My association with Team Lotus covered the period from October 1975 until May 1984. After the second season, and particularly...
The 60th anniversary of the extraordinary Mini Minor will be celebrated with two record-breaking races at this summer’s Silverstone Classic (July...
What’s the single most important component, for maximal performance, on a racecar? The engine? Suspension? In the grand scheme of things it’s probably the checkbook(!), but that’s really outside of the car. As odd as it may seem, I’ve come to the conclusion that the racing seat probably contributes more...
On Saturday, February 23, 2019, the Petersen Automotive Museum will open its newest exhibit featuring 10 groundbreaking racecars, each with...
Bobby Rahal, Indy 500 winner, driver, team owner, businessman and President of the Road Racing Drivers Club, was honored by the...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced its racing schedule for 2019. The Association will host four official races for 2019. The 2019 U.S. Formula 5000 Revival Races will take place at the following venues: May 3-5: Trans-Am SpeedFest with SVRA at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca July 18-21: Road...
This man was a motor racing whirlwind, journalist, author of seven motor sport books, vintage car fan, ran driving courses...
Rear-mounted, air-cooled cars are a common site at racetracks, persistently challenging their conventional, front-engine, water-cooled competition often with great success....
The one-of-a-kind 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500 “Super Snake” smashed the existing record for a Mustang, at Mecum’s 2019 Kissimmee auction, when it sold for a staggering $2.2 million. The previous record for the most expensive Mustang was set by the same car, when it was sold by Mecum in...
Well respected historian and author Michael T. Lynch passed away on January 11th. Perhaps best known for his award-winning book,...
This past summer Dennis Gray had the opportunity to interview his longtime friend Giddings. Sadly, this would prove to be...
One of the most widely recognized vintage racers in the sport, Peter Giddings, passed away earlier this week at his home in Northern California, at the age of 79. In a vintage racing career that began over four decades ago, Peter owned and/or drove many of the greatest cars ever...
In 1964, Nissan Motor Company introduced a two-door sports coupe named the Silivia 1600 Sports Coupe. One year later, at...
The International Hillclimb course, Klosters-Davos in Switzerland, on August 27, 1961. This BMW 700 was being driven by Mark Aron...
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On the 110th anniversary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the 24th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will celebrate the brilliant...
John Sambrook began his Canadian racing career in 1959, racing at the Regional, National and FIA level. He was best...
Gentleman Heroes – YU 3250 The first Blower Bentley and the men who made it happen By Giles Chapman & Clare Hay Some of the best automotive books of the past 30 years have been passion projects. Works devoted to a very narrow or esoteric topic that might not make...
January 2019 Dan Gurney AJ Foyt David Donohue Bernd Rosemyer 1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981). Become...
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Subscriber only Photo Gallery from the Nov. 28–Dec. 2, 2018, HSR Classic 12-Hour at Sebring, Florida. 2018 HSR Classic 12 Hour & Sebring Historics Nov. 29th- Dec. 2nd 2018 88 James Hagan/Gregory Thornton 82/82 march 83G 95 Ian Crerar 01 Porsche 996 2018 HSR Classic 12 Hour & Sebring Historics...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men with a passion for speed and technology built cars to compete. These...
The late Benny Parsons became best-remembered by many fans during NASCAR’s explosive growth in the 1990s, as a smiling color...
Automotive designer and engineer, Gordon Murray has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the Queen’s New Year Honors 2019. The accolade is in recognition of his ‘services to Motoring’ after a lifetime of devising and delivering creative and ground-breaking projects in the motorsport and automotive sectors....
Leading the field of early consignments for Worldwide’s annual Scottsdale Auction on Wednesday, January 16th is an exceptional and highly...
Once upon a time in a bar…well, near a bar…I was talking to a couple who had just bought a...
Robert KubicaPhoto: Stefan Brending He was a spectacular Formula 1 driver and the first Polish addition to the F1 circus, who had it all going for him after six years in the top echelon of motor racing. He even won the 2008 Grand Prix of Canada in a BMW Sauber...
That Don Martine is an MG guy is beyond dispute; the long-time Monterey-area hotelier and racing enthusiast lives and breathes...
The Internet has changed our lives in so many ways. In just the past 20 years, the Internet has both...
There is something about racing which gets into the blood more thoroughly than a good dose of Castrol R and those people who cannot do without it are an inspiration to all of us who secretly harbor Walter Mitty fantasies about outduking Michael Schumacher into the Karussel at the Nürburgring...
