Hans Ruesch Passes Away
Italian-born, Swiss-national Hans Ruesch died on August 27 in Lugano, Switzerland, at the age of 94. He was one of only two surviving significant drivers…
Browsing: May ’07
Winds of Chance
1963 Scirocco By the time you read this, a superb collection of famous, bizarre, futile and fantastic Grand Prix cars will be gathering for what… Read More...
The Mod Squad
The H-Modified class in American road racing was derived from the FIA small-displacement sports racing machines popularized in Italy and France. In the fifties, it… Read More...
Karl Kainhoffer
There isn’t much Karl Kainhofer hasn’t done in over 50 years of involvement in motorsports, from motorcycle racing in Austria to being Porsche’s man in… Read More...
Sebring Baptism
Like any good race-nut, over the years I’ve tried to chip away at my list of the “great automotive wonders of the world” that I…
David Purley
David Purley was a hero you have probably never even heard of, but a hero he most certainly was. If you remember him at all,… Read More...
F1—The Wrong Place at the Wrong Time
For many years now, I have been synonymous with sports cars and sports car racing. Of course, when I started my career, I was like… Read More...
Mercedes-Benz W125
I have certain fond memories of the first single-seater racing car I drove, which was a Vanwall. Tony Vandervell gave me a wonderful opportunity of…
Laguna Seca’s Fiftieth
Fifty years ago, the world-famous Laguna Seca race course was created by a tree. It’s interesting as well as tragic to see how it happened.… Read More...
Abarth
Hardly a month goes by without some bygone marque being resurrected. The majority, thank the Lord Harry, sink with barely a ripple. News that Fiat… Read More...
1957 Maserati 250F
The 1957 season was Juan Manuel Fangio’s swan song. With four World Championship victories under his belt, Fangio rejoined the Officine Alfieri Maserati team to…