When Tom Sneva took the checkered flag on a sun-drenched May afternoon, in 1983, to win the 67th Indianapolis 500 in his Texaco Star March Cosworth, it marked the culmination of a decade of effort at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. lightning quick For nearly 10 years, the one-time, junior high...
Someone once said that Indy car drivers would be lost if they had to turn right as well as left....
I can think of very few businesses—aside from magazine publishing—where the odds are more stacked against you than being a...
If his father had had his way, Nelson Souto Maior might have been on the center court at Wimbledon trading long, powerful baseline shots with Bjorn Borg, who won the British club’s singles title four years in succession from 1976–1980. The young Brazilian showed distinct promise on the court, so...
I was a student at the University of Grenoble, when I became very friendly with the children of the organizer...
My favorite Williams Formula One car, I designed, is the FW08—the car Keke Rosberg used to win the 1982 drivers...
Jack was born on April 2, 1926, and I think it’s appropriate that we all wish him a happy birthday. (I realize you are reading the May edition of Vintage Racecar, but subscribers usually get it in April.) On this occasion, I thought you might be interested in some of...
The Napier-Bentley was created as a one-off special, built in 1968 by original owner Peter Morley on a Sunbeam Chassis....
The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 22, 1966. Jackie Stewart at the Loews Hairpin on his way to a big win in his BRM 61/2. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970...
On paper, Lime Rock Park seems to be an easy track to learn. There are only seven corners and the...
Every now and then something magical happens in vintage racing. Some happenings are spectacular, like Jim Hall and Vic Elford...
1 Al Holbert drives a Chevrolet-powered March to victory in the IMSA Camel GT race at Laguna Seca, California (1983)....
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
The late news—very late—that U.S. open-wheel racing’s long uncivil war has finally staggered to its hemorrhagic conclusion, fell with less than seismic impact in the motor sports world at large. As someone emailed in to SpeedTV’s “Wind Tunnel,” the only reason for many fans to bother talking about IRL’s muffled...
Wakefield Park, Australia November 7, 2007...
Porte de Versailles, Paris, France February 8–17, 2008...
Silverstone Circuit, UK February 23, 2008...
Monte Carlo, Monaco February 1–6, 2008...
Adelaide, Australia November 22–25, 2007...
May 2008 Blood, Sweat, and Turnips By John Cordts John Cordts drove a variety of racecars over his career, but he was such a quiet and reserved man that very few people saw that there was more to this Swedish-born Canadian than met the eye. Cordts’s autobiography fleshes out the...
Started in 1968 as Formula A in the United States, Formula 5000, as it became known, featured open-wheeled “Formula One–style”...
The recently formed Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced three main feature races for F5000 cars in celebration of the...
Open-wheel racing champion Michael Andretti, road racer Richie Ginther, and perennial drag-racing king John Force will lead a class of seven racing greats into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, when the organization stages its annual induction ceremony on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at the Fillmore Detroit. These three,...
A 2004 Ferrari F360 for €20,000, anyone? Or, if you prefer something a little more vintage: a 1985 328 GTB...
The International Jaguar XK Club has announced that this summer’s XK 60 celebrations will feature one of the finest displays...
The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation has announced the election of historic racer and Los Angeles attorney, Steve E. Young, as the Foundation’s new chairman of the board for 2008. Young has served on the board since 2004, has been a member of the museum since its inception in 1994, and...
