High Beam
1962 Sunbeam Alpine Le Mans British motor manufacturers and wealthy private entrants have always been entranced with the Le Mans 24-Hour Race. Bentley started it… Read More...
Monthly Archives: September, 2006
Callicoon Sports Car Races
What? You’ve never heard of the Callicoon Races? Ridiculous! You’ve heard of Watkins Glen, Bridgehampton, Elkhart Lake, Put-in-Bay and even Brynfan Tyddyn. But maybe not… Read More...
Dr. Dick Thompson
Dave Friedman in his book on American sports car racing in the golden era of racing called Dr. Dick Thompson one of the finest American… Read More...
Birthday Surprise
Time flies when you’re having fun…or trying to make a relentless deadline every month! With all the work that went into last month’s Cooper special…
Piero Taruffi
Piero Taruffi, who was born near Rome, Italy, 100 years ago next month, drove with brains not brawn. He was a qualified mechanical engineer and… Read More...
Racing and Rallying for Rootes
An invitation to drive in the Tulip Rally of 1959 led to my meeting Norman Garrad, manager of the Rootes Competitions Department. He was a…
My Greatest Racecar
Historic motor racing events and festivals allow former Grand Prix drivers, like myself, to be reunited with racing cars synonymous with our career. The 2006… Read More...
Ed Hugus
It is with deep sadness that I must report to you that Edward James Hugus died on June 29, 2006, one day before his 86th… Read More...
Piracy
Sit down to watch a DVD and you are likely warned against copyright infringement and the fines and sentences possible to inflict. That is a… Read More...
Gilles at the Glen
This painting depicts Gilles Villeneuve wininng the 1979 USGP East at Watkins Glen. The victory, his third of the season, while certainly a great achievement,…
Twenty Guards Trophy 1963
The “Twenty Guards” Trophy; Brands Hatch, August 3, 1963. Frank Gardner from Australia driving the Ian Walker Racing Brabham BT-5 out of what is now…