John Grant was elected to succeed Stuart Rolt as Chairman of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) at the Club’s...
• Betty Brabham, the first wife of triple F1 World Champion Sir Jack Brabham, has died following a brief illness...
Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual: McLaren M23 By Ian Wagstaff The first ever publication to bear the name Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual was for the Austin-Healey Sprite, and published in the mid 1960s. The original objective of the books was to show owners how to strip, rebuild, repair and maintain their...
Giuliano Cané, Italy’s vintage motor racing hero, has done it again. In September he won the 2013 Coppa d’Oro delle...
CSRG’s 10th Annual Charity Challenge at California’s Sonoma Raceway attracted a near-record entry, ticket sales hit an all-time record and...
One of the greatest chief mechanics in American National Championship racing history, George Bignotti, has died at the age of 97. Cars prepared by Bignotti won 85 Indycar races—second-most all-time—including a record seven Indy 500s, two each for A.J. Foyt and Al Unser, and single wins for Graham Hill, Gordon...
The three-hour enduro for sports cars that was part of the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix weekend at Riverside in...
Pete Lyons One day during an autowriters’ junket in Europe, we checked into our small country hotel with a good...
1955 was the last year of racing on public roads for Watkins Glen—September 17. It was the 4.6-mile course up on the hill in Dix Township—the one with the mile and a third steep downhill straight ending in a hairpin turn. If you ran out of brakes or just weren’t...
Over his years in racing, Eppie Wietzes drove everything on four wheels, from a Morris Minor with an Austin A40...
I was given the opportunity recently to see an advanced screening of Ron Howard’s much-anticipated movie Rush. I was allowed...
Quiet, thoughtful, modest, Tony Brooks was all of those things, which is probably why his name isn’t exactly on the tip of everyone’s tongue when reminiscing about post-war motor racing heroes. But this unpretentious young man was the strong, determined driver who lit up fast circuits like Spa and Monza...
Hugh DibleyPhoto: Glynn Jones It all began as an end-of-season sojourn in the sun. The Bahamas Speed Week had been...
1991 Williams FW14 (exPatrese).Photo: Pete Austin When I think back, I have two racing cars I would call great. First,...
The Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 was a dominant car in Grand Prix racing’s pre-war era. It was the first...
The Le Mans 24 Hours, June 15-16, 1963. Richie Ginther prepares to climb into the Rover-B.R.M. turbine car that ran...
Photo: Courtesy of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen In 1983 Matt Jones of Livingston, Texas, received an unexpected telephone call from a man in Porterville, California. The man said, “I hear you’re interested in Alfa Romeos, and I have a Disco Volante I want to sell.”...
Paternity Test Dear Editor, While Carroll Shelby was undoubtedly involved in the Italia project (to a greater or lesser extent),...
Gaston Chevrolet Alan JonesPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP to clinch his first Formula One World...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These innovators are in an elite club, their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing sports...
Shelsley Walsh, Worcestershire, UK July 7, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA July 20–21, 2013 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...
Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick, Queensland, Australia July 13-14, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
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Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI July 12–13, 2013 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...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK July 26–28, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Agriculture, Furniture & Marmalade By Greg Mills One of motor racing’s most prolific authors, Dr. Greg Mills, has recently completed...
We haven’t sent you to YouTube for some time now, but feel that this clip, for those who may not yet have seen it, will prove quite worth the effort, as it is both enlightening and educational. For many years, companies that were involved in the sport for commercial or...
