Month: February 2008
2007 SAFETY GEAR DEVELOPMENTS Some significant new products for vintage racers seen at the 2007 Performance Racing Industry Show. LEATT-BRACE...
I would rather be remembered as somebody who did some work against cancer than the driver who won the Belgian...
In the history of motor-sport safety, few names are as universally recognized as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active...
Each February, we devote a special section of the magazine to the issue of safety and safety gear. This year,...
Rene Arnoux learned his trade the hard way, as he fought for the European Formula Two Championship against tough nuts...
I have been quoted as saying that I didn’t much like the Tommy Atkins Cooper-Maserati. Now, I don’t know if...
Some of the greatest racecars, in my opinion, would have to be the Mercedes and Auto Unions of the 1930s....
During the Fifties, a number of women were involved in the sports car craze. This was during a time when...
Once, I set out to write the “Great Motor Racing Novel.” There was no firm plot in my mind, but...
February 2008 This was the incident that ended Bob Daley’s career as a Grand Prix photographer. Chris Amon in the...
One of the “old school” low-grip/high-fun tracks, Moroso Motorsports Park, is a car control circuit, rewarding smoothness and sensitivity. The...
Few early American racers did more than Ak Miller. He was a well-known hot rodder, successful long-distance racer, had more...
1 Brian Redman finishes 1st and 2nd in the 24 Hours of Daytona when the Gulf Porsche 917K he shared...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula...
As the years pile up, I find myself learning more about people I used to know than I ever appreciated...
VIR, Danville, Virginia September 28–30, 2007...
Murwillumbah, Australia September 17–18, 2007...
Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia October 18–21, 2007...
Winton, Victoria, Australia October 13–14, 2007...
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH October 13–14, 2007...
Coronado, CA October 6–7, 2007...
Lime Rock Park, Connecticut October 5–6, 2007...
February 2008 Dan Gurney’s Eagle Racing Cars By John Zimmerman Dan Gurney had already established himself as one of America’s...
West Coast photographer John Wilson started shooting pictures of racing in the 1960s at various racetracks in California. As such,...
Accomplished American historic racer John Delane recently notched up another remarkable racing achievement by winning both the Class A FIA...
There is a brand-new look to the 80-year-old Mille Miglia. The 2008 retrospective was announced in Brescia at the end...
Motor Racing Legends has been invited by the organizers of the Coppa Intereuropa, the highly prestigious historic race meeting at...
