Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, UK February 23-25, 2018 One of Lancia’s Delta HF Integrale rally cars.Photo: Pete Austin Become a Member...
Palm Beach Int’l. Raceway, FL February 16-17, 2018 The Revs 1963 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport (chassis 004) with Gunnar Jeannette driving.Photo:...
Wow Gilles!—Villeneuve, The Undying Legend By Ercole Columbo Thirty-six years after his untimely death at Zolder, the legend of Gilles Villeneuve remains intact, alive and well, even celebrated, as fans around the world refuse to forget him. The diminutive French Canadian possessed a spirit that did not understand either giving...
A little more more than 50 years ago, Montreal, Canada was busy preparing to host the 1967 World’s Fair, to...
Mike Cantillon, Martin O’Connell, Nicky Pastorelli, Alex Kapadia, Graham Wilson/David Pittard, Gareth Evans and Mike Gardiner/Andy Wolfe were among the...
The BRM Association held their annual track day at Blyton Park, Nr. Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. A good number of attendees including ex-employees, drivers, owners and enthusiasts enjoyed dry, although windswept conditions and witnessed demonstration runs of some of the BRM marque former challengers including the famous 1957 P25 that in the...
Two of the most beloved winners in the history of the Indianapolis 500 will bring their unique storytelling style to...
The France Family, along with Jim France, will be honored on June 28 by the International Motor Racing Research Center...
1969 Mirage M2-BRM The Mirage profiled here is no optical illusion, although it is certainly as beautiful as some optical illusions can be. Only three Mirage M2s were ever built. They showed potential in the World Sports Car series, but their development was cut short when Porsche came knocking at...
In addition to being a world-class powerboat racer, Lou Fageol was passionate about cars and racing. His twin-Porsche creations were...
On February 20, the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team launched its new challenger, the C37, for the 2018 Formula 1 championship. Frédéric Vasseur, Team Prinicpal, commented, “I am very much looking forward to the 2018 season, and to seeing Marcus (Ericsson) and Charles (Leclerc) on track. We have put lots...
Giuseppe Campari discovered 17-year-old Giulio Ramponi in 1919, when the youngster was working as a trainee for a Milan fuel...
Jim Crawford would have turned 70 this year. After a brief stint in Formula One with Lotus he rebuilt his...
I’m sure, like many other racing drivers, the first race victory is an indelible moment in time and a memory that lasts a lifetime. My first win is, for sure, because it was that which ultimately led to everything else. It came in a Formula Ford 1600 race at Cadwell...
Remember when Hollywood used to produce the odd “fun” movie—in somewhat the same theme as “the Grand Old Opry?” A...
In the early going of the 1934 Coppa Acerbo, in Pescara, Italy, Hans Stuck’s Auto Union Type A led Achille...
April 2018 Jackie Oliver prepares to take the Gulf Mirage M2-Ford out for practice prior to the 1969 running of the 1000 Kilometers of the Nürburgring, as co-driver Jacky Ickx looks on at left. They retired in the early laps of the race with suspension problems. Photo courtesy of: THE...
The world is full of confusing racecar stories. This is one of them. I read with great interest, Jonathan Stein’s...
Jim Hall, driving a Lister-Chevrolet, wins the sports car feature race at Hondo, Texas (1959). 1 • Dan Gurney, driving a Climax-powered Lotus 18, wins the USAC Road Racing Championship Formula Libre event at Hilltop Raceway in Bossier City, Louisiana (1962). 4 • Greg Weld, sprint and Indy car racer...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
Bathurst, NSW, Australia February 2-4, 2018 Ryan Curnick’s Porsche 911 being chased by the Austin-Healey 100/6 of Zach McAfee and...
Daytona Int’l. Speedway, FL January 26, 2018 David Hinton in George Tuma’s ’69 Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona.Photo: Griffith Bean 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...
Palm Beach Int’l. Raceway, FL January 24-28, 2018 A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member & Get...
April 2018 Whatever Happened to the Gold Cup? by Mike Allen Once retirement is upon us, whether forced by age...
April 2018 • The 41st edition of Historic Sportscar Racing’s Classic Motorsports Mitty returns to Road Atlanta, April 26-29, with a celebration of all things Nissan as it honors the Japanese manufacturer. For decades Nissan has enjoyed a large presence in all forms of North American motorsports, from the ubiquitous...
In the early 1950s, Alejandro De Tomaso convinced his friend Fulgencio Batista, then the president of Cuba, to organize an...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were...
Photo: Hal Crocker It is with a great deal of sadness that I write about Dan Gurney, who died on January 15. We were close friends and our times together go back to 1955 when he raced at Torrey Pines. A number of those among us stood head and shoulders...
