1958 BRM P25 Chassis 258 It may come as a surprise to many people that Stirling Moss always regarded the...
While the postwar American sports car scene was inspired by European road racing, it was different in many respects. In...
New Zealand—the homeland of the two most famous drivers of the Can-Am series, Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme—was the host to its first-ever Can-Am race in history this year. It is hard to believe that Kiwis had never seen a group of these beasts driven in anger, even though Bruce...
After a quick rise through Formula Ford and F3, British racer Nigel Mansell joined the Lotus Formula One team as...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have...
The man at the wheel of the 2.8-liter, six-cylinder, Ford Sierra XR4i may have been a schoolmaster, but he certainly did not drive like one. In fact, beads of sweat were breaking out on my forehead as he stylishly doorhandled the winged Ford along the narrow roads of the Targa...
I worked as the chief engineer at Lola (1969–1981) during one of their most productive and interesting periods. The number...
Every era has its own greatest racing car. I would like to go back to my boyhood where I have...
During the early fifties, road racing in the United States took place, for the most part, at airports. While airports have a number of advantages, they lack the interest and drama of actual roads. Without the authority to utilize public highways, venues were hard to come by. As road racing...
I was surprised to read in the March issue of this magazine a letter from Bob Krueger on “train racing,”...
I first became aware of ERAs in 1945, and their special significance to British motor sport, together with their originator...
June 2008 The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, June 9-10, 1973: Two N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytonas surge along next to the Ligier-Matra JS2 driven by Jean-Pierre Paoli and Alain Couderc. Daytona # 38 was driven by François Migault and Luigi Chinetti, Jr. while #6 was driven by Milt Minter...
Summit Point’s main circuit was repaved last fall, which enhances an already wonderful track. The Chute through the Carousel is...
Few cars have had more racing success and are more legendary than the Porsche 550 Spyder. From the model’s first...
3 Manfred von Brauchitsh scores the Mercedes-Benz Type W25 debut victory by winning the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring (1934). 4...
Over-2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
By a compelling coincidence, the editor’s deadline for this issue falls 40 years to the day after our world lost one of its most brilliant talents. Thus, I am moved to add my few words to the torrent of appreciation that has been appearing about the great Jim Clark. Let...
Phillip Island Circuit, Victoria, Australia March 7-9,2008...
Sebring International Raceway, FL March 12, 2008...
Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA March 15–16, 2008...
Sebring International Raceway, FL March 12, 2008...
Sebring International Raceway, FL February 28–March 2, 2008...
California Speedway, Fontana, CA March 7–9,2008...
June 2008 Lancia 037 The Development and Rally History of a World Champion By Peter Collins Long-time VR author and...
In the pantheon of British racing greats, few have attained the near mythical status of Britain’s first Formula One World Champion Mike Hawthorn. With the help of his father, Hawthorn began racing first with bikes and then cars in the late ’40s. Showing great talent in Rileys and an Ulster...
Jean-Marie Balestre, the controversial president of FISA and the FIA throughout the 1980s, passed away on March 27 at the...
The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) and Lola Heritage announce that the 29th Annual Vintage Festival at Mosport...
The most dramatic Austin Healeys ever made are to live again on the Bonneville salt flats. After years scouring the world for rare Austin Healey parts, Dutch enthusiast Wiet Huidekoper found many of the actual parts from the famous Austin Healey record cars that set various speed and endurance records...
