Tiny Eleven—1958 Lotus Eleven
Clever people, the organisers of the Le Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans. The annual 24-hour race at Le Mans has been with us since 1923, when… Read More...
Monthly Archives: October, 2004
Three-Part Harmony
If you were a music fan during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, you’ll remember the hit songs “Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley,” “They… Read More...
Craig Breedlove
With the prospect of landing a man on the moon, the American public was captivated by all things “jet-powered” in the 1960s. So, it’s perhaps… Read More...
Historic Future
As you’ll see elsewhere in this month’s issue, 37 sophisticated Group C and GTP machines took part in a historic support race for this year’s…
Connections
My racing goes back to before the war when I was driving mainly Maseratis. In 1937, I did quite a few races, mostly voiturette races… Read More...
Quenching the Fire
Regular readers of this column will know that I delight in the obscure, so imagine my joy when at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed,…
October in Racing History
1 The Lancia Fulvia 1.6 is homologated for rallying (1969). 2 The first post-WWII road race in the United States… Read More...
Pre-war, Part 1
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an… Read More...
Between the Races
The last car ends its cool-off lap, sending one last snap of delicious sound echoing away across the raceway. This is when another kind of… Read More...
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Goodwood, UK June 5–6, 2004 Read More...