Few cars in the history of the automobile can be viewed as more revolutionary than the Mini. Designed by Sir...
The partnership among the Thoroughbred Sports Car Club, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, having brought a succession of special and...
July 2017 George Dowson, the co-designer of this sophisticated pre-war Lightweight Special, is seen demonstrating it at the Cockfosters Rally on July 14, 1945. His partner in creating this little racing car was the famous designer Alec Issigonis, father of the Mini. This image is typical of what could be...
For anyone involved in motor sport within Australia, the name of Bob Holden has been a prominent one for many...
I have just watched “The Italian Job,” the 1969 original. At the time of writing, the remake has not hit...
Reg Hillary, 96-years of age as of this writing, is as sharp and lively as someone half his age. He’s also participated in many forms of motorsport, from Speedway Bikes to Daimler Dart sports cars to driving in, and winning, the first Shell Oil-sponsored cross-Canada Rally, the 4,000-mile Shell 4000,...
Everyone who experienced the 1960s has fond memories of the glory years of sedan racing. The burnt-orange Mustangs, dark blue...
Bugatti type 57 Grand Prix – A Celebration By Neil Max Tomlinson To dispel myths and legends of any subject...
Starting his career in the early ’60s behind the wheel of a Mini, John Fitzpatrick quickly worked his way to the top echelons of the endurance racing world. From winning the British Saloon Car Championship, Fitzpatrick went on to factory rides with Ford and BMW, as well as notching up...
With the 12th annual Goodwood Revival set for September 18–20, the organizers are planning to celebrate a pair of prominent...
John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on that role has had...
I didn’t think it was a very good thing for a woman to drive those open and powerful cars of the 1960s. I was quite happy in my Mini—a great car for both road and racing. I felt it gave better protection from a safety point of view. Colin Chapman...
For two consecutive years—1969 and 1970—Porsche won the World Manufacturers Championship. Brian Redman was an important part of the teams,...
Goodwood has announced a further new race has been added to the 77th Members’ Meeting schedule: The Betty Richmond Trophy,...
VR: Tell me how you first became enamored with cars. Like so many of us, I would imagine you were bit by the bug when you were a child? PM: Well, I did get bitten by the bug probably when I was 7 or 8 years old. Something like that....
When first introduced in 1959, the Mini Cooper was a revelation of automotive simplicity, economy, and delight. Designed by Sir...
Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk reopened the Kop Hillclimb after 84 years, speeding up the hill in a 2009 Mini after...
The LeMay – America’s Car Museum will have its grand opening on June 2, 2012 in Tacoma, Washington, having completed a massive construction effort within budget and on time. “We’ve managed to build a museum during difficult economic times when nearly everybody said it couldn’t be done and we expect...
My time with the BMC competitions department saw me racing the big Austin Healeys, and later racing at Le Mans...
1 “Big Daddy” Don Garlits becomes the first dragracer to run the 1/4 mile at more than 200 mph. He...
The arrival of every new year heralds a raft of exciting anniversaries and, in the car world, 2019 is crammed full of major motoring milestones – the cream of which will be celebrated at this summer’s Silverstone Classic (July 26-28). In recent years, the famous Silverstone Grand Prix circuit has...
In what is believed to be one of the few one-make series in historic racing, Masters Historic Racing has launched...
Tony Robinson: The Biography of a Race Mechanic By Ian Wagstaff Everyone knows that the best racing stories are those...
MG’s fabled Competitions Department enjoyed near constant success on the international racing stage. With victories in road racing, rallying, trials and Land Speed Record attempts, the postwar competition and special tuning department in Abingdon, England, was synonymous with “Giant Killing” performance right up through 1967. However, the late ’60s brought...
Among this year’s anniversaries is that of the Mini Cooper. John Cooper and Alec Issigonis became pals while competing in...
MOKE International Limited has announced the return of one of Britain’s quirkiest automotive icons. UK customers can now order one...
I began racing at age 18 in 1962, on TT motorcycles with my brother-in-law, Don Kratofil, and a friend, Tim Shaw, both of whom were truck drivers working with me at my first trucking company, Safeway Delivery. The delivery service had a six-day-a-week schedule so there were some Sundays to...
A quartet of Minis leads the field away from the start of the touring car scratch race for the H.M.V....
My driving roots were from my Dad and my brother who both raced. I was brought up with and around...
The Earl of March has announced the theme of the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled for July 3–5, as “True Grit—Epic Feats of Endurance” to celebrate the drive and determination of motor racing’s heroes who overcame huge physical, mental, and mechanical barriers in their quest for glory. Jackie Stewart’s...
