There has been much rejoicing over the return to F1 next year of Team Lotus and I cannot understand what...
Michele Alboreto Photo: Maureen Magee Emerson Fittipaldi Photo: Keith Booker 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, dies of spinal cancer at age 69 (1990). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series co-sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America and...
New race courses keep blinking onto our radar screens, which seems like a good thing until they turn up on...
Murwillumbah Sprint Circuit, NSW, Australia September 5–6, 2009 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...
December 2009 Ferrari 312P & 312PB By Ed McDonough and Peter Collins Billed as “the story of a great car...
Although neither connected to nor authorized by MG Rover Group, this site of the MG Cars Enthusiasts’ Club is a...
Many car enthusiasts appreciate and collect fine watches. This should not be surprising as it mirrors their passion for both finer things and mechanical pieces. I have noticed this trend over the last 19 years as a purveyor of fine automotive memorabilia in Toronto. I cannot tell you how many...
Over the years, I have assembled a fairly large library. In the event of a fire, the cost of replacing...
Peter Collins Jacques Lafitte Photo: Mike Jiggle 5 Grand Prix and Le Mans winner Louis Rosier is born in Chapdes-Beaufort, France (1905). 6 English Formula One racer Peter Collins is born (1931). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete born of his passion for speed and technology....
I’ve had a dream, one of the rare ones I remember clearly and can’t stop thinking about. That must mean...
November 2009 Quixx Plexiglas & Acrylic Scratch Remover As any racer knows, scratches are an inevitable part of racing. In particular, Plexiglas windscreens, windows, and headlight covers take a real beating, and unlike glass, they can’t be cleaned with chemicals like Windex. Likewise, gel-coated fiberglass surfaces take an equal beating,...
While we don’t necessarily want to become a facilitator for YouTube, even if the company does appear to be investing...
A pair of Bruce McLaren Festival weekends will highlight the seventh season of the MSC New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup...
Australian racing legend Frank Gardner died on August 29 after a long illness. He was 78. Gardner was not only a success in many areas of motor racing, but he was also a genuine larger-than-life character, and virtually all who knew him have hilarious tales to tell about him. He...
Perhaps best known from his time as Competitions Manager of the British Motor Corporation, Marcus Chambers died in early August...
Fon de Portago Michael Andretti 1 Sarah Fisher, the first woman to compete in the Indy Racing League, is born (1980). 2 The first road races are held through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York. They are also the first post-WWII races held in the United States and the...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man pursued his passion for speed and technology by building cars for competition....
Oran Park Raceway, Sydney, Australia June 27–28, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
October 2009 Fast Ladies By Jean-Françoise Bouzanquet Women play the most crucial role in human life as mothers of us all, and many have enjoyed starring roles as monarchs throughout history, but too many have lived lives subservient to their men. In racing, however, this reality ensures that a woman...
Billing itself as “America’s Largest and most historically important archive of automotive history,” this is the official site of the...
As I follow the recent political soap opera, which has become Formula One, I can’t help but think of the...
George Follmer Willy Mairesse 2 Belgian Formula One and sports car racer Willy Mairesse commits suicide (1969). 4 Arturo Merzario...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules and powered...
September 2009 Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed By Michael Argetsinger The difficulty in chronicling a career as diverse as Mark Donohue’s is that there are so many tales to tell it becomes difficult to know, as Bob Seger says, “what to leave in, what to leave out.” Become a...
