1976 March 76B I have a confession to make. When I was but a pubescent young man, I used to...
Alfa Romeo had gone from zero to hero and beyond from the 1911 Targa Florio to the 1936 Mille Miglia....
Peter Gethin may have been the son of a jockey, but he pursued a different kind of horsepower, making his name racing automobiles. They weren’t just any automobiles either, but the fastest most prestigious racing cars in the world. He was a race winner in Formula 1 and the original...
Keke Rosberg was a kind of motor racing Cinderella Man. He went from the drudgery of retiring or not even...
Fundamentally, the development of the Brabham “fan car” was due to the introduction of the Lotus 79, and in a...
In my time as a racing driver I have had the opportunity of driving many types of racing car. I have travelled the world in my quest to remain involved in motor racing, a sport I feel very passionate about. I have driven in some great races too, and at...
During the sixties, Carroll Shelby tried almost anything having to do with cars and racing. A little-known episode was his...
Illustrating Patrick Quinn’s article on the Bira MG K3 (VR December, 2009) was a photograph of Ron Uffindel, who frequently...
The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, with much of the film’s footage taken from that race. Rain fell heavily throughout the night, and this was the first time the traditional “Le Mans start,” in which drivers ran across the track...
July 2010 During the Spa-Francorchamps 750km Race on May 4, 1975, Henri Pescarolo extracts full speed from his Alfa Romeo...
Terry Bennett says he grew up as both a nerd and a motor-head. It was hardly his fault. His father...
July 2010 Tastes Like Crow Dear Editor, How’s tricks? Mucho kudos to you and your VRJ family for continuously publishing a great magazine. In your First Turn from May 2009, you doubted that the USF1 team would roll into the first Grand Prix, primarily because you felt the team would...
2 Achille Varzi is killed when his Alfa Romeo 158 crashes in heavy rain during practice for the Swiss Grand...
Formula Ford was a racing series created around the idea that the best drivers would win if they were racing...
Like all heroes, Brett Lunger denies being one. To him, running into fire broiling from Niki Lauda’s crashed Ferrari, its tanks still first-lap full, was simply what one does when action must be instantaneous. He says he didn’t even think about it. Yet the rescue will forever define this American...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA April 24–25, 2010...
Arizona Highways near Scottsdale, AZ April 10–14, 2010...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA April 9–11, 2010...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK April 2–3, 2010...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK March 28, 2010...
Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, U.K. March 12–14, 2010...
Wakefield Park Raceway, Goulburn, NSW, Australia February 19–20, 2010...
July 2010 Lister Jaguar– Brian Lister and the Cars from Cambridge By Paul Skilleter In my humble opinion, this is...
Here’s yet another source for rare, hand-held video of the old days as shot by those who were there. Courtesy of the Lost Tracks series at thechicaneblog.com, you can enjoy more clips of road racing action from the sport’s earlier days on the historic circuits of Torrey Pines, Pomona, Riverside,...
The Port Jefferson Hill Climb will celebrate its 100th anniversary this July 18 with festivities including an automobile parade around...
Former Formula One driver of the 1970s, Loris Kessel, has succumbed to his long-term battle with leukemia. Kessel’s early dream...
To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the American Bugatti Club, one of the feature races at this year’s renewal of the recently renamed Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 12-15 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, will be The Bugatti Grand Prix. The last time the Historics hosted The Bugatti Grand...
Lord March opened the gates of his estate to members of the media for the annual taster for Goodwood’s Festival...
Almost 60 years to the day since his grandparents attended the 1950 British Grand Prix (the inaugural F1 World Championship...
The famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will celebrate its 60th anniversary this August by recognizing the 75th anniversary of Jaguar. The Concours, of course, sprang up in association with the original Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races in 1950, and the feature contest of that first meeting was won by...
