Is Renault French? Is the Pope a Catholic? I ask because Renault has bought the Benetton team and has renamed...
Duncan Hamilton Jeff Andretti 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). 2 Motorcycle and F1 racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born (1940). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
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April 2002 The Fabulous Fifties—Sports Car Races in Southern California By Art Evans In the first line of this book’s introduction, the author poses the question, “Why a book about one section of one sport during one decade in one part of the country?” Fortunately, the answer is a simple...
There’s a fantastic trend building on the Internet: it is individuals creating Web sites to showcase their old amateur racing...
Is it really March already? The “Ides of March” didn’t bode well for old Julius Caesar, but for those of...
Ralph DePalma Danny Sullivan 2 Indy racer Duke Nalon is born (1922). 3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer...
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March 2002 Racing Maseratis By Giancarlo Reggiani The name Maserati conjures images of some of the most sexy and successful racecars to ever compete on the world stage. Founded by three of the Maserati brothers – Ernesto, Bindo and Alfieri – in the late ’20s, Officine Alfieri Maserati, forged a...
Jim Hall Enzo Ferrari 1 Daytona International Speedway opens for practice (1959). 3 Jim Hall wins the first United States...
February 2002 Mintex Man By Guy Loveridge with Bob Richardson Affectionately known as the “Mintex Man,” Lionel Clegg was one...
This month’s featured Web site is the official site of the American-based Historic Grand Prix (HGP) race group. Made up of over 40 3-liter historic Grand Prix machines and their owners, HGP conducts races at a number of events each year including the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis and...
Bobby Rahal A.J. Foyt 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 6 Indy 500 winner Pat Flaherty...
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While indulging one of my secret vices the other day – watching motorcycle racing on TV – I started thinking about something a commentator mentioned. This is the last year of 2-stroke engines in the Grand Prix bikes. Next season they start using 4-strokes. Not that anyone asked me, but...
January 2002 Best Damn Garage in Town The World According to Smokey Yunick Ask people who have been around the...
During the 1960s, it was not uncommon for successful motorcycle racers to eventually make their way into the four-wheeled racing...
Rick Mears Howden Ganley 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run in Cortina d’Amprezzo, Italy. Best time is turned in by Jim Clark, with Colin Chapman as codriver (1964). 3 Indy 500 winner Rick Mears is born in Wichita, Kansas (1951)....
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December 2001 Mario Andretti—A Driving Passion By Gordon Kirby If you excessively break the speed limit – almost anywhere in...
Though not generally well known, the little Sunbeam Alpine chocked up an impressive array of racing victories in the U.S. between 1960 and 1968 and was driven by some of the greats including Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss, Jerry Titus and Ken Miles. This month’s featured Web site is exclusively devoted...
George Follmer Masten Gregory 1 David Bruce-Brown, the first American to win a Grand Prix, dies during practice for the...
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November 2001 Circuito Del Garda Quindici Volte Via! By Giancarlo Cavallini This is the fascinating story of a small, obscure racetrack in the Italian Lakes region near Salo. The track offered most everything one could want – changing elevations, tight winding turns, a long sweeping straight and a fast section...
When the subject of discussion turns to French racecars, the famed name of Delage always features prominently. Though Louis Delage...
Wilbur Shaw Denny Hulme 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, this time driving a Lotus-Ford...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent Bain Vintage Racing Services (203) 377-1658 Jack Boxstrom RM Auctions (613) 476-9132 Lance Coren Certified Appraiser (310) 370-4114 These prices are suggested guidelines, they are not absolute. Become...
