1956 Ferrari 500 TR Prototype I have to confess that we sometimes get very carried away by some of the...
A firsthand look at the inner workings Of Ferrari by race team manager Romolo Tavoni, as told to Chris Nixon Romolo Tavoni spent more than a decade working for Enzo Ferrari, first as his secretary, then as team manager of Scuderia Ferrari. They were turbulent years involving triumph and tragedy,...
Peter Bryant’s colorful career spans nearly three decades of motorsport and includes time spent working in Formula One, sports car...
In September, I had the good fortune to be able to attend this year’s Goodwood Revival. I had never been...
My involveent with Ford goes back a long way and includes some of their most interesting racing projects. Before I did the cars for Le Mans, Ford was big enough to allow me to build two lightweight GT40s to see if we should run 4.7- or 7-liter engines at Le...
I have just watched “The Italian Job,” the 1969 original. At the time of writing, the remake has not hit...
Brazilian Nelson Soutomaior, perhaps fortunately for race commentators, adopted his mother’s maiden name of Piquet when he arrived in Europe...
1 American Motors Corporation hires Craig Breedlove to set long distance high-speed records with an AMX (1967). 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...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
Some of you model makers, I know, and probably you historic artists too, have been wondering why Jo Siffert’s 1971...
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December 2003 Lotus 72—Formula One Icon By Michael Oliver In the current era of Formula One, today’s frontrunners will be fodder for the back of the grid in just a few short months. As such, it seems all the more amazing that in the early ’70s, a racecar like the...
From 1954–1967, Wilmot Hills Raceway, in Wilmot, Wisconsin, played host to a wide variety of road races. Built by the...
It was another good year to be at the Goodwood Revival…sunshine for four days, some of the best racing in...
Famous host of “The Tonight Show”, Jay Leno, recently made an appearance at VARA’s Goldenstate Classic race at Fontana driving a wild car that he has nicknmaed “The Tank.” At 22-feet long and weighing in at 9000lbs, “The Tank” derives its name from the 1790 cu.in., aircooled, V-12 engine sourced...
Keeping a promise to America’s Porsche owners and racing fans made in 2001, Porsche Cars North America, in conjunction with...
Kiwi racing star Graham McRae, who competed in F1, F5000 and the Indianapolis 500, was hospitalized on September 2, after...
Audi Tradition—the division responsible for preserving the brand’s colorful automotive heritage—has just undertaken its most complex restoration project since the replica of the Auto Union Type C “Silver Arrow” racing car. It has breathed new life into three Wanderer “Streamline Specials” entered by Auto Union for the 4,700-kilometer Liège-Rome-Liège race...
Bobby Rahal has won more Champ Car races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as a driver and team owner than...
1984 Lancia LC2 Twenty years ago, when Group C sports car racing was in its heyday, the focus of attention...
In Part 1, we took a look at the beginnings of the Huffaker legend, with the ferocious Formula Juniors and the Genie sports racers. In this, the final installment, we explore the Huffaker’s time at Indy and their contributions to American sports car racing. INDY AND FORMULA CARS One of...
Lorina Boughton McLaughlin was the first woman to ever win the “Man of the Meeting” Award given regularly by BP...
In the world of racing, automotive brands, more often than not, become flag bearers of national pride and heritage. In...
You know, I had the experience of working with some great teams and on some “interesting” projects. For example, I was in the Ligier team when they had the Alfa Romeo engine, and that was a very difficult period. The problem was that Alfa had a lot of people who...
The Jaguar XKD-Type is perhaps one of my favorite auto designs ever. Introduced in 1954 as a replacement to the...
2 The Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company holds a press conference in Carmel, California, to announce the formation of the Bud Moore Mercury Cougar Trans-Am series racing team (1966). 3 F1 and sports car racer Derek Daly is born (1953). 4 First races run on the new Kyalami...
