Month: December 2008
Not for the first time, one of motor sport’s most successful cars was a huge flop when it made its...
No doubt by now you’ve heard of the passing of Paul Newman. Newman’s impact on the worlds of acting and...
Three weeks after he had won the 1966 Grand Prix of Monaco in an aging, works, 2-liter, V-8 BRM P261, Jackie...
My first exposure to Formula Ford came as a lot of us began hearing about how neat it was in...
Personally, I have driven some really good machines. I had a 917 Porsche that I thought was a truly remarkable...
There were a number of outstanding road-race weekends during the fifties. Phil Hill’s win at the first Pebble Beach comes...
There was something missing from the recent Olympics—motor sport. I can think of no good reason why, when we have...
Actor and Racer Paul Newman is said to have gotten the racing bug during the filming of the 1969 Universal...
December 2008 The Donington Grand Prix; Donington, October 3, 1936. Prince Bira coming out of Holly Wood with the ex-Whitney...
The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is one of America’s most technical and challenging circuits, as most corners involve both radius...
The Merrimack Street Garage of Manchester, New Hampshire, is steeped in tradition. The place has been an automotive landmark for...
1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 2 Peter Gethin drives a Chevron B26 to victory in the sports car race...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC, and quickly became known as the “unlimited” series....
Grand Prix racing comes with a new look in 2009. Among other significant technical changes—wider cars, grooveless slicks, and Kinetic...
Watkins Glen, N.Y. July 4-6,2008...
Silverstone Historic GP Circuit, UK July 25-27, 2008...
Lime Rock Park, Sharon, Conn. August 30-September 1, 2008...
New Jersey Motosports Park, Millville, N.J. August 7-10, 2008...
Autobahn Country Club, Joliet, Ill. July 26–27, 2008...
December 2008 La Carrera Panamericana By Johnny Tipler Among the many over-the-road races that spread or rekindled enthusiasm for auto...
In 1909, Ettore Bugatti set up a factory, in Molsheim, France, for the production of his own line of automobiles....
Roger Penske was honored with induction into the Legends of Laguna Seca during ceremonies preceding this year’s mid-October American Le...
Surjit Hermon, a 61-year-old Illinois radiologist and veteran vintage racer, was killed in an accident during a practice session for...
VR contributor Mark Brinker went to Bonneville’s August Speed Week, with his sights on breaking the Grand Touring Sports Car...
