1956 Lycoming Special The immediate post World War Two years were best described as austere times for many countries, even...
Month: July 2011
Debutante’s Ball On a list of the greatest Grand Prix races will be the names of several which will strike...
The BRM Years Last November we began an ongoing series of interviews with Tony Southgate, the English designer whose lengthy résumé...
In March, The Legends of Motorsports group —who kicked off their sophomore year at Barber Motorsports Park this May—sent out...
The story of the Marzotto brothers and their brief but mercurial motor racing careers was mostly about Giannino winning the...
I started to race not very, very, young like today as I didn’t have the permission of my father to...
I think Ron Dennis has made a great contribution to motor racing. I used to dream of driving for him...
Last month I wrote about the road race that took place in Palm Springs in 1950. It was the first...
Among this year’s anniversaries is that of the Mini Cooper. John Cooper and Alec Issigonis became pals while competing in...
In the 1950s, one means of gaining publicity for car factories was to try and beat a category record. Pegaso,...
A quartet of Minis leads the field away from the start of the touring car scratch race for the H.M.V....
Bill Devin was a friend of mine. Even in his eighties he was incredibly sharp, had nearly flawless recall and...
Hidden Kurtis Dear Editor, Just finished your terrific article on the Curtis Indycar. I am attaching a photo of two...
1 Louis Chiron leads an Alfa Romeo 1-2-3 finish in the French Grand Prix at Montlhéry (1934). 2 In the...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
Hail the “Mod Scot!” Such a thought must have flickered through many minds as 27 Group 7 machines rumbled around...
Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA April 28–May 1, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Phillip Island GP Circuit, Victoria, Australia March 18–20, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Arizona Highways near Tempe, AZ April 9–13, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Wakefield Park, Goulburn, NSW, Australia February 26–27, 2010 (Next page for more)...
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Auckland, NZ January 21–23 & 28–30, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Real Racers By Stuart Codling An homage to the photographic work of Louis Klemantaski—and that of others from his eponymous...
To supplement this month’s feature story on the 1961 French Grand Prix we offer this nearly 20-minute clip in summary...
In 2003 our own Mark Brinker acquired Bob Sorrell’s 1954 SR-100-bodied Sorrell-Manning Special. This was Mr. Sorrell’s personal car, built...
In celebration of its 50th birthday, more than 20 examples of the Ferrari 250 GTO, considered by many to be...
Two of the longest established and most successful vintage racing organizations in the United States have announced a new series...
At England’s Snetterton Circuit in early May, three JPS Team Lotus Type 79s took to the track together for the...
The Silverstone Classic, firmly established as “the world’s biggest classic racing festival,” celebrates 21 years since its inception this July...
Well-known America racing driver Pete Lovely has died at the age of 85 from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Lovely’s career...
For Western Australians, the home of postwar motor racing was Caversham in the Swan Valley on the outskirts of Perth....
