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July 2001 Alberto Ascari By Karl Ludvigsen This book is yet another in the critically acclaimed series of books from...
This month’s featured Web site is devoted to the long and rich history of the Sunbeam marque. Founded as early as 1899, Sunbeam racecars have enjoyed numerous racing, Land Speed Record and commerical successes. This Australian site is one of the most comprehensive we’ve seen and provides a wealth of...
Bruce McLaren Umberto Maglioli 2 Bruce McLaren is killed in an accident while testing the McLaren M8D Can-Am racer at...
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June 2001 The Works MGs By Mike Allison & Peter Browning The racing history of the MG Car Company dates as far back as 1924. This long, illustrious history is so well known and so well documented that you may be asking yourself whether we need another account of MG’s...
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Dan Gurney Ronnie Bucknum 2 Motorcycle and F1 racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born (1940). 2 Guy Moll drives...
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A couple of years ago, we brought your attention to a Web site devoted to the Frazer Nash. In light...
Think for a moment what makes a driver great – a true champion. Go ahead, I’ll wait…hmmmh, hmmh, hmmmh. Done? What came to mind? Skill? Absolutely. Without doubt the true greats possess an inherent, seemingly hard-wired, ability to know and feel what a car is doing. This has been evidenced...
We’re all aware of a history of heart failures in vintage racing, some of them unfortunately fatal. Recently there have...
Jim Clark Robert Benoist 3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer and Shadow. Follmer brought his Shadow in sixth...
March 2001 Driven By Jesse Alexander Many great photographers have documented the history of motorsport, but few have captured the essence of the sport like Jesse Alexander. “Driven” is Jesse Alexander’s latest book featuring a collection of stunning black-and-white photographs taken between 1954 and 1962. Become a Member & Get...
Though his tragically brief career spanned essentially only the ’60s, Bruce McLaren’s impressive list of accomplishments included a Formula One...
The late, great automotive writer and author Dean Batchelor would be proud. Named as winner of the Motor Press Guild’s...
There are some extremely important aerodynamic considerations which a driver must be aware of while racing with other cars at close quarters. If any two cars are within one or two car lengths of each other, they will have a considerable influence on each other’s drag (known as the drafting...
Alain Prost John Surtees 5 Sir Malcolm Campbell drives his Napier-Campbell to a World Land Speed Record of 256.086 mph...
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February 2001 Oversteer By Ken Vose Originally released in 1992 and now back in print, Oversteer is Ken Vose’s first novel, which combines the world of modern Formula 1 racing with a good, old-fashioned mystery. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
This site features photography taken at California Sports Car races during 1961 and 1962 by a young man learning to...
About this time last year, I wrote in this column about, for lack of a better description, securing your nuts....
Paul Newman Carroll ShelbyPhoto: Jim Williams 1 Sports car racer James R. “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 6 Indy racer Dick Rathman 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....
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January 2001 Riverside Raceway Palace of Speed By Dick Wallen Perhaps no other track in the West conjures more memories...
Mark Donohue was a legendary American driver snatched from us before his time. Donohue’s long list of accomplishments include winning the 1972 Indianapolis 500, Trans-Am Championships in 1968, 1969 and 1971, the Can-Am championship in 1973 and the inaugural IROC Championship. This month’s web site was created by a childhood...
Trevor Taylor Colin Chapman 1 Ernesto Maserati dies of natural causes (1975). 3 Indy car racer Rick Mears is born...
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December 2000 Klemantaski & Aston Martin By Louis Klemantaski & Chris Nixon Klemantaski and Nixon are two names synonymous with the world of automotive history. Therefore, their combined efforts would have to produce a great book. In the case of “Klemantaski and Aston Martin,” Klemantaski’s splendid photos have been combined...