Dan Gurney
It is with a great deal of sadness that I write about Dan Gurney, who died on January 15. We were close friends and our… Read More...
Browsing: Art Evans
Briggs Cunningham
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He raced automobiles and yachts, manufactured… Read More...
The Racing Gregory Brothers
What brothers? Most motor racing aficionados know something about Masten Gregory. An American, he won Le Mans in 1965 and drove in Formula One. Few,… Read More...
Jon Von Neumann Remembered
John Von Neumann was one of those towering figures in the sports car world of the ’50s. He was one of the founders of the… 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...
The First Palm Springs
Sports car road racing started after WWII on the East Coast during the late forties. The first wheel-to-wheel event was organized by the Sports Car… Read More...
Parnelli Jones
Parnelli is not his real name. Rufus Jones’ middle name is Parnell. His mother named him after a Judge Parnell whom she admired. Jones’ friend,… Read More...
Shelby’s Trans-Am
The original Trans-Am was part and parcel of one of the things that made the Golden Age golden. Many of the best U.S. drivers and… Read More...
Ken Miles Revisited
“Revisited” because this is my second column about Ken. My March 2006 column was the first, but in rereading it there were some things I… Read More...
Product Reviews
March 2011 Caribbean Capers By Joel E. Finn Subtitled “The Cuban Grand Prix Races of 1957, 1958 & 1960,” this book documents the trio of… Read More...
Training to Race
Learning to race on a road course can be daunting. Even though it was almost 50 years ago, I remember it well. I had entered… Read More...