In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had...
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He...
Charlie Kemp was born in Mississippi, and his inimitable southern drawl once led Carroll Shelby to say that had Charlie raced as slowly as he talked he’d never have won anything! Charlie did win, however, and he won big. He finished 3rd in his very first race in a jalopy...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I was given a rare opportunity to drive one of the ultimate...
Tony SouthgatePhoto: Pete Austin At the end of the 1972 season, I left BRM to join Don Nichols and his...
I grew up designing on a drawing board, right to the end of my time in motor racing, and I’m still on a drawing board today. I’ve designed a lot of cars from scratch, and when I say from scratch I mean a blank piece of paper. Even in today’s...
Niki Lauda came back into Grand Prix racing, because he could! It has been suggested that he needed the money,...
Jacky Ickx reset the lap record for the Circuit de la Sarthe multiple times during his virtuoso night stints in...
Don Nichols’ new AVS Shadow Mk. 1 made its first public appearance at the Labatt’s Blue Trophy race at Mosport, June 14, 1970. Its amazingly minimal frontal area got a lot of attention, and George Follmer drove it—which took some courage. The car retired from the race with overheating just past...
What was Jud Phillips thinking? This has been the question that’s tormented Bill Fester for nearly a decade. Fester, from...
Beltoise Dear Editor, Interesting reading in your April issue about the P201 and Jean-Piere Beltoise’s involvement with BRM. I am,...
Denny Hulme Gianpiero Moretti 1 Gober Sosebee, driving a Chrysler, wins the NASCAR Grand National race at Hayloft Speedway in Augusta, Georgia (1952). 2 Henri Pescarolo and Gerard Larrousse drive a Matra M670B/C to victory in the 1000-kilometer sports car race at Imola, Italy (1974). Become a Member & Get...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
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Augie Pabst: Behind the Wheel By Robert Birmingham Augie Pabst grew up an heir to the family brewing business, and one...
• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation has selected motorcycle champion Paul Goldsmith, and veteran car owner Pat Patrick as this year’s class at its Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Goldsmith is better known for his stock car exploits with both USAC and NASCAR, but he also made six starts in...
A pair of million-dollar Shelby Cobras took top honors at Dana Mecum’s 29th Original Spring Classic, at the Indiana State...
The eighth Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion will again wake up the residents of sleepy South Bass Island (off Ohio’s North...
Russo and Steele’s 4th Annual Newport Beach Collector Car Auction, scheduled for June 10-12 at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort, will be headlined by a matching numbers 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo (above), from Porsche’s “Signature Series” that is among the final 50 examples of this iconic car produced for the...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced that John Mecom Jr. will receive the Bob Russo Heritage Award...
Barrett-Jackson Auctions is hosting its inaugural Northeast Auction at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut, on the weekend...
RM Sotheby’s annual Motor City sale this July 30 at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan, will offer of one of the most significant American motor cars of the Classic Era, a 1929 Duesenberg Model J “Disappearing Top” Convertible Coupe by Murphy (above, Darin Schnabel photo courtesy of...
Inspired by the mission of helping make the dreams of children with life-threatening diseases come true, the Ferrari Owners Group...
This Saturday, May 21, the faithful will gather once again at Shelby headquarters — 19021 South Figueroa St., Gardena, California...
Six cars from the Ford Performance Collection of megadealer Jim Click will be offered for sale by RM Sotheby’s at the Portola Hotel & Spa and Monterey Conference Center this August 19-20 during Monterey Classic Car week. Click began vintage racing with these cars a quarter-century ago and has decided...
Northern California’s Classic Sports Racing Group enjoyed a larger than usual entry for its May outing at Thunderhill Park as...
On the 90th anniversary of the “birth” of Route 66, Guy Mace has announced plans to open the Route 66...
Elkhart Lake’s Road America hosts its Spring Vintage Weekend this weekend, May 13-15, as the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association brings its travelling show to the scenic four-mile Wisconsin circuit. A wide variety of more than 200 historic racing cars is expected to contest a dozen different classes of racing, with...
