Fox Hunt
1970 Macon MR8 Formula Ford Formula Ford, as unlikely as it may seem now, brought me closer to being on the inside of professional motor… Read More...
Yearly Archives: 2008
The Superbugs
Not for the first time, one of motor sport’s most successful cars was a huge flop when it made its debut. In this case, it…
Bob McKee
Bob McKee had chutzpah. He believed he could build racecars that were as good as anyone else’s and build them safer. Not only did he… Read More...
Conversations with Paul
No doubt by now you’ve heard of the passing of Paul Newman. Newman’s impact on the worlds of acting and philanthropy were nothing short of… Read More...
Jackie Stewart
Three weeks after he had won the 1966 Grand Prix of Monaco in an aging, works, 2-liter, V-8 BRM P261, Jackie Stewart lay trapped in the… Read More...
The Early Days of FF
My first exposure to Formula Ford came as a lot of us began hearing about how neat it was in Britain, and certainly in 1968… Read More...
Chaparral 2
Personally, I have driven some really good machines. I had a 917 Porsche that I thought was a truly remarkable car, and a 962, too.… Read More...
A Weekend to Remember
There were a number of outstanding road-race weekends during the fifties. Phil Hill’s win at the first Pebble Beach comes to mind as well as… Read More...
Olympian Musings
There was something missing from the recent Olympics—motor sport. I can think of no good reason why, when we have synchronized swimming, the Franklin Mint… Read More...
Paul Newman
Actor and Racer Paul Newman is said to have gotten the racing bug during the filming of the 1969 Universal motion picture Winning. This painting… Read More...
Fast Exposure
December 2008 The Donington Grand Prix; Donington, October 3, 1936. Prince Bira coming out of Holly Wood with the ex-Whitney Straight Maserati 8CM. He would…