1975 Eagle 755 F5000 In 1967, the SCCA began a fledgling “professional” category for open-wheel formula cars known as Formula...
Whitney Straight did everything in style. Barred from keeping a car at Cambridge he kept a plane instead. He would...
Back in the 1960s, if you raced or rallied an Austin Mini Cooper, you would have met and probably been defeated by Bill Brack. Bill started off ice racing his Mini and then purchased a Mini Cooper from Gord Brown who was a salesman at the British car dealership Ensign...
Two month’s ago, I wrote in this space about my misuse, misappropriation and general mis-handling of my grand-father’s tools in...
I raced at Le Man, 13 times, and each time it was a good one. It was especially good when...
In the summer of 1980, I was at Goodwood for a test session. Before I reached the pits, I bumped into Les Thacker, the Competition Manager of BP, who was picking up the tab for the Toleman Formula 2 team, who was dominating the season. “Anything interesting?” I asked. “The...
Matra Automobile, a name synonymous with French racing heritage, will cease to exist according to a German news source. Founded...
In 1956, Porsche introduced a slightly modified Spyder, the 550A. Exterior changes were mainly from the doors back with a...
2 F1 racer and Can-Am champion Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing his M8D Can-Am racer at Goodwood, England (1970). 10 Jim Trueman, owner and founder of Truesports Racing, dies from cancer 16 days after his team wins the Indianapolis 500 (1986). 11 First auto race ever held...
The over 2 liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations...
Phoenix, AZ February 14-16, 2003...
Sebring, Florida Feb. 27- Mar. 2, 2003...
Montlhéry, France March 8, 2003...
June 2003 Le Mans 1970-1980 Archives d’un passione By Michael Bollee Michel Bollee never loses sight of the fact that...
While the famed Nürburgring circuit tends to be the one that most people associate with German motorsport, the scenic Solitude racecourse, located outside of Stuttgart, also enjoys a very long and rich motorsport tradition. First used as a hillclimb course for motorized bicycles in 1903, Solitude went on to hold...
Tazio Nuvolari, undoubtedly one of the five top race car drivers of all time, died of tuberculosis in his own...
On June 12, the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Novi, Michigan, will induct racer and high performance driving school founder...
Virginia International Raceway has announced that Canadian racing pioneer Bill Sadler will be a guest of honor at this year’s Gold Cup Historics to be run June 5-8. Sadler started racing in 1954 with his first special that featured a home- built frame and flat-4 Jowett Jupiter engine. Over the...
Two-time 500-cc motorcycle champion Barry Sheene recently lost his battle with throat cancer; he was 52-years old. Born in London,...
The 10th Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place July 11-13 and will feature a vast selection of the best...
Mercedes Benz racing great Karl Kling passed away on March 19 at the age of 92. According to DaimlerChrysler board member Jurgen Hubbert, “Along with Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, Karl Kling was one of the greatest drivers of the post-war era.” Born in Glissen, Germany in 1910, Kling...
The 53rd Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will showcase the magnificent cars of Ettore Bugatti on August 17, 2003, at...
Britain’s FORCE race group has launched one of its most ambitious seasons to date with over 12 race weekends featuring...
The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC) will celebrate “The Centenary of Ford” with a full weekend of vintage racing on May 24-25 at The River’s Edge Road Course at Mission Raceway Park. For more information contact Mike Tate at [email protected]
