1968 BRM P126 Chasis 126.01 BRM has had one of the most interesting histories of all the Grand Prix constructors....
The Tasman Cup is long remembered as a time when Australians and New Zealanders flocked to racing circuits to watch...
The name of Kevin Bartlett is synonymous with Australian motor sport. South Pacific Editor Patrick Quinn recently caught up with Bartlett at the Bathurst Mount Panorama circuit to talk about some of his experiences including during the 2.5-liter Tasman formula. The 2.5-liter Tasman Cup between 1964 and 1969 saw locals...
For the better part of two years now, you’ve witnessed an ever-growing amount of articles, photos and event coverage originating...
Before the Tasman Cup was introduced in 1964, most of us were using Climax engines, 2-liter, 2.2-liter or 2.5-liter, but there were a couple of odd cars. I was also racing little Elfins but, for my Lotus 19B, I had taken my Climax engine out to 2.6-liter with pistons made...
There used to be a monthly feature in the Reader’s Digest called something like “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Ever...
At one of the Goodwood Revival meetings, I was chatting with Rob Wilson, racing driver, bass guitarist and Kiwi, not necessarily in that order. Soon, we were joined by Howden Ganley. Then Eoin Young and our mutual pal from New Zealand, Michael Clarke, appeared. As far as the eye could...
Of all the circuits used in the Tasman Series, Warwick Farm was always considered the center of it all, with...
The Australian Grand Prix (practice): Warwick Farm, February 19, 1967. These were less fancy and more relaxed races: Jackie Stewart...
Turn 17 at Sebring, which ends the back straight—and “begins” the front straight—could actually be called the “World’s Biggest Hairpin.” Certainly one of the most difficult. Turn 17 (also known as Sunset, because as night falls on the 12-Hour race, drivers are looking right into the setting sun heading into...
2 Tom Green drives Walt Arfons’ “Wingfoot Express” to a World Land Speed Record of 413.20 mph (1964) 2 The...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Way back in the Science Fiction period of my youth, I followed a newspaper strip whose title I can’t recall for sure, but it was something like “Alternate Earth.” That’s a common Sci-Fi theme with innumerable variations; this one’s premise involved a duplicate of our planet orbiting diametrically opposite the...
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Milwaukee Mile, Wisconsin State Fair Park July 8–9, 2006...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI July 15–16, 2006...
Le Mans, France July 8–9, 2006...
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October 2006 MG Competition Cars and Drivers By Richard L. Knudson For over 70 years, the MG name has been synonymous with affordable sports and racing cars. In MG Competition Cars and Drivers noted MG historian Richard Knudson takes on the task of providing a broad, but concise, history of...
As discussed throughout this issue the 2.5-liter Tasman Series was an annual event consisting usually of eight races run in...
A bronze statue was unveiled in July at the Mallory Park circuit in Leicestershire, England as a tribute to the...
Rallying legend Ari Vatanen headed a star-studded cast at Rallyday 2006 on July 22. The “Flying Finn,” who won the 1981 FIA World Rally Drivers Championship, was reunited with David Richards, his original co-driver, and “VLE 756X,” the Ford Escort RS in which they won the championship 25 years ago....
Former racing driver and race-school owner Jim Russell was reunited with his 1958 F2 Cooper at the Silverstone Classic weekend...
The Silver Flag Hillclimb won the award for Best European Historic Event in 2005, and that accounted for the entry...
Goodwood Festival of Speed debutant, Richard Petty, proved that there is much more to being a star than merely winning in a racecar. For three days (July 7–9), Petty entered into the true spirit of the festival by making himself accessible to fans, happily signing hundreds of autographs and driving...
