Unstoppable Force
1991 Toyota Eagle MKIII GTP It’s amazing how one hair-brained idea can change the course of history. Such was the case when Dan Gurney took… Read More...
Monthly Archives: April, 2007
The Final Countdown
Dark clouds begin to gather in my mind every spring as I park my car in Brescia and walk to scrutineering for the Mille Miglia… Read More...
Applecross Grand Prix
Patriotic Races “It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of a persistence by Germany of her invasion of Poland, Great…
Richard Attwood
Richard Attwood started his racing career in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3, but by 1963 had won the Monaco Formula Junior race and was a… Read More...
Rules Are Rules
Since the very dawn of motorsport, automobile racing has been governed by rules. The very first motoring competition was the Paris-Rouen trials in 1894. Organized…
Bernd Rosemeyer
This son of a German garage owner had never raced a car until May 26, 1935, at the superfast Avus circuit near Berlin. But by… Read More...
Unfair Advantage—Backwards Lime Rock
The rules were: One lap of Lime Rock, driving backwards from a standing start. You could bring any car, use any tires, sit however you… Read More...
Jaguar XJ13
I am synonymous with the Jaguar marque. It would, therefore, be strange for me to consider a car other than a Jaguar as my greatest…
The Infamous 1958 Cuba GP
Sexual debauchery, a regime’s imminent downfall and a kidnapping fit for a gentleman were some of the highlights of the 1958 Grand Prix of Cuba…
Two Wheels Off
In the early 1980s, the Marlboro British F3 Championship was reckoned the most desirable to be in. The top three in the series received a… Read More...
1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico
With coachwork designed by Michelotti and built out of aluminum by Vignale, the 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico is undeniably beautiful. It is also an engineering…