Well. Me sir? Gosh sir. Writing an obituary of Bill Boddy is rather like an everyday cinemagoer writing the obituary...
Lyn St. James has been named Grand Marshal for the 8th Annual Charity Challenge of the Classic Sports Racing Group...
Showing more dedication than common sense, vintage racer and contributing writer John Nikas will try to avoid catastrophic fire while leaking oil and shedding parts as he drives a borrowed Austin-Healey 100 from Newport Beach, California, to Charleston, South Carolina, and then back to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in time...
In 1951 Froilan Gonzalez raced to victory at Silverstone to win the British Grand Prix. It was the first Grand...
Roy Winkelmann, probably best known for running the team with which Jochen Rindt rose to prominence by recording nearly two...
The 3rd annual Motorsports and Memories event, set for September 17 at historic Meadowdale Raceways in Carpentersville, Illinois, will feature the 1959 B Production National Championship-winning Purple People Eater MkIII Corvette team from Nickey Chevrolet. Nickey followed up a 1958 BP National Championship with an equally dominating performance in 1959...
The headline story from this year’s Le Mans Legends race, prelude to the main 24-hour event, was the announcement of...
A new partnership took its place on the vintage racing landscape in July as Cris Vandagriff’s Historic Motor Sports Association...
One of the most versatile drivers motor sport has ever known is to be honored at next year’s Amelia Island Concours, when Vic Elford will serve as Honorary Chairman for the annual affair. The Englishman known as “Quick Vic” by his contemporaries won major events and championships in both racing...
The centenary of the first running of the Indianapolis 500 was celebrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 1-3)...
Heavy Duty Lightweights 1961 Jaguar XKE “Coombs Lightweight” & 1963 Jaguar XKE “Qvale Lightweight” Photo: Pete Austin The year 2011 marks 50...
Automobile manufacturers have long used racing as a tool for both exploring new technologies and advancing marketing agendas, and one of the richest of these competition records belongs to Jaguar. In North America, much of that history has been written by Bob Tullius’ Group 44 Inc. Commencing with an SCCA...
John Coombs was literally born into the motoring business, as his multi-talented craftsman father was already working with automobiles when...
Do you remember the first racecar you ever lusted after? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to own...
A million clichés come to mind. Giant killer is probably the worst, pummelled to death by a thousand newspaper hacks, but that’s exactly what the original Ecurie Ecosse was. A meteor that came from nowhere and took the world’s endurance motor racing crown—twice. It was a shoestring operation working out...
During my mid-teens a particular photograph in Motor Sport caught my eye. It was of an old Aston Martin racing...
I was involved with the E-Type Jaguar right from its inception, initially as an employee under the wing of Lofty...
Fifty years ago, petrolheads woke one morning to discover that their life had changed, their horizons had widened. Suddenly there was the Jaguar E-Type, the most beautiful car in the world (Enzo said so) and priced less than four, basic 850-cc Minis—translate to the cheapest Korean import. In the UK,...
The successor to Jaguar’s iconic E-Type was not scheduled to debut until the 1976 model year, and before this happened Jaguar...
At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in June 1963. Americans Briggs Cunningham and Bob Grossman drove this Cunningham-entered, works-supported...
The year was 1980; the place, Road Atlanta. During the parade lap, Motor Racing Network’s sportscaster Mike Joy set the stage for one of the most memorable SCCA Championship races of all time. “C Production Class. These are production sports cars with a limited number of modifications allowed in the...
Indy Dear Editor, Just read this months Vintage Racecar while lying in my bed (NASCAR on in the background) at...
A.J. Foyt Giuseppi Campari 1 A.J. Foyt, driving a Coyote-Foyt, wins the USAC Championship race at Texas World Speedway in...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) 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. This included...
Pete Lyons Have you ever crushed an aluminum can, then found yourself wondering, “Could I straighten it back out, like...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN May 13, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 13–15, 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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Donington Park, Castle Donington/UK April 30–May 1, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA April 29–May 1, 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...
