Stirling Moss and Juan Manual Fangio were partners at Mercedes-Benz in 1955. They later became rivals, Fangio at Ferrari with...
Sydenham Trophy Race, Crystal Palace, May 20, 1939. Prince Bira in his E.R.A. chases Hans Ruesch’s Alfa Romeo 8C35 up the hill to South Tower corner. Ruesch won his preliminary heat from Bira, but the “eight stone of dynamite from Siam” (as the program called him) won the final at...
Bruce Bromme Sr. was born in 1917, and shortly thereafter was thrust into the world of racing. His father,...
Spiking interest in F3 Dear Editor, Your story on Spike Rhiando and the Trimax gave me the impetus needed to...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars driving a Bugatti (1928). 3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Jean-Pierre Jarier drive a Matra M670 to victory in the 6-hour endurance race at Watkins Glen, New York (1974). Become a Member &...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
Back in the free-and-easy days when you still could cozy up to naked racecars right out in plain sight, some...
An E.R.A. Album, 1973-2010 By Alan Cox Publishing and working with publishers can be a brutal experience. As electronic media takes over from the printed word, bringing a general downturn in the industry, great care must be taken to determine what is commercially viable. Now, however, there exist modern alternatives...
As another of our sports car icons, the MGB, marks its 50th anniversary of existence, we thought you should be...
David Scotney was, for many years, the face of Lola Cars at motor racing events around the world. Born and...
If ever an event deserved to be revived, it was the Nassau Speed Weeks. Originally held between 1954 and 1966, names like Hill, McLaren, Penske, Gurney and, of course, Stirling Moss feature on the trophies. It was a high-octane end of season “playoff” in the sun between the Americans and...
Two races at this year’s Silverstone Classic, scheduled for the weekend of July 20–22, will be dedicated to the memory...
There was a flurry of events in Italy to mark the 30th anniversary of Gilles Villeneuve’s death in a crash...
2012 marks the 60th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT and to celebrate that milestone, the Ferrari Museum has organized a series of exhibitions of the most famous cars to bear the 250 moniker. These are the road-going and racing models which, between 1952 and 1963, sported the famous 3000-cc...
Ted Cutting, the man who designed the Aston Martin DBR1 that took Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori to victory at...
Lola Cars, the world’s oldest racing car constructor announced in mid-May that it was entering financial administration due to cash-flow...
Mecum Auctions shocked the auction world with the late May announcement that they would be offering two icons from racing history at their August sale in Monterey. The first announcement was the sale of the STP-sponsored Lotus Type 56/3 Turbine Indy racecar, driven by Graham Hill at the 1968 Indianapolis...
Mercedes-Benz USA and members of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) will bring rare classic cars and contemporary models to...
For the fourth consecutive year, historic South Bass Island in Lake Erie will reverberate to the sounds of sports car...
The second Historic Festival took place at Donington Park in the English Midlands over the weekend of May 5–6. The inaugural event was so successful that the Historic Sports Car Club and Historic Promotions Ltd. chose to stick with their formula of varied on-track action staged in a friendly, accessible...
In a world where the value of words is often diminished by over-use and misapplication, there is absolutely no doubt...
1957 Lotus Eleven LM 150Photo: Shifting Focus It was still very early days for the small, but growing firm of Lotus...
Is 263.4 kph, or 163.7 mph, the maximum speed of a new twin-turbo V12 people-carrier? The speed of a motorcyclist when caught on a British motorway by police camera (true!)? Neither. The figures date back to 1973 and refer to the fastest timed lap ever recorded at the “long” Spa...
Bruce BurnessPhoto: John Zimmermann When last we left Bruce Burness (April VR) he had just initiated his lasting association with...
As you might imagine, a lot of disparate items stream into my email inbox. In addition to the usual barrage...
We’re spectating on a rally special stage. The Monte Carlo, Britain’s RAC, the Acropolis in Greece. Anywhere, it doesn’t matter which. We’re halfway up a gentle roadside embankment stamping our almost numb feet and rubbing shoulders with dozens of other rally fans, waiting. It’s dark, cold, the bottle of whiskey...
Although my home was near to the Zandvoort circuit in Holland, my family had nothing to do with the motor...
In all my career, the very best cars I ever drove were the 1986 Benetton B186-BMW and the 1987 Ferrari...
BBC TV’s Top Gear is seen in 170 countries. There is now an insipid American version, which remakes original programs in a cozy way. The American presenters have had personality bypasses and have yet to look up irony in a dictionary. A while back, Top Gear challenged viewers to nominate...
