Cosworth on consecutive July weekends, winning the feature races...
A.J. Foyt has been named Grand Marshall for next January’s 50th Anniversary running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The fabled Texan won the race twice, in 1983 and 1985, but perhaps a more relevant distinction is that he led the opening lap of the inaugural race in 1962—when it...
