It is with a profound sense of sadness and loss that I must share that long-time contributor and friend Mike...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
Masters Historic Racing has announced its 2021 Masters USA Calendar with a roll-call of the classic North American road circuits. Next year’s Masters U.S. Tour takes in six stunning North American circuits in a nine-round schedule that goes full circle, starting and ending at Sebring. To add to the excitement,...
Goodwood is delighted to announce that its three flagship motorsport events – the 78th Members’ Meeting, the Festival of Speed...
American racing legend Mickey Thompson was a man in a hurry. He competed in numerous types of motorsport during his career...
Editor Casey Annis selects some of his favorite 2020 book choices for the automotive enthusiast. Shadow—The Magnificent Machines of a Man of Mystery By Pete Lyons Enigmatic American Don Nichols, D-Day paratrooper, Army counter-intelligence officer and controversial entrepreneur, went on to create a racing marque that seems as cloaked as...
After rising from the ashes of postwar Europe, Mercedes-Benz returned to racing in 1952, winning the World Sports Car Championship...
After 40,000 hours of work, Bentley Mulliner has completed the first new Bentley Blower in 90 years, with the delivery...
Aston Martin is known worldwide for its high-profile successes in sports car racing. A famous outright win at Le Mans and a third consecutive victory at the Nürburgring 1,000-km saw Aston Martin crowned World Sportscar Champions in 1959. Multiple class wins at Le Mans stretch from 1931 to this year’s...
The newly formed STD Motors awarded their three marques—Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq—the honor of a racing effort in 1921-’22. Sunbeam...
Jurgen Barth Hellé Nice Alfonso de Portago Jochen Mass 1 Jackie Ickx and Jochen Mass win the 800Km of Selangor...
Modena Aerautodromo, December 21, 1964 Initial shakedown test of Count Volpi’s Serenissima mid-engined V8 GT car, which featured a bespoke 3-liter, double overhead cam V8 engine mated to a 5-speed Colotti gearbox. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax:...
Tony Boynton was like many teenage boys whose primary interest in cars was looking forward to the day when he...
Just as Carroll Shelby’s original Ford-powered Cobra roadster set a new standard for high performance in a sports car, the...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from HSR’s Nov. 6–8, 2020, Daytona Classic 24Hour at the Daytona International Speedway. Photo: Chuck Andersen...
A major celebration has been announced by Motor Racing Legends and Classic Silverstone to mark the 60th birthday of the...
Luigi Chinetti – Ferrari 166 MM – 24 heures du Mans 1949 Luigi Chinetti, teamed with Lord Selsdon, won the 1949 24 heures du Mans at the wheel of a Ferrari 166 MM “Barchetta”. It was the first of 9 wins for Ferrari at the famous race. My art is...
Entries for the 1000 Miglia 2021 are now being accepted through January 18th. Only seven months after last October’s autumn...
Motor Racing Legends has been appointed by Jaguar Classic to run the Jaguar Classic Challenge for the 2021 season. Open...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men with a passion for speed and technology built cars to compete. These innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
Aston Martin Racing has created the Vantage Legacy Collection to commemorate one of the most successful periods in the luxury...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the launch of a brand-new, historic one-make race series for the Ford GT40, with two...
Jacques Laffite Graham Hill Hannu Mikkola John Barnard 1 Allan Moffat and Jackie Ickx drive a Ford Falcon Cobra to victory in the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama in Australia (1977). 3 FISA announces a ban on underwing tunnels on race cars. The ground effects era ends (1982). Become a...
Multiple 24 Hour of Daytona winner, Jim Pace, tragically lost his battle with COVID-19 on November 13, 2020. He was...
The book “Great Marques – Porsche” starts with this paragraph by Dr. – Ing. h.c. Ferdinand (Ferry) Porsche in the...
Seventy years ago, on November 5, 1950, the first Pebble Beach Road Race took place — and the Pebble Beach Concours was born with it. To mark this historic event, Pebble Beach organizers invited Derek Hill to retrace the old road race course driving the very same Jaguar XK120 that...
The Daytona Continental (2000-km), Daytona, February 16, 1964 The grid is ready to go, in pit lane, for the rolling...
The 5th annual Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix held in 1956 achieved international prominence when, for the first time, four...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the...
