More than 80 years ago, two fabulously wealthy young American brothers, accompanied by their butler, flew a primitive plywood-based biplane...
Clive Chapman, son of famed Lotus founder Colin Chapman and the guiding light at Classic Team Lotus, revealed an interesting...
In the heady, but risky, days of British specialist sports car manufacture in the late 1950s, the intrepid characters involved could have been forgiven for not believing that there was a thriving company in Cape Town, South Africa, building a sleek two-seater called the GSM Dart. Not only was it...
In the pantheon of British racing greats, few have attained the near mythical status of Britain’s first Formula One World...
Jo Bonnier Vic Elford 3 Mosport International raceway in Ontario, Canada, opens with club races (1961). 5 The “Golden Submarine”...
Five-time Safari Rally champion and current FIA World Rally Championship commission president Shekhar Mehta died from pneumonia on April 12, he was 60 years old. Mehta first drove in the Safari Rally in 1971, when Datsun’s first choice driver Joginder Singh switched to Ford and, as a result, Mehta was...
Ford GT40 Chassis #P1047, one of four MK llb’s and the last one to be accounted for, has been unearthed...
Colin Chapman Mike Spence 1 Ayrton Senna dies in a crash during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, Italy...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, thus starting the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula...
May 2006 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 By Peter Collins & Ed McDonough Of all the postwar, long-distance, sports racing prototypes,...
As detailed in this month’s “Racecar Profile,” the Alvis Car & Engineering Company has a rich road and racing heritage...
In 1962, Georges Filipinetti, a wealthy Swiss buisnessman and diplomat, founded his namesake racing team, essentially a Swiss national team, whose primary purpose was the development and promotion of promising Swiss drivers. Filipinetti provided his drivers with the best cars available of the day, Porsche RSK and 904, Ferrari 250...
Jim Clark Peter Bryant 2 Four-time 500-cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion and auto-racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
April 2006 Delage Styling and Design By Richard S. Adatto and Diana E. Meredith Enthusiasts can finally enjoy a book written in English about the historic French Delage marque, which manufactured road and racecars from 1929 to 1953. The book provides an account of the beginnings of the company founded...
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number...
As you’ll see on page 38, this issue marks the launch of yet another new column. One of my goals,...
Frank Williams Erik Carlsson 3 The Intrepid, with Wayne Taylor driving, makes its IMSA GTP racing debut with a 2nd place finish at West Palm Beach, Florida (1991). 5 Rally champion Erik Carlsson is born in Trollhattan, Sweden (1929). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Pete Lyons Night racing. Why do we love it so? I think one reason is, darkness adds another dimension to...
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March 2006 Adidas Racing Boots Adidas has a long history of supplying high-quality racing boots, and Fyshe Limited is now...
As we’ve said in this space many times before, thank heaven for the Internet’s ability to share one man’s obsession...
Tech—IT’S OK! by Bob Williams, Chief of Tech & Safety Inspections, Sportscar Vintage Racing Association For some race entrants, technical inspection is a moment of worry, for others, a social moment to share and exchange prep ideas, discuss specific rules compliance, and carry out the inspection. Some entrants consider Tech...
Round Sainte-Devote depicts the start of the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix with Jackie Stewart and Chris Amon leading the field...
Graham Hill Frank Costin 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroen (1989). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell, and Al...
From 1964–1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Jr. However, with that category’s demise at the end of 1963, F2 was...
Pete Lyons 2006 already! Those mileposts are just whizzing by, aren’t they? I feel like I’m riding up Pikes Peak...
February 2006 BMC Competition Department Secrets With Marcus Chambers, Stuart Turner, and Peter Browning While the name of the book...
If you’re a reader of this magazine, then chances are good that you are already something of a connoisseur of automotive photography. Beautiful automotive photography is certainly an art form onto its own, but when that art is combined with the capture of a piece of significant history, there is...
