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December in Racing History
2 Roger Penske drives a Ferrari 250 GTO to victory in the Tourist Trophy race at Nassau in the Bahamas (1962). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African-American NASCAR racer, dies of spinal cancer at age 69 (1990). 4 The Gazetto dello Sport announces the first Mille Miglia road race (1926). 6 F1 Champion and DTM...
Can-Am, 1966–1974
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was cosanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series 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 and brake lights and meet various safety requirements. There was no...
Magic Tracks
Shanghai’s gaudy new, $300-million supercircuit, home of the first-ever Grand Prix in China, has a truly distinctive first turn complex. It coils up tightly one way like a watch spring, then unwinds. It seems obvious to me it’s meant to look like the oriental yin and yang symbol. SpeedTV commentators remarked that the layout of...
Zippo Vintage Grand Prix
Watkins Glen, New York September 9-12, 2004...
Rolex Vintage Grand Prix
Lime Rock Park, Connecticut September 3-6, 2004...
Goodwood Revival
Chichester, England September 3–5, 2004...
Product Reviews
December 2004 Speed in Sweden—A Century of Swedish Motorsport By Björn Tiedemann, et al. While it is easy to overlook frosty Sweden as a hotbed of motorsport history and activity, the truth is that Sweden has enjoyed a wide variety of motorsport for more than 100 years. Speed in Sweden is a marvelous pictorial overview...
Jaguar Clubs NA
With more than 60 chapters across the U.S. and Canada, Jaguar Clubs of North America is undoubtedly one of the largest Jaguar enthusiast organizations anywhere in the world. As such, this month’s featured Web site is a vast, well-organized site devoted both to the club’s numerous activities and the history, maintenance and enjoyment of the...
Pre-War Sports Cars at Spa
The final round of the Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series 2004, held at Spa September 17–18, was narrowly won by Hubert Fabri and Adrian Stoop in their 1933 Alfa Romeo 8c Monza. Victory came only after a nail-biting battle with the similar 8c Monza owned by Bill Ainscough and ably driven by James Baxter. “We had three or four exchanges with the other Monza,” said Baxter who, having never tackled Spa before, had learnt the circuit by bicycle the previous day. “I’d get him under braking at the Bus Stop and then he’d pull away on the straights.…
Goodwood Revival
The 2004 Goodwood Revival set records for attendance and was completely sold out well before the September 3–5 event. A revised program saw qualifying on Friday, which made for a much more relaxed weekend for drivers, although many of them would have preferred to be driving rather than walking around! John Ure continued his winning way in the Goodwood Trophy for 1948–1954 GP, F2 and F.Libre cars, as he took his ERA B-Type to victory only half a second ahead of Ludovic Lindsay’s Remus ERA, after Mac Hulbert crashed his ERA D-Type into the barriers three laps from the…
2005 Austin Healey Challenge U.S. vs. Australia
After a 15-year hiatus, organizers have recently announced a four-race Healey Challenge series will take pace in 2005, pitting American Austin Healeys against a team from Australia. Open to any car—common, specials, limited production, small bore, big bore, etc.—carrying the Healey name, the AUHC will comprise races at: Road America with SVRA (May 13–15), Watkins Glen with HSR (June 2–5), Mid-Ohio with SVRA (June 16–19) and Mosport with VARAC (June 24–26). For more information, contact Jeff Johnk, 9505 Aspen Road, Lakeville, MN, 55044, (952) 985-9998, e-mail: Jeff@auhc.net