Fast Tubes
It can’t be denied that the world of motor racing, both contemporary and historic, is saturated with egos. Some would say that it’s all really… Read More...
Monthly Archives: July, 2013
Dealt an Ace
Things were bad. There had been difficulties before for Lancia, but on both occasions the good guys had ridden over the hill to save the… Read More...
When Rolls Met Royce
On March 27, 1863, Frederick Henry Royce was born, joining his three sisters and a brother as a child of James and Mary Royce, of… Read More...
Ferrari – According to Forghieri, Part 1
Motorland, Italy, is amazing. It really is just a couple of towns, one Maranello, with a population of just over 17,000, the other, Modena, with… Read More...
Amanda Gutierrez
VR: Can you give us a little bit of background on McPherson College? It’s my understanding that it is the only four-year college program in… Read More...
Chris Cord
He may have been born into a family whose name was etched upon the American automotive landscape by his grandfather, E.L. Cord, but it was… Read More...
The Greatest Depression
I’ll confess, upfront, that I’m really not a NASCAR fan. But that fact didn’t deaden the shock, when I learned that veteran NASCAR driver Richard… Read More...
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Living in Southern California, we’re admittedly pretty jaded when it comes to the classic cars we see on the road, on a day-to-day basis. Porsches,… Read More...
Hermann Lang
Hermann Lang so nearly didn’t get a shot at the European Championship, motor racing’s premier title before the Second World War. Family pressures, Alfred Neubauer’s… Read More...
The Friendly Circuit
When Mallory Park was purchased, including the estate, in 1983, I cemented a long relationship with the circuit that went back to the 1950s. My… Read More...
1968 Lotus Elan S4 SE FHC
Colin Chapman began building and racing his own cars in the late 1940s. Over the next 10 years, his Lotus racing cars enjoyed tremendous on-track…