Big Talbot
1934 Team Talbot 105s When the conversation turns to the great prewar race and rally teams, the big names—Bentley, Maserati, Alfa Romeo—tend to dominate the… Read More...
Monthly Archives: January, 2007
Ron Grable—Renaissance Man
Ron Grable did not fit the normal profile of a race driver. Not only did he begin his racing after graduating from college, he raced… Read More...
Legends of Can-Am, Part 1
Big Bangers; that’s what the Brits called Can-Am cars, and they were right. Everything about the Canadian-American Challenge Cup series was big—big speed, big breakthroughs,… Read More...
The Ground Effect
As we’ve become familiar with, over the past two decades, the concept of ground effects—that is managing the airflow underneath a speeding racecar to generate…
Mike Hawthorn
John Michael Hawthorn was a Yorkshire lad of 24 with hardly any top-level motor racing experience when he drove the race of his life and…
Racing for BMW
I started my racing career with BMW in a touring car in the middle of the1960s. It was a BMW 1,800-cc Ti SA; I used… Read More...
Williams FW11
I must say that I owe a great deal to Colin Chapman. A very charismatic man, who was many things to me. I still miss… Read More...
Plan Ahead
As old age creeps up, I think of things that are a must for me and perhaps also for readers of this magazine. I assume… Read More...
Connaught
There is an outfit in England making simulacre Vanwalls, road equipped, and with the choice of one seat or two. I’ve seen them only in… Read More...
Virage de Massenet
Following the steep rise known as the Montee du Beau Rivage, the Virage de Massenet is a relatively quick and tricky left-hander sweeping into Casino…
Fast Exposure
The Molyslip Trophy Race B; Brands Hatch, August 3, 1963. In 1963 the Ford Galaxies appeared in British Saloon car racing. One of the best…