[Click here to read the first installment] Poland, Denmark and Norway had fallen to Nazi Germany and the blitzkrieg up...
There is a small town in Lincolnshire, England, which became the home of not one, not two, but three major...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, and the International Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as the...
June 2018 Jackie Stewart Enzo Ferrari Bruce McLaren Tim Birkin 1 – Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at...
The 54th Grand Prix de l’Age d’Or held June 9–10, on the Dijon-Prenois circuit, fulfilled all its promise as almost...
Photo Gallery from the June 9–10, 2018 Grand Prix de L’Age D’Or, at Dijon-Prenois, France....
Photo Gallery from the Jun. 1-2, 2018, Alfa Revival Cup held at Vallelunga. For more information visit www.alfarevivalcup.it...
Martin Birrane, entrepreneur, racing driver and owner of Lola Cars and Mondello Park, has passed away, on Saturday June 9,...
WSC Giants: Audi R8 By Ian Wagstaff In recent years, German carmaker Audi has dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans, banking 10 victories from 13 attempts since first appearing there in 1999. Half of those wins were registered by the R8, and even though it’s since been superseded by...
Jim Proffit, arguably the king of the pre-war BMW chasers, passed away on April 2, 2018, from an apparent heart...
Thruxton Circuit will welcome a cavalcade of stand-out motor racing machinery from the worlds of Formula 1, GT and Sportscars,...
Photo Gallery coverage from the Misano round of the Alfa Revival Cup, May 5-8....
The Historic Racing Drivers Club (HRDC) has announced plans for an important invitation race for Classic & Historic Alfa Romeos...
Photo Gallery coverage from the May 18-20 running of Peter Auto’s Spa-Classic event at Spa-Franchorchamps. (Photos: Peter Auto)....
The London Concours 2018, hosted at the Honourable Artillery Company from June 7-8 , will be showcasing the flame-spitting “Beast of Turin” – a 28.5-liter Fiat S76 land speed record car from 1911. Originally built as one of two, the “Beast of Turin” is now the only remaining Fiat S76...
The Swiss crew of Raphael Favaro and Yves Badan in their Lotus Elan 26R emerged victorious in the April 23–27...
Photo Gallery coverage of the Tour Auto Optic 2018 held from April 23–27, five days of road rally stages and...
A rare Group IV Ferrari Daytona that finished 5th overall at Le Mans in 1971 will return to the mythical circuit later this year to star in Artcurial Motorcars’ biennial sale at Le Mans Classic on July 7, 2018. The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Gr IV (#12467) is one of three development prototypes that...
The high octane, passion-fuelled career of Murray Walker OBE has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In a ceremony...
Building on a remarkable 70-year racing pedigree, David Brabham has announced Brabham’s return to manufacturing at a gala event in...
The most beautiful cars in history will be warming up their engines. La Leggenda di Bassano – Trofeo Giannino Marzotto, a unique regularity race reserved exclusively for Sport-Barchetta cars built until 1960, will run this year from June 21 to 24, 2018. This prestigious rally’s credentials are certainly not lacking, given...
Peter Horsman has been appointed Chairman of the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association (HGPCA) with immediate effect. Horsman, 62, recently...
[adrotate group=”6″] Photo Gallery from the VSCC’s April 21-22 running of their Formula Vintage event at Silverstone....
1964 Elva-Porsche One of the most important characteristics of a performance or racing car is the power-to-weight ratio. The goal is to maximize power, but not at the expense of too much weight or unreliability. Not enough power means you can’t keep up with other cars. Add in the engine...
Only three of the world’s oldest motor races still take place. The most senior of them is the 500 Miles...
You hold in your hands, the 225th issue of VR! Seems hard to believe that we’ve been doing this, month...
Mike Hailwood had won no fewer than nine World Motorcycle Championships before he ever competed in his first Formula One motor race. Not to mention 14 victories in the heart-in-your-mouth Isle of Man TT. So he quickly earned himself the nickname of “Mike the Bike.” If the truth were told,...
Photo: Chris Mann This was going to be an important year for me. My win at Oulton Park, in Richard...
Having driven and built many racing cars in my time, the first car that comes to mind is the Ford...
In the history of racing there have been formulae that quickly become popular and continue to grow, while others are launched, but for whatever reason, lack popular appeal and just fade away. Usually after a lot of money has been wasted on them! Who remembers F100, Formula Talbot, or even...