Fathers and their sons who have each won the Formula 1 World Championship are few and far between. There are...
Racing driver, engineer, journalist and lifelong lover of jazz, John Miles sadly passed away last weekend. John was a quiet, but determined individual whose driving talent, according to many commentators, was greatly underestimated. Timing is such a great aspect of deciding success or failure in a driver’s career and his...
As you’ll read in this month’s news, Bette Hill, wife of World Champion Graham and mother of World Champion Damon,...
“I suppose I’m pretty special being the only woman to be wife and mother of two Formula One World Champions,” was the reply that came from Bette Hill (above, Pete Austin photo) when I asked her about her memorable moment in motor racing. Bette was part of the fabric of...
“Boy’s Own” Racer Personally speaking, I’m not an advocate of racing specials, especially those cars built that have little, or...
It was seeing Raymond Mays’ ERA that first drew a young John Sismey to mechanical engineering. After a grammar school...
An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man responsible for establishing Ferrari in the United States and patron of his own highly successful motor racing team. Almost too much to be rolled into one man, but that, in...
One week after the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring, the racing world experienced another tragic weekend, this time in France,...
1 Jeremy Dale, driving a Spice-Oldsmobile, wins the IMSA WSC race at Phoenix, Arizona, giving Oldsmobile the IMSA Manufacturers Championship...
October 2017 Matra Racing DVD, The Rebirth Many years ago I was drawn to the vibrancy of the Matra pit garage and listened to the song of the V12 engine—sans ear plugs. Today, my tinnitus is a constant reminder of the madness of my youth. Produced by Big Picture Media...
Nearly 50 years ago I stood on the bank at Mulsanne Corner and watched the bright French sun flash on...
Over the coming months we will have a series of three interviews with former BRM mechanics who worked with the...
1966 Lola T70 SL71/48 If there was a racing car that most of the great and the good of both professional and amateur motor racing have competed in it would have to be one form or another of the Lola T70—not only in the UK, but in all corners of...
I first drove what was to become Graham Hill’s 1966 American Red Ball Special Indy winner at the Brickyard, in...
Lola Cars founder Eric Broadley has passed away at the age of 88. Broadley was one of the early players...
Hall of Famer Jim McElreath passed away last Thursday, in his hometown of Arlington, Texas, at the age of 89. Already a wily veteran when he made his first Indianapolis 500 start in 1962, McElreath impressed observers by qualifying 7th and running 2nd in the early going, having passed the...
When Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth first met at Lotus, little did they think that one day a racing engine...
It’s not often that a Formula One driver can turn his hand to World Championship rallying. Look at 2007 F1...
The inaugural edition of Historic Motorsport International (HMI), a brand-new show dedicated to all forms of historic motorsport, will be held at ExCeL London from February 23-26, targeting anyone with an interest in classic racing and rallying. To kick off the event in style, the organizers will honor and celebrate...
It’s amazing how some of the names forged into the history of motorsport were first introduced to it. Some have...
“At Monaco you get everything that you meet on a public road lampposts, trees, nightclubs, houses, hotels, curbs, gutters, you...
The world of Formula One enjoyed a jolt of much needed excitement during the recent Spanish Grand Prix, when young Max Verstappen became the youngest driver to ever win a Grand Prix—at the tender age of 18. Verstappen can now add this F1 landmark to another he earned last year...
Women drivers in Formula One are rare indeed. Since the start of the F1 World Championship in 1950, only five...
The British motor industry has had a rather checkered history since it began in the late 19th century. At its...
Brian Redman – Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks By Brian Redman with Jim Mullen It’s always good to see a new book hit the shelves reminiscing about the era those of a certain age regard as the “golden years” of motor racing. Well-informed authors write many of these books, but their...
During 2016 the UK’s Historic Sports Car Club celebrates 50 years since it’s founding. Looked upon by many as “Mr....
Tickets for the 2016 Concours of Elegance at Windsor Castle have gone on sale, and among the attractions attendees can...
Imagine driving your homebuilt special, powered by a modified production car engine, in two World Championship Grands Prix and finishing 10th in the second one. These days that would earn you a World Championship point. As amazing as Peter de Klerk’s effort was, however, there is no legacy points-wise for...
