Mike Hailwood had won no fewer than nine World Motorcycle Championships before he ever competed in his first Formula One...
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...
1 • Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in Victoria, Australia (1987). 3 • Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda F1 engine designer and later Honda President and CEO, born (1936). 4 • Ronnie Peterson drives a JPS Lotus 78 to victory...
1965 Lola T60-Cosworth SCA Since the birth of the Formula One Championship, in 1950, there has been a ladder for...
Growing up as young lad near the metropolitan borough of Wolverhampton, a city in the West Midlands of England, I...
1 • Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 • Seven drivers (Rob Dyson, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Butch Leitzinger, John Paul Jr., John Schneider, Andy Wallace and James Weaver) share the winning Dyson Racing R&S MkIII-Ford in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1997). 3 • Trans-Am racer Jamie Galles...
This summer’s Silverstone Classic, set for the weekend of July 20-22, will honor the four F1 World Champions who raced...
September 2017 Departing Drivers Dear Mr. Ganley: Your article “Departing Drivers,” in the current issue of Vintage Racecar is quite good, although Sir Jackie Stewart won 27 Grands Prix, not 33. Moreover, Juan Manuel Fangio did not “depart” in 1952. He had every intention of defending his World Championship but,...
2 Paul Tracy wins the CART Champ Car race through the streets of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2000). 3 Dr....
Stars of two and four wheel racing were on hand to promote the 6th Henry Surtees Foundation fundraising kart challenge, held at Mercedes World, Brooklands. This first event since the passing of John Surtees CBE who set up the charity following the tragic death of his son Henry, killed at...
1966 Lola T70 SL71/48 If there was a racing car that most of the great and the good of both...
Engineer, Champion Rider, Champion Driver and Team Manager Mark Donohue talked of “the unfair advantage,” the way in which a...
1964 World Champion Our Ed McDonough had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how Surtees had his first test in a Formula One car in a Vanwall, and later became the only person ever to race Vanwall’s short-lived rear-engine car in 1961. As part...
It is an unfortunate fact of life that as we age, so we lose more and more friends to the...
This portrait of the legendary John Surtees, by mixed media artist Jonathan (Joff) Carter, commemorates the unique, astounding, achievements of...
June 2017 The Dutch Grand Prix: Zandvoort, July 18, 1965. John Surtees at speed in Tarzan Corner during practice with the Ferrari 158/63. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970 E-mail: [email protected] •...
Lola Cars founder Eric Broadley has passed away at the age of 88. Broadley was one of the early players...
As you’ll read in this month’s news—and likely learned from our web site back on March 10—multi-time motorcycle and Formula...
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...
April 2017 Pit and Paddock – Behind the scenes at UK and European circuits in the ’60s and ’70s By...
The 75th renewal of Goodwood’s annual Members’ Meeting took place last weekend at the historic Chichester circuit, awarding classic cups...
I remember talking to John Surtees a couple of years ago, and our conversation revolved around his many successes. With seven motorcycle World Championships, the 1964 F1 World Championship and the inaugural Can-Am Championship in 1966, to name but three, John wasn’t short of silverware. He did, however, cut me...
Sad news emerged early today that motorcycle and Formula One World Champion, John Surtees has passed away at the age...
1972 Eifelland Type 21 The 2016 Formula One season found the World Championship taken by a German team, Mercedes, and...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements, otherwise there was no...
