Fourteen vintage racecar run groups have been set for next summer’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, set for August 17-20, 2017,...
That’s some ride from West Lothian, Scotland to winning the great Indianapolis 500 three times, not to mention four IndyCar Series Championships. It’s a ride Dario Franchitti took from 1996 until 2013. On the way Dario, born in Bathgate, West Lothian on May 19, 1973, and whose family has profound...
The eighth Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion will again wake up the residents of sleepy South Bass Island (off Ohio’s North...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International...
My very first experiences in a racing car were in a Lotus Seven. In fact, prior to purchasing the Lotus I went to Lotus and asked for a job. I thought I must know how they build these cars if I’m going to race them. I was conscious too that...
• The Fabulous Fifties held its annual Lindley Bothwell Award dinner in early December at the Proud Bird restaurant near...
It is early 1964 and having recently qualified as a doctor, I had signed up for a short-service commission as...
From West Coast Juniors comes word of a global celebration of the formula’s Diamond Jubilee that will begin this January and run deep into 2017. This Formula Junior festival will kick off with a three-race serie in South Africa, beginning at Zwartkops (January 29-30), Killarney (February 5-6) and East London...
Formula Junior Historics North America has announced an eight-race slate of events for 2016 with support from Bonhams, Passport Transport...
Australia has decided to demote FF1600 and install Formula 4 as its national starter series. Formula 4 gives each country...
From West Coast Juniors comes word of a global celebration of the formula’s Diamond Jubilee that will begin next January and run deep into 2017. This Formula Junior festival will kick off in South Africa in January with a three-race series at Zwartkops (January 29-30), Killarney (February 5-6) and East...
News has come from the Mayo Clinic that American racecar driver and designer Bruce Eglinton has died at the age...
Pre-event publicity for the Silver Anniversary edition of the Silverstone Classic didn’t include anything about the British summer weather, but...
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...
Milan was in mourning the first time I visited the cathedral city, in the late spring of 1967. In fact,...
The enjoyment of Lime Rock Park’s 32nd Historic Festival was muted somewhat by the tragic loss of veteran vintage racer...
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...
It can’t be denied that the world of motor racing, both contemporary and historic, is saturated with egos. Some would...
As the organizers of the Bahamas Speed Week Revival work toward their ultimate aim of bringing full-blown racing back to...
The special relationship between Great Britain and the USA is said to be strong in the political arena; it’s for sure stronger in motor racing terms. Many talented Americans have crossed the Atlantic to hone their talents in the UK’s racing scene over the years. Examples include Whitney Straight, Dan...
• The field for this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion—where Corvette is the featured marque on the occasion of its...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
I started work with Lotus Components in 1960. I really wanted to join the Lotus Formula One team, but unless you were in the right place at the right time and talking to the right person, it was difficult. It was very curious in the way it worked, you could...
“Just turn the key and it will start,” I was told, as the door of the Tojeiro-Buick registration number TSU...
Frankly, I was surprised at how easily it drove after some previous experiences I had with other open-wheelers. Owner Ed...
Kessler Cooper? Dear Sir, I just saw part of your article on Bruce Kessler [VR, Oct. & Nov. 2009] that sparked my memory and was curious about Bruce’s Formula 3 racing. Back in the 1980s, I purchased a Cooper Norton Mk9 from a man in Connecticut who had acquired it,...
For three short years, in the early 1960s, Christabel Carlisle, now Lady Watson, was the name on the lips of...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
It sounds like the title of a bad B-movie doesn’t it? They came from the great beyond. Legions of historic racecars hell-bent, with only one purpose…the survival and perpetuation of their own race! Da-Da-Daahhhh!!! While it might sound outlandish and far-fetched, it’s actually not. There is a growing movement afoot,...
