From Barney Oldfield to Ayrton Senna, the greatest names in motorsport history are enshirined in the International Motorsports Hall of...
It is race day, and the racing machine is sorted out and in a highly competitive state of tune. What...
Jackie Stewart Skip Hudson 1 Indy car driver Tom Sneva is born (1948). 2 F1 and endurance racer Jan Lammers is born (1956). 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...
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June 2000 Strictly Off The Record By Louis T. Stanley Louis Stanley has taken a lifetime of privileged access in...
Phil Hill Created by the same organization which brought you last month’s Stirling Moss-featured web site, the site devoted to America’s Champion Phil Hill is organized in much the same way. Features of this site include an extensive biography of Hill’s life from his early days racing sports cars on...
One of the greatest fears in racing is to have some type of catastrophic suspension or steering failure. The best...
Sam Posey Alberto Ascari 1 The gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911)....
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May 2000 Mille Miglia Race: The Postwar Years By Giorgio Nada Editore As chronicled throughout this special issue of VRJ,...
Stirling Moss This new site is devoted to Britain’s living racing legend, Sir Stirling Moss. Features of this site include,...
Did you ever see the cult movie classic, Mad Max? Ah, it’s great. In a post-apocalyptic future, good guys and bad roam the roads in lightning-fast, cobbled-together junkyard contraptions that would make Rube Goldberg swoon with delight. Fantastic science fiction, you say? I thought so too, until I recently test...
I have an old friend that works in law enforcement. I’m not talking about the local PD. Serious law enforcement,...
It’s a dirty job being an automotive and racing writer but, you know, somebody’s got to do it. A couple...
Ronnie Bucknum Jim Clark 2 Mike Hailwood is born (1940). 3 Mario Andretti becomes the first American to win a US Grand Prix when he drives his Lotus to victory in the USGP-West in Long Beach, California. First win for the Lotus 78 (1977). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
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April 2000 Porsche 917 By Peter Morgan When racers and enthusiasts are asked to name the greatest racing car of...
Racecar Exchange This site is one of several new sites devoted to the buying and selling of racecars, parts and accessories. Cars for sale are broken down by category – vintage, Formula, purpose-built, karts and exotics. In addition to racecars, this site also offers a host of accessories, including supplies,...
Throughout the history of man and machine there have been inextricable links between automobiles and airplanes. Henry Ford’s corrugated Trimotor...
Aluminum is an interesting metal – light, relatively strong, and naturally corrosion resistant. Unfortunately, the natural oxide surface that forms on aluminum alloys is very thin and easily damaged. Anodizing was developed to improve the properties of that oxide layer. It is an electrochemical process that produces a relatively thick...
Janet Guthrie Carlos Pace 1 NASCAR racer Dave Marcis is born (1941). 2 Sports car racer Nino Vacarella is born...
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The Miller/Offenhauser Historical Society The creators of this new site hope to make it a centerpoint for enthusiasts of all Miller and Offenhauser-powered vehicles. Some of the features of this well-made site include: a history of Miller racing cars, an unbelievably extensive listing of available Leo Goosen/Offenhauser technical drawings, a...
These are days of confusion. As I write this, there are either three days left in the Millennium or, depending...
The last time we spoke, we talked about the importance of having the correct fastner for a given application. This...
John Surtees Niki Lauda 5 NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip is born (1947). 6 Porsche 906 wins its class in its first race at the 24-Hours of Daytona (1966). 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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February 2000 Modena Racing Memories By Graham Gauld In the 1950s and early 1960s, Modena was at the center of...
Holman & Moody This is the official web site of this venerable Ford racing and tuning specialist. This site features a history of the company and the racecars that it built. In addition to the famous GT40, this site also sheds light on the NASCAR, Can-Am, Rally and drag racing...
