Jim Hall Enzo Ferrari 1 Daytona International Speedway opens for practice (1959). 3 Jim Hall wins the first United States...
Sydney, Australia Sept. 8-9 Three Australian Specials: a Mercury Special (#200), Trevethan Clubman (#21) and Ford V8 Special.Photo: Steve Oom...
February 2002 Mintex Man By Guy Loveridge with Bob Richardson Affectionately known as the “Mintex Man,” Lionel Clegg was one of the many people in postwar Britain who was extemely influential in the development of British motorsport, yet received none of the accolades that he likely deserved. Become a Member...
This month’s featured Web site is the official site of the American-based Historic Grand Prix (HGP) race group. Made up...
With over 400 entrants, the September 2001 historic race meeting held at Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway went down in the...
Bobby Rahal A.J. Foyt 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 6 Indy 500 winner Pat Flaherty is born (1926). 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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While indulging one of my secret vices the other day – watching motorcycle racing on TV – I started thinking...
January 2002 Best Damn Garage in Town The World According to Smokey Yunick Ask people who have been around the racing world for sometime about Smokey Yunick and some of the responses you get will include iconoclastic, brilliant, sneaky, uncooth, talented, foul-mouthed, irreverent and womanizer. There is very little that...
During the 1960s, it was not uncommon for successful motorcycle racers to eventually make their way into the four-wheeled racing...
Rick Mears Howden Ganley 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run...
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December 2001 Mario Andretti—A Driving Passion By Gordon Kirby If you excessively break the speed limit – almost anywhere in...
Though not generally well known, the little Sunbeam Alpine chocked up an impressive array of racing victories in the U.S....
George Follmer Masten Gregory 1 David Bruce-Brown, the first American to win a Grand Prix, dies during practice for the American Grand Prize race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1912). 3 The FIA declares that beginning in 1993, all F1 cars must have flat bottoms. Ground effects chassis are essentially outlawed (1982)....
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November 2001 Circuito Del Garda Quindici Volte Via! By Giancarlo Cavallini This is the fascinating story of a small, obscure...
When the subject of discussion turns to French racecars, the famed name of Delage always features prominently. Though Louis Delage only built cars independently from 1905-1932, his lithe and fast machines amassed an impressive array of victories and speed records during this formative period in motorsport history. This month’s featured...
Wilbur Shaw Denny Hulme 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, this time driving a Lotus-Ford...
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March 2001 The Rise and Fall of a Motor Racing Legend By Mike Lawrence You can’t say he didn’t warn you. Several months ago, our intrepid “Last Lap” columnist, Mike Lawrence, alluded to (read mercilessly plugged) the fact that there would be a new and expanded edition of his acclaimed...
One of the many wonderful things about the internet is that it provides the ability for people from around the...
Robert Benoist Björn Waldegård 3 First race held at Monza, Italy, a Grand Prix Voiturette race, is won by Pietro Bordino in a Fiat 804-403 (1922). 3 Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a One-Mile Speed Record of 301.13 mph in his Bluebird Special on the Bonneville Salt Flats (1935). Become a...
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September 2001 Trans-Am, The Pony Car Wars 1966-1972 By Dave Friedman In 1965, the SCCA’s executive director, John Bishop, had...
Alan Jones Tazio Nuvolari 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a practice crash for the German Grand Prix (1964). 1 F1 driver Patrick Depailler is killed in a crash during testing (1980). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
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Our featured site this month has taken on the daunting task of tracking the history of individual racecars from the...
2 Swede Savage dies from injuries suffered in a wreck 33 days earlier during the Indianapolis 500 (1973). Pedro Rodriguez Jim Hall 4 Eddie Rickenbacker and Dusenberg score their first major win, at Sioux City, Iowa (1914). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...