This year’s Formula One World Championship commenced without the reigning champion in the field, something that has not happened since...
Luigi Chinetti Briggs Cunningham Photo: courtesy Art Evans 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino, who participated in two F1 races in the 1970s, born in Japan (1947). 2 Briggs Cunningham, racer, constructor and America’s Cup winner, dies at age 96 (2003). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
Wakefield Park, Tirrannaville, NSW, Australia April 8-9, 2017 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia March 17–19, 2017 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 removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner...
July 2017 Porsche 914 – The Racing History By Roy Smith Writing about a subject is relatively easy when there...
The Peninsula Hotels have announced the eight exceptional vehicles that will be eligible for the second annual The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, the international motoring world’s top accolade for most exceptional classic car. The selected nominees, ranging from early production to mid-1950s Italian racecars, represent “Best of...
The car that laid the foundation for Mazda’s tradition of distinctive innovation, the Cosmo Sport, was launched on May 30,...
1964 World Champion Our Ed McDonough had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how...
It is an unfortunate fact of life that as we age, so we lose more and more friends to the ravages of time. As I sat in the church at the funeral of John Surtees—listening to the wonderful tributes from his daughters Leonora and Edwina, as well as a most...
This portrait of the legendary John Surtees, by mixed media artist Jonathan (Joff) Carter, commemorates the unique, astounding, achievements of...
Richard Petty Carl Haas 1 Chuck Daigh, driving a Lotus 19-Climax, wins the USAC-sanctioned sports car race at Mosport, Ontario, Canada (1963). 2 Henry Seagrave drives a Sunbeam to victory in the French Grand Prix at Tours (1923). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the...
June 2017 Racing to Riverside By Brad R. Leach This book is subtitled: “The Untold Story of Walt Hane and...
June 2017 • Master automotive craftsman Joe Cavaglieri was named the 2017 recipient of the Racing History Project’s Peter Bryant Challenger Award at the project’s “Tribute to IMSA Dinner presented by Mazda,” held in early April at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California. The award recognizes outstanding...
2017 Leadfoot Festival, New Zealand, February 4-5, 2017 Like from the musical ‘Porgy and Bess’…“Summertime and the living is easy…” as it...
“Where have all the young teams gone?” the words of that famous song with a one word alteration could well...
The Corvette SR2 competition car was created by the design team of GM styling boss Harley Earl, and made for Earl’s son to race. It had 230 horsepower, and was raced through 1956 and 1957 with some sucess. Only three SR2s were ever made, and Corvette guru Zora Arkus-Duntov took his...
Al Unser Photo: Mike Thomsen Mario Andretti Photo: BRDC 1 Willi Kauhsen drives a Porsche 917/10 to victory in the...
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, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
May 2017 Linda Vaughn: The First Lady of Motorsports By Linda Vaughn with Rob Kinnan If ever there were a...
Masters Historic Racing, one of Europe’s leading organizers and promoters of historic motor racing, has announced it will organize a demonstration of 10 historic Formula One cars on behalf of Suzuka Circuit as part of the Richard Mille Sound of Engine event, taking place at the Japanese venue over the...
Only four names come to mind when one recalls which drivers have driven their self-constructed cars in World Championship Grands...
The boys from Brazil just keep on coming: Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna and, since 2002, Felipe Massa. The...
Imagine you are a designer in late 1952. One day you are sitting, staring out of the window, when your boss rushes in, hands you a large sheet of paper and two freshly sharpened pencils. “Design me a 2500-cc engine,” he commands. “That will be the capacity for the next...
