Jack Be Nimble
1967 Brabham BT24-Repco Sometimes all your birthdays and Christmases come at once. Picture the scene: It is February 2006 and the Vintage Racecar team has… Read More...
Monthly Archives: February, 2009
Safety Gear 2009
In our annual special devoted to the latest trends and developments in personal safety gear we examine: • The Future of Helmets—The new Snell 2010… Read More...
John Fenning
At the tender age of 15, John Fenning started his racing career competing in small, 500-cc racecars, like many postwar enthusiasts in the UK. Eventually,… Read More...
Showing Restraint
This issue marks the fourth year that we’ve devoted a portion of our February issue to driver safety. With another new racing season quickly approaching—at… Read More...
Alain Prost
St. Chamond in the Loire Valley of France was once known as a production center of ribbon and rayon, as well as its railway works.… Read More...
Injury Prevention Insights
Throughout history, men have always competed to go faster, farther, and higher than others, and during the past century much of this has been done… Read More...
Ford GT40
For me, the greatest racecar has to be the Ford GT40, because it’s such a great classic car. I can’t say that it was the… Read More...
Andy Porterfield
I remember that the Reader’s Digest used to have a series of articles titled some-thing like “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Ever Met.” High on… Read More...
Sir Moss
Sir Stirling Moss has just been given a special honor to mark 60 years as a member of the BRDC. He had just turned 19… Read More...
Reliable Transport
The Brabham BT24 was one of three cars that contested the 1967 Formula One racing season for the Brabham-Repco team. The Brabhams were not the… Read More...
Fast Exposure
The French Grand Prix; Rouen-les Essarts, July 7, 1968. At this race Honda introduced an all-new car built in Japan using an air-cooled V-8. Jo… Read More...