December 2018 1– Divina Galica tests a Hesketh 308E-Ford F1 car at Snetterton, in Norfolk, England (1977). 2– Vittorio Brambilla is announced...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the FIA (Federation...
It was seeing Raymond Mays’ ERA that first drew a young John Sismey to mechanical engineering. After a grammar school education, he worked as an apprentice machinist with Peter Brotherhood Ltd. of Peterborough. National Service beckoned and a spell with the Royal Air Force honed his mechanical and engineering abilities...
Winning the 1970 Monaco Formula Three race was seen as my ticket to a Grand Prix future. I’d made my...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Having been fortunate enough to receive an invitation to the London Premiere of the movie McLaren, a wonderful tribute to Bruce McLaren and his many achievements, I then cast my mind back to the previous motor racing-based movies I have watched over the years. Like all cinematic productions, they vary...
1 Chuck Daigh, driving a Lotus 19-Climax, wins the USAC-sanctioned sports car race at Mosport, Ontario, Canada (1963). 2 Henry...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Last month, in this space, I spoke about our newest contributor Howden Ganley, whose incredible motorsport career saw him go from an entry level mechanic to Formula One driver and subsequently a team owner and constructor. Of course, I was mortified to learn—after we’d gone to press—that in my zeal...
1977 LEC CRP1 Month by month, Vintage Racecar tries hard to bring readers some of the world’s finest competition cars—some with...
I grew up on a farm in Northern Ireland, far removed from motor sport, and my parents strongly disapproved of...
Jeremy Houghton trained as an artist at the Slade School of Art and the University of Provence. His formative years as an artist were spent in South Africa as Head of Fine Art at The International School of Cape Town. He returned to England and back to his roots to...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
McLaren Automotive will return to the Goodwood Festival of Speed next weekend, June 23-26, with a celebration of race wins...
• On page 30 of this issue, readers will find Brian Redman’s account of his first three victories at Spa, which is an excerpt from his new memoir, Brian Redman—Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks, which is available to Vintage Racecar readers via a Special Offer of £10 off the regular retail...
The 24th Goodwood Festival of Speed, set for June 23-26, will celebrate the 100th Birthday of Bayerischen Motoren Werke, more...
On the 40th anniversary of his 1976 World Championship season, James Hunt’s life will be celebrated during this year’s Masters...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was established 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...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African...
The Goodwood Road Racing Club’s 73rd Members Meeting, took place last weekend and will likely be long remembered for a...
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...
1 Chuck Daigh, driving Frank Arciero’s Lotus 19-Climax, wins both heats of the Player’s 200 sports car race at Mosport,...
• On the occasion of the 45th Anniversary of his 1969 Indianapolis 500 victory, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will honor...
Tom Havlasek was born in Brno, Czech Republic, and since childhood has enjoyed motorsport, keeping in close contact with it via the well-known Brno Circuit near his home. After graduating from secondary school specializing in computer graphic design, however, he began presenting his works of art, mostly street art paintings...
• The 1977 McLaren M26-Ford that James Hunt drove to his final Grand Prix victory in that year’s Japanese Grand...
• Peg Bishop, wife of John Bishop, passed away on August 20. The Bishops played a central role a golden...
Circuit 2011 By Dennis Gray With the relatively recent advent of digital cameras, everyone can now take a great picture…but that is not to say that everyone is now a great photographer. While the ability to capture a sharp, well-focused image is now almost assured, there is still a large...
1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a road circuit near Nimes, France...
This September the McLaren Group will observe the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding by Bruce McLaren, but the entire 2013 season will be part of the festivities as McLaren celebrates its serial successes in a wide variety of motor sport forms. Since contesting their first Grand Prix at Monaco...
