Recently I was traveling from Florida to West Virginia to race in the Jefferson 500. I stopped at the half...
Photo: Peter Collins Prior to retirement, the UK’s greatest motor racing commentator, Murray Walker, informed and entertained audiences with a...
When last we left Formula 5000 (VR April 2014) Jody Scheckter had just overcome challenger Brian Redman for the 1973 crown, and despite the exit of title sponsor L&M cigarettes the series was looking ahead to what promised to be a new era of fierce competition in ’74 as the...
Teddy Pilette Belgian racing driver Teddy Pilette is a third-generation racer of the Pilette motor racing family. His grandfather, Theodore,...
Not long ago, our resident sage—the good Dr. Lawrence—noted that innovations in road cars have always come from sports cars,...
Miss Moss wrestled the beastly Austin-Healey 3000 to victory in the 1960 Liege-Rome-Liege Rally, likely the greatest drive of her distinguished career. Really, this column should be called “Heroine” this time, because it’s about one of the greatest stars of post-war world rallying, a woman who took on the best...
My favorite racing days were with John Jordan. John Jordan was a great man, he was a true enthusiast who...
Mike Lawrence Recently, I was contacted by a chap in New Jersey who labored under the impression that I know...
This Chevron painting was commissioned by a Japanese client to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Chevron, and published as 300 artist-signed limited-edition prints under licence from Chevron Heritage. Acrylic on canvas, it measures 30 x 20 inches, and includes, from top left to right: B15 F3, Reine...
In the L&M F5000 Championship race at Michigan International Speedway on May 20, 1973, Peter Gethin raced for Marathon/Shierson Racing...
Then. I’ve been hiding something from you. I’m not proud of it, and it’s been going on for way too...
Photo: Peter Collins Quirky…I like it! Dear Editor, What fun to see it again! “One of 12 Gregoire Tractas,” in your Retromobile coverage on page 50 of the May issue. Seems like if they made more than one of this body style they were all the same color. I’ve seen...
Patrick Depailler “Lofty” England 1 James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, wins the German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring. Niki Lauda...
The under two-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
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Second to One: All but for Indy By Joseph Freeman and Gordon Kirby There’s a familiar saying in motor racing, and other sports, that nobody remembers who finished 2nd, and in most respects this is usually true. For the biggest race in the world, however, one might expect a bit...
Dr. Lou Sell I got a Brabham in 1967 and it was supplied by the Russell Racing Organisation, which was...
• The UK’s world famous Pre-war Aston Martin preparation and restoration specialists, Ecurie Bertelli of Olney, celebrated the completion of...
