1991 Toyota Eagle MKIII GTP It’s amazing how one hair-brained idea can change the course of history. Such was the...
Dark clouds begin to gather in my mind every spring as I park my car in Brescia and walk to...
Patriotic Races “It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of a persistence by Germany of her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.” With those words, uttered by Australian Prime Minister Robert...
Richard Attwood started his racing career in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3, but by 1963 had won the Monaco Formula...
Since the very dawn of motorsport, automobile racing has been governed by rules. The very first motoring competition was the...
This son of a German garage owner had never raced a car until May 26, 1935, at the superfast Avus circuit near Berlin. But by the end of 1936, he was the king of all he surveyed—the 1936 European Champion, with six Grand Prix victories to his credit. All scored...
The rules were: One lap of Lime Rock, driving backwards from a standing start. You could bring any car, use...
I am synonymous with the Jaguar marque. It would, therefore, be strange for me to consider a car other than...
Sexual debauchery, a regime’s imminent downfall and a kidnapping fit for a gentleman were some of the highlights of the 1958 Grand Prix of Cuba for sports cars. Racing during the fifties was noted for some remarkable events. The horrific 1955 Le Mans when almost 100 spectators lost their lives...
In the early 1980s, the Marlboro British F3 Championship was reckoned the most desirable to be in. The top three...
With coachwork designed by Michelotti and built out of aluminum by Vignale, the 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico is undeniably beautiful....
The Guards Trophy Race; Brands Hatch, August 23, 1963. Roger Penske with his John Mecom-entered Zerex Special, which was actually an F1 Cooper in a sort of two-seat configuration. Penske won handily from the Cooper Monacos of Roy Salvadori and Tim Mayer. Once again he showed that he was both...
Okay, it’s my turn in the barrel. Asked to “do a corner” for VR, I took a look at the...
2 Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough drive a Jaguar XJS from the U.S. Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast in a record 32 hours and 51 minutes to win the fifth and final Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash (1979). 3 Vern Schuppan and Naohiro Fujita drive the Nova Engineering...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
April 2007 BRM V16 By Karl Ludvigsen The history of motorsport is rife with exotic machines and spectacular flops, but...
Robert de la Riviere (pseudonym “Rob Roy”) was an accomplished automotive artist who lived from 1909–1992. Born in France, he...
Historic Formula One racer Brad Krause lost his battle with cancer on January 24, in Greenport, N.Y. Krause was 58 years old. A long-time historic race competitor, both in the U.S. and abroad, he raced a variety of machines including most recently a March Formula One car and then a...
In a move that caught the auction world by surprise, Christie’s announced the postponement of its much-publicized sale of a...
Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) has confirmed that it is committed to featuring Formula Junior run groups at three of...
HMSA has chosen Porsche as the featured marque for this year’s Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races. Joining Porsche in the spotlight will be a full grid of original Trans-Am cars from the 1966 to the 1972 period. The 31st annual Portland Historic Races will take place July 6–8 at Portland International...
The MG Vintage Racers (MGVR) have moved their annual “Focus Event” for 2007 to VSCDA’s (Vintage Sport Car Driver’s Association) vintage race weekend...
More than 65 historic racecars will salute Italy’s famed Mille Miglia in the 17th running of the California Mille April...
The Midland Automobile Club is planning to make their August 2008 Shelsley Walsh event The Peter Collins Celebration meeting. Peter, whose family ran Kidderminster Motors, started his career in a Cooper 500 and competed at Shelsley Walsh. His career then blossomed with works drives for HWM in Grands Prix and...
Another door to motor racing’s past closed on January 20th with the death of 92- year-old “Toulo” de Graffenried. Only...
