This was going to be an important year for me. My win at Oulton Park, in Richard Attwood’s Cooper, had...
In the history of racing there have been formulae that quickly become popular and continue to grow, while others are...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the FIA (Federation...
1965 Lola T60-Cosworth SCA Since the birth of the Formula One Championship, in 1950, there has been a ladder for potential Grand Prix drivers to climb to qualify, or rather amass the necessary skill set/finance, to be able to race at the top level. Obviously, like all things, there have...
This summer’s Silverstone Classic, set for the weekend of July 20-22, will honor the four F1 World Champions who raced...
Over the course of nearly seven decades of Formula One history, only three men have ever won a World Championship...
When the sports car scene started to heat up again in ’65-’66, I went to work for Motorsport Design in Connecticut, and we built a McLaren M6A for John Cannon. After that I was hooked on the Can-Am so I moved back to California, when I became Peter Revson’s mechanic...
1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 3 • Sprint car builder and Indy 500...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
One week after the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring, the racing world experienced another tragic weekend, this time in France, at the Le Mans test. Probably due to the proximity of the Sebring event, both Chaparral and Ferrari chose not to attend, leaving Ford with little to compare their performance...
Nearly 50 years ago I stood on the bank at Mulsanne Corner and watched the bright French sun flash on...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
April 2017 Away from green at the Labatt’s 200 Can-Am race at Mosport on June 13, 1971, Jackie Stewart’s Lola T260 outpaces the pack before gearbox issues end his race and leave Denny Hulme’s McLaren (#5) to take the win. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation...
1 Paul Frere drives an Ecurie Belge Cooper T51-Climax to victory in the 80-lap Formula Libre South African Grand Prix...
Since the dawn of motor racing there have been those who continually ask the question, “Who is the best driver?” Some give very qualified opinions, others are dogmatic that the man they have supported over many years is the best and then there are those scholars and mathematicians who believe...
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had...
1 Gober Sosebee, driving a Chrysler, wins the NASCAR Grand National race at Hayloft Speedway in Augusta, Georgia (1952). 2...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior regulations...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was established by the FIA (Federation...
Next July’s Silverstone Classic has announced plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Can-Am Series with a pair...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African could become a Formula One World Champion. Not even their crystal ball, though, could have predicted how: it was when driving a Ferrari 312T4 at Monza, the holiest of holies...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was an “unlimited” racing series co-sanctioned by the SCCA in America and the CASC in Canada....
During the 1960s the annual 24-hour auto race near a small town southwest of Paris generated international racing drama like...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950, with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first World Drivers Championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
Milan was in mourning the first time I visited the cathedral city, in the late spring of 1967. In fact,...
4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near Brescia (1921). 5 Gilles Villeneuve...
For the Anerley Trophy Formula Junior race at Crystal Palace on June 3, 1963, the Start of the first heat featured the Brabhams of Frank Gardner (25), Paul Hawkins (26) and Denis Hulme (24) on the front row. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge...
