Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Winton, Victoria, Australia May 29–31, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Lotus: The Marque By William Taylor Eleven years have passed since Mr. Taylor published the third in his series of definitive Lotus chronologies, and since then a lot has happened in Lotus Land, so time seemed right for an update. Rather than simply appending his previous volume, however, Taylor and...
VR editor/publisher Casey Annis is usually the one asking the questions, but now the tables have been turned as the...
The 42nd annual vintage racecar festival at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, otherwise known as the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, once...
To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of BMW, the German marque will be featured at next year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, set for August 18-21, 2016 at California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. A century ago, Karl Rapp and Gustav Otto first joined forces to combine their talents under the name Bavarian...
A panel discussion featuring some of the biggest names in Formula 5000 history will take place in the paddock at...
Photo: Peter Collins Quirky…I like it! Dear Editor, What fun to see it again! “One of 12 Gregoire Tractas,” in...
Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick, Queensland, Australia May 2–3, 2015 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...
Second to One: All but for Indy By Joseph Freeman and Gordon Kirby There’s a familiar saying in motor racing,...
• The UK’s world famous Pre-war Aston Martin preparation and restoration specialists, Ecurie Bertelli of Olney, celebrated the completion of...
Some of the biggest names in Formula 5000 history will gather for a panel discussion in the paddock at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during next month’s Rolex Monterey Motorpsorts Reunion. The panel lineup currently includes Brian Redman, Vern Schuppan, Tony Adamowicz, John Morton, Howden Ganley and Shadow team owner Don...
Two Vintage Racecar contributors were recognized when awards for the 24th International Automotive Media Competition (IAMC) were announced July 26...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® has announced that TEN: The Enthusiast Network will act as its Official Media Partner in...
This year, for the first time ever, the owners of historic Formula 5000 cars have been invited to participate in August’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and from the looks of the preliminary entry list no one wants to be left out. Nearly 50 cars from...
Moretti Memories Dear Editor, Your write up on the Moretti in the April issue made me begin to think about...
Where the Writer Meets the Road By Sam Posey Sam Posey created a unique career for himself in motorsports, beginning...
Porsche Cars North America has unveiled the official Rennsport Reunion V poster for the world’s greatest gathering of historic and contemporary Porsche racecars and their drivers, at California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on September 25-27, 2015. This year’s event will focus on Porsche’s successes at Le Mans, and the poster...
Post your best caption on the “MAY Caption Contest” forum thread by clicking here before Sunday May 24, 2015 at 11:59...
The term “Renaissance Woman” may not be as widely used as its gender opposite, but in Denise McCluggage, who passed...
One of Australia’s most prominent racecar drivers and engineers has died at the age of 80. Frank Matich won eight different championships in a variety of sports and formula cars, and twice won the Australian Grand Prix at Warwick Farm, first in 1970 with a McLaren M10B-Repco Holden and the...
The Toleman TG184-Hart, chassis 02, with which Ayrton Senna made his first big splash in Formula One, is currently on sale at Prindiville, London’s global specialists in prestige car sales, for £1 million. The car’s provenance confirms that this is the machine the gifted Brazilian drove during his rookie F1...
Forty-eight years ago, Dan Gurney qualified his All American Racers Eagle-Ford in the middle of the front row for the...
Two-time World Champion Jim Clark raced at Indianapolis five times, winning once and officially finishing 2nd twice, with both of...
Sydney Motorsports Park, Sydney, Australia November 29–30, 2014 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...
Monday March 2, 2015 was indeed a sad day for Australian historic motor sport enthusiasts when Leo Geoghegan (78), one of...
Photo: Ian Welsh When you look at any listing of Lotus competition cars built from the first Lotus VI of...
His signature sky blue helmet firmly strapped to his head, Alberto Ascari poses for a Pirelli publicity picture before the 1952 Italian GP at Monza. Photo Pirelli One spring day in 1961, two boys gazed enraptured through a light post-and-rail fence at a fantastic motor race that was going on...
