Kiwi Boxer
1956 Lycoming Special The immediate post World War Two years were best described as austere times for many countries, even those that were on the… Read More...
Monthly Archives: July, 2011
The 1961 French Grand Prix, 50 Years On
Debutante’s Ball On a list of the greatest Grand Prix races will be the names of several which will strike a chord for all racing… Read More...
Tony Southgate
The BRM Years Last November we began an ongoing series of interviews with Tony Southgate, the English designer whose lengthy résumé includes stints with some of… Read More...
Contingency Plans
In March, The Legends of Motorsports group —who kicked off their sophomore year at Barber Motorsports Park this May—sent out a press release that raised… Read More...
The Marzotto Brothers
The story of the Marzotto brothers and their brief but mercurial motor racing careers was mostly about Giannino winning the Mille Miglia not once but… Read More...
From Two Wheels to Four
I started to race not very, very, young like today as I didn’t have the permission of my father to do so. I had to… Read More...
Dallara 189-Cosworth
I think Ron Dennis has made a great contribution to motor racing. I used to dream of driving for him in my younger days, but… Read More...
Before Palm Springs
Last month I wrote about the road race that took place in Palm Springs in 1950. It was the first such event in Southern California… Read More...
Mini Cooper
Among this year’s anniversaries is that of the Mini Cooper. John Cooper and Alec Issigonis became pals while competing in British hillclimbs in the immediate… Read More...
Pegaso Z-102 Record Car
In the 1950s, one means of gaining publicity for car factories was to try and beat a category record. Pegaso, a new firm that was… Read More...
Fast Exposure: July 2011
A quartet of Minis leads the field away from the start of the touring car scratch race for the H.M.V. Trophy during the Australian GP… Read More...