Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has confirmed June dates at both Road America and the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The...
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, presented by the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Foundation, has announced major schedule changes to this...
One of my favorite automotive books is Doug Nye’s “Motor Racing Mavericks”. Published in 1975, it explores failures—high-end failures—in Grand Prix and IndyCar racing. “Failures” is a harsh word to apply to some; no turbine car won at Indy, but in 1967 Parnelli Jones came within three laps of victory...
The game-changing Audi quattro made its UK debut, in London, in 1980. Here, five former members of the Audi UK...
During the late ’50s and early ’60s American racers were doing battle in a wide variety of homebuilt racecars and...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the HSRCA’s Mar. 21-22, 2020, Autumn Festival at Wakefield Park. The Turnham Clubman of Sean Turnbull. Steve Oom Photo. The Brabham BT9 of Brian Wilson with Wayne Wilson’s BT21C on the outside. Steve Oom Photo. The MX-5 powered MGB of Geoff Morse followed by Edward...
This year’s Historic Leyburn Sprints for historic and classic cars, which was scheduled to run on August 22–23, has been...
A prototype of the Maserati MC20, the new Maserati super sportscar, pays homage to Sir Stirling Moss, the British motor-racing...
The Albi Grand Prix; Albi, France, July 16, 1939 Arthur Dobson in the very fast E.R.A. E-type which set pole position time in practice. His race was not so fortunate, for although he set the fastest lap during the first heat—an improvement of 5 seconds under his practice time—his engine...
The powers-that-be in 1920s auto racing, namely the American Automobile Association’s Contest Board, barred anyone who wasn’t a white male...
The flying man from Mantua On April 13, 1930, just after 5:00 am, the silent shadows beside Lake Garda are...
Number 58 is a 1973 Porsche 911S campaigned by BRUMOS Racing and was the sister car to the number 59 ’73 RSR prototype with ducktail. – 40×60” Mixed Media original stretched on canvas and white American frame. Web Site : https://gallerymomentum.com/ Email : Contact Nico : gallerymomentum@gmail.com Nico accepts commissions...
Not long before his untimely death a few years ago, our Robert Newman wrote this tribute to his friend and...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
While 2020 marks Formula One’s milestone 70th anniversary, April has also featured an historic 70 years since Maserati not only competed in the first Formula One World Championship season, but also recorded a famous Formula One “double” win – achieved by two different Maserati racing cars driven by two audacious...
Now available on Netflix is “A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story.” The 92-minute movie originates in Argentina...
Photo Gallery from HMSA’s March 7–8, 2020, Spring Club Event at Laguna Seca Raceway. [button link=”https://dev.sportscardigest.com//hmsa-spring-laguna-seca-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Click here for...
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering announced that the 2020 edition of the world-class motoring event will be suspended in response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. The Peninsula Hotels Signature Events and Quail Lodge & Golf Club have been closely monitoring the global spread of the virus and strictly adhering to...
Organizers of the FIA Lurani Trophy for Formula Juniors have announced that they are canceling the 2020 championship due to...
In the 1950s, Britain struggled to find its place in Formula One racing. Fed up with BRM’s attempt, Tony Vandervell...
It was 35 years ago today (April 21), in monsoon conditions, that a determined young Brazilian raced to his first Formula 1 victory and cemented his name in motorsport folklore. It was Sunday April 21 and the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix. Behind the wheel of a Lotus 97T was Ayrton...
Influential Indianapolis Motor Speedway fixture, historian and historic driver Patrick Kennedy passed away on April 12th, at the age of...
1981 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Bob Lazier has passed away at the age of 81, due to complications...
Built in series from 1919 to 1927, the 30-98 was, in its day, the fastest cataloged production car in Great Britain, with a factory-warranted top speed of 100 mph, when fitted with a high axle ratio and pared-down coachwork. The majority of 30-98s were sold with a tourer body (the...
The L&M Formula 5000 Championship; Mid-Ohio, June 3, 1973. Mark Donohue in Roger Penske’s Lola T330 with AMC Javelin power,...
In late December 1959, Bill Jennings packed his tools, spares and suitcase into the passenger seat of his self-assembled GSM...
Hermann Lang Paul Tracy Don “The Snake” Prudhomme Peter Brock 1 The Lancia 037 rally car makes its competition debut at the Rally Costa Smerelda in Sardinia. Both cars will retire with gearbox failure (1982). 2 Hermann Lang drives a Mercedes W154 to victory in the Grand Prix in Pau,...
Sir Stirling Moss was not only a special friend of Vintage Road & Racecar, but for several years he was one...
The final lap has been run and the chequered flag has fallen on the life and time of a man...
Nearly 70 years ago to the day, on April 10, 1950, the great champion Tazio Nuvolari ended his racing career behind the wheel of a Abarth 204A, the first model constructed by Carlo Abarth. The time trial ran from the Sicilian capital of Palermo, up Monte Pellegrino, a steep, evocative...
