In 1955 Denis Jenkinson wrote of the EMW sports racers: “By comparison, the well-known 300 SLR Mercedes-Benz sports cars have...
Lotus—The Early Years An in-depth look at the formative years of Lotus from 1951-1954. Peter Ross examines the men and cars that took Lotus from a backyard hobby, to one of racing’s most prestigious brands. Harbound, 210 pages. $64.95 www.coteriepress.com...
Out of all the competitors who raced at that very first 1948 road race at Watkins Glen, there are perhaps...
It was really very gratifying to have received so much positive feedback on the “Absent Friends” feature that we ran...
This Audi TT is a car capable of being driven on or pretty close to the limit. It’s a well-balanced car, turbo-charged with four-wheel drive, with higher performance than you would get in a “normal” TT. It’s been created for the driving school at Silverstone, so it is something that...
Jenks used to write pieces titled, “Pity the Poor Historian”, where he would list, say, the conflicting reasons for a...
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)....
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was cosanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
Shanghai’s gaudy new, $300-million supercircuit, home of the first-ever Grand Prix in China, has a truly distinctive first turn complex....
Watkins Glen, New York September 9-12, 2004...
Lime Rock Park, Connecticut September 3-6, 2004...
Chichester, England September 3–5, 2004...
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...
With more than 60 chapters across the U.S. and Canada, Jaguar Clubs of North America is undoubtedly one of the...
The final round of the Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series 2004, held at Spa September 17–18, was narrowly...
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...
After a 15-year hiatus, organizers have recently announced a four-race Healey Challenge series will take pace in 2005, pitting American...
A speed hillclimb at Harewood in Yorkshire, England was the climax of a week’s celebration by the Vintage Sports Car...
Ray Heppenstall, creator of the innovative Howmet TX turbine-powered sports car, has passed away at the age of 73. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1931, Heppenstall liked to joke that his family was “…in the iron and steel business—my mom ironed and my dad stole…” Fascinated with the automobile from...
A world-record price of £4.18 million paid for a 1929 Mercedes-Benz sports car boosted the Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale on...
