1963 Scirocco By the time you read this, a superb collection of famous, bizarre, futile and fantastic Grand Prix cars...
Month: May 2007
The H-Modified class in American road racing was derived from the FIA small-displacement sports racing machines popularized in Italy and...
There isn’t much Karl Kainhofer hasn’t done in over 50 years of involvement in motorsports, from motorcycle racing in Austria...
Like any good race-nut, over the years I’ve tried to chip away at my list of the “great automotive wonders...
David Purley was a hero you have probably never even heard of, but a hero he most certainly was. If...
For many years now, I have been synonymous with sports cars and sports car racing. Of course, when I started...
I have certain fond memories of the first single-seater racing car I drove, which was a Vanwall. Tony Vandervell gave...
Fifty years ago, the world-famous Laguna Seca race course was created by a tree. It’s interesting as well as tragic...
The 1957 season was Juan Manuel Fangio’s swan song. With four World Championship victories under his belt, Fangio rejoined the...
The Targa Florio: Sicily, May 6, 1962. A Ferrari mechanic at the service stop near Polizzi gives a salute to...
Lime Rock Park’s Big Bend really is a big bend and represents a significant chunk of the total lap time...
1 John Surtees drives a Ferrari 312 to victory in the nonchampionship Syracuse Grand Prix in Italy (1966). 2 The...
The Formula Junior Category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Performance perv that I am, I’m turned on by naked racecars. Even partially undressed ones. Lift an engine cover, unveil...
Zwartkops, South Africa February 3–4, 2007...
Monte Carlo, Monaco January 25–31, 2007...
Phoenix International Raceway, AZ February 10–11, 2007...
Paris, France February 16–25, 2007...
May 2007 Odyssey Battery As racers, we are always seeking an edge. One way is by lowering the weight of...
This month’s featured Web site comprises a large collection of photography from East Coast road racing events in the 1960s....
The statistics alone grab your attention. Those who travel the furthest—from Oslo—have 3,500 kilometers to drive; the rest, from Barcelona,...
Rally novices, Angela Ohren-Bird (Driver) and Pamela Reid (Navigator), are to undertake one of the most grueling of rallying challenges,...
Brooklands, the world’s first purpose-built motor racing facility, will turn 100 this year. Mercedes-Benz UK, which has done extensive development...
The Reno Historic Races, organized by the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), will honor the H-Modified racing class, one of...
The 2007 Mille Miglia, which starts from Brescia on May 17 and concludes in the Italian financial and industrial center...
At the final press day for GPLive at Donington Park in the UK, the threat of snow failed to stop...
In a surprise move, Christie’s announced, one week prior to their planned sale of a rare 1939 Auto Union Grand...
