Rene Arnoux Achille Varzi 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino, who participated in two F1 races in the 1970s, is born in Japan...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
July 2003 Toyota 2000 GT—The Complete Story of Japan’s First Supercar By Shin Yoshikawa While Japanese cars are often overlooked by historic racing aficionados and classic sports car enthusiasts alike, several Japanese models built in the late ’60s possess a rich road and race history. One of the most notable...
In 1956, Porsche introduced a slightly modified Spyder, the 550A. Exterior changes were mainly from the doors back with a...
Denis Hulme Jean Alesi 2 F1 racer and Can-Am champion Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing his M8D Can-Am racer at Goodwood, England (1970). 10 Jim Trueman, owner and founder of Truesports Racing, dies from cancer 16 days after his team wins the Indianapolis 500 (1986). Become a...
The over 2 liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations...
June 2003 Le Mans 1970-1980 Archives d’un passione By Michael Bollee Michel Bollee never loses sight of the fact that...
While the famed Nürburgring circuit tends to be the one that most people associate with German motorsport, the scenic Solitude racecourse, located outside of Stuttgart, also enjoys a very long and rich motorsport tradition. First used as a hillclimb course for motorized bicycles in 1903, Solitude went on to hold...
The aspect of motor racing which I admire the most is the production racing car industry. You can make a...
In 1954, Jaguar introduced the D Type, a replacement for the successful C Type which had won Le Mans in...
Harry Miller Tony Adamowicz 1 Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson win the Mille Miglia in just over 10 hours, a record never to be broken (1955). 1 Graham Hill passes his rookie test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indianapolis 500 (1963). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
May 2003 King of the Boards By Gary D. Doyle While he is usually overlooked or virtually unknown to the...
On Feb. 15-16, a special reunion of engineers, designers, racers and enthusiasts of the Toyota 2000 GT was held in...
Under most circumstances, I run a mile from making predictions. At an early age, I noticed that all bookmakers lived in a big house and drove a big car, while everybody I knew who poured over form books for hours, got very excited if – once in a blue moon...
Walter Hayes Jim Clark 1 Count Eliot Zborowski killed in accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France (1903). 1...
Two liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports;...
April 2003 Colin Chapman – Wayward Genius By Mike Lawrence This is the authoritative work on Chapman, no doubt about it. It pulls no punches and removes all sentiment from a consideration of the real Colin Chapman. Mike Lawrence is probably the hardest researcher in the business and he has...
While it is oftentimes overlooked, north of the equator, Australia and New Zealand have a long and rich motor racing...
I swear to you, I don’t know how it could have happened. I had been so diligent, for so long...
When I was at school I used to sit at the back of the French class and I always looked busy though I hardly learned a word of French. I looked engrossed in my work because I was designing an Austin Seven-based 750 Special which would make me the next...
Bernd Rosemeyer Ferdinand Porsche 6 Chris Amon wins the Pukekoke, New Zealand, Tasman Cup race (1968). 7 Gioacchini Colombo joins...
January 2003 Race Driver By Lansharks Considering how long the personal computer has been around, it seems surprising that no...
This month’s featured Web site is an impressive and extensive archive of photos and results from the last 40 years of professional motorsport. The organization of this site separates the content into decade-by-decade sections devoted either to Formula One or professional sports car racing. Pick a decade from the ’60s...
Colin Chapman Michele Alboreto 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run...
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