It could have all ended so differently, this confluence of seemingly random events that culminated that cold Valentine’s Day in...
In the history of motor-sport safety, few names are as universally recognized as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active...
The Brumos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR of Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood finished 1st overall in the 1975 edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona, leading a sweep of the first six places by Carrera RSRs. The Toad Hall Racing RSR of Michael Keyser, Billy Sprowl and Andres Conteras finished...
The man who is perhaps the best American endurance racer of all time has hung up his helmet—professionally, anyway. Hurley...
My first racing was in motorcycles on a Triumph 350. That would be in 1958 while I was in Japan...
Allen Berg began racing as most do, in karts, and soon progressed up the ladder to Formula Ford and Atlantic, then won the Tasman Series down under before tackling British F3 during perhaps its best season ever. A single season of F1 peaked his career, before a Mexican foray produced...
Officials from Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and Peter Auto have announced an exclusive partnership that will allow both organizations to...
Masters Historic Racing has announced an eight-race European schedule for next year, beginning with the Masters Festival at Zolder, Belgium,...
In April 1964, a new Gran Turismo racer 40-inches high rolled out of the Ford Advanced Vehicles factory in Slough, England, and in an inspired moment, Ford decided to call it the GT40. This whole project had been brought about by Ford’s failure to buy Ferrari in 1963, so it...
One of the highlights of my many years of racing has to do with the 1966 Trans-Am Mustang that Jerry...
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL November 11–13, 2011...
2 First South Africa Grand Prix to be held on the Kyalami track near Johannesburg is won by Pedro Rodriguez at the wheel of a Cooper-Maserati. First F1 win for Rodriguez and last for Cooper (1967). 3 Sprint car builder and Indy 500 crew chief Wally Meskowski dies at the...
I wrote in this space, last month, that racecar drivers are just like us in that they too are human...
1 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons drive their Penske-prepared Lola T70 coupe to victory in the 24-Hours of Daytona (1969)....
It’s time to talk NASCAR. It usually is. NASCAR’s calendar is the longest in racing, so it has the shortest off-season, and by the time you read this, NASCAR will have started up again. NASCAR also has captured the largest fan base in America, the vast bulk of available American...
1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African Grand Prix (1975). 2 Michael Andretti...
Photo Gallery form the Jan. 26–27, 2019, Daytona 24 Heritage Exhibition Laps. [button link=”https://vintageracecar.com/daytona-24-heritage-exhibition-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here for more...
1 Richard Petty drives a Ford Torino to victory in the NASCAR Grand National race at Riverside. California (1969). 2 The Corvette GTP (a Chevy-powered Lola T711) makes its race debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1985). 4 Malcolm Campbell sets a Land Speed Record of 174.833 mph in...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have...
Daytona, Florida November 11–13, 2005...
You may have looked at this month’s cover car and said, “That’s not vintage!” You might also have looked at this month’s cover car and thought, “Hmm, I wouldn’t mind something like that!” And therein lies the predicament. Having done numerous surveys and questionnaires of our readership, we know that...
In tandem with Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR), Brumos Porsche will present the Daytona Historic Races at Daytona International Speedway November...
Automobile manufacturers have long used racing as a tool for both exploring new technologies and advancing marketing agendas, and one...
With this month’s cover Profile of the King Cobra, it seemed only natural to access this site where one can find out almost anything about the man who created it, Carroll Shelby. In that context, when reaching the home page, click on the period 1961-1964 on the blue bar across...
Daytona International, Daytona Beach, FL January 24, 2009...
Sad news this morning as it was announced by the Guldstrand family that Corvette racing legend Dick Guldstrand has passed...
The man who held honorary SCCA Competition License No. 1, Ohioan Chuck Dietrich, has died at the age of 88. A two-time SCCA National Champion—G Modified in 1963 with a Bobsy SR2-Ford, and Formula B in 1967 with a McLaren M4B—Dietrich began racing in 1948 with an MG TC. In...
Subscriber-exclusive Photo Gallery from HSR’s Nov. 13–17, 2019, Classic 24 at Daytona....
My father ran in the first NASCAR Cup race in 1949, when I was 11 years old, but I went along to spectate. When I was old enough, I became a racer too. Let me say though I was nearly 21 years old before I sat behind a wheel to...
