Those looking for vintage photographs frequently contact me. During the fifties, my partner, Dick Sherwin, and I published a short-lived...
When asked to describe one of my favorite sections of racetracks in Australia, very quickly I thought of Winton Motor Raceway, a 1.86-mile circuit just outside of Wangaratta, northeast of Melbourne. It holds club, vintage and professional racing events every year, including the awesome Aussie V-8 touring cars and the...
Harry Miller Keke Rosberg 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, dies...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements. However, there...
December 2007 Alfa Romeo Argentina By Christián Bertschi & Estanislao Iacona With nearly a 100-year continuous history, it may come...
1935 Sulman Singer We all have defining moments in our lives that remain with us. Moments that leave an indelible...
The Expert’s Guide to Collecting FUNDAMENTALS OF MOTORSPORT BOOK COLLECTING by Chris Knapman Book collecting is a very personal pastime, but don’t just buy every motor-racing book you see that’s cheap. First establish a theme that reflects your particular interests: endurance racing, Formula One, road cars or the works of...
There was never any doubt that Chris Amon was an exceptional talent. Mauro Forghieri, Ferrari’s chief designer for almost 20...
Gaston Chevrolet Ricardo Rodriguez 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital after crashing his Lotus during practice for the nonchampionship Mexican Grand Prix (1962). 2 The Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company holds a press conference in Carmel, California, to announce the formation of the Bud...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete, with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Oran Park, Australia July 7–8, 2007 It helps to stand out in a crowd. John Burke’s 1972 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T.Photo: Jeremy Dale 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...
November 2007 Racing Sports Cars, Memories of the Fifties By Art Evans Readers of this magazine will no doubt be...
It’s hard to know where to start with this month’s featured Web site! What initially caught our eye was a...
There have been many racing cars that have given me pleasure as a driver. Race-winning cars always spring to mind, too. Others that I have not driven, I just look at in awe. Some that are always at the forefront of my mind are the Porsche 917, which was a...
The 24 Hours of Daytona was won in both 1970 and 1971 by the Porsche 917. The race was for...
The Nürburgring 1000 km Race; May 31, 1970. Airborne! A Dechent-team Porsche 908/2 driven by Rudi Lins and Willy Kauhsen...
October 2007 F1: Soon to Be Formula Teenager? Photo: ISPFD Dear Editor, Lewis Hamilton’s astounding success in his debut season is a sure sign of an incredible talent, a future multiple world champion if he plays the team card properly. At the same time, this is a stunning reminder of the...
Antonio Brivio Mario Andretti 1 A.J. Foyt wins the USAC Championship race on the dirt track at Sacramento, California (1967)....
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Albany, Western Australia June 3, 2007 The Dodge Special of John Bugden leads Ken Stewart-Richards’ Clem Dwyer Plymouth Special.Photo: Shane Cassidy 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...
Winton, Australia May 26–27, 2007 The hard charging Holden Monaro V8 of Gary Jackson.Photo: Neil Hammond Become a Member &...
October 2007 Porsche 917—The Heroes, TheVictories, The Myth By Jörg Thomas Födisch, Jost Neßhöver, Rainer Roßbach and Harold Schwarz Without...
Sports car racing driver, team manager and safety engineer John Fitch has been inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame,...
Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet may be one of the greatest racing drivers to ever emerge from Brazil…however, the...
Alistair Caldwell joined the McLaren team in their early days as a cleaner and ended up as team manager, winning two World Championships—with Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt. Here, he shares with Keith Booker some of his recollections of those early days. How did you first become involved in motor...
