It was still very early days for the small, but growing firm of Lotus Cars. In just nine short years,...
Is 263.4 kph, or 163.7 mph, the maximum speed of a new twin-turbo V12 people-carrier? The speed of a motorcyclist...
When last we left Bruce Burness (April VR) he had just initiated his lasting association with Trevor Harris where they performed what he called “the ultimate male-bonding experience.” In this second part of VR Associate Editor John Zimmermann’s interview, Burness discusses the achievement he considers the pinnacle of his career,...
As you might imagine, a lot of disparate items stream into my email inbox. In addition to the usual barrage...
We’re spectating on a rally special stage. The Monte Carlo, Britain’s RAC, the Acropolis in Greece. Anywhere, it doesn’t matter...
Although my home was near to the Zandvoort circuit in Holland, my family had nothing to do with the motor industry or motor racing. However, as a young boy I became involved with the ground staff at the track. My job was to help out at the Skid Control Center,...
In all my career, the very best cars I ever drove were the 1986 Benetton B186-BMW and the 1987 Ferrari...
The start of the Monaco Grand Prix remains one of motor racing’s true spectacles, and in this depiction of the opening moments of the 1971 contest through the streets of the Principality, we see the front row of Jackie Stewart’s Tyrrell (#11) and Jacky Ickx’s Ferrari (#4) lighting up their...
The Watkins Glen 6 Hours, on July 21, 1973, served as the final round of that year’s World Sportscar Championship...
An unabashed devotee of The Simpsons, Fred Phillips is living the slightly-north-of-American dream. Nestled away among the snow drifts of...
Canadian Big Healey Dear Editor, I enjoyed the article “Big Healey” in the March 2012 issue of Vintage Racecar. In reference to the Healey referred to as CAN 171 (pg. 39) I can perhaps add something to the author’s history of this car. After Grant Clark won the championship in...
1 Jo Siffert and Brian Redman, sharing a Porsche 908 Spyder, win the 1000-kilometer sports car race on the Nürburgring...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the...
Telling about cannibalizing a pickup truck engine for his racecar, he said, “Any of you would have really enjoyed” that caper. And a grinning Jim Hall went on to explain that early in his career, when “I was already into the hot-rodding of race cars,” he built a Lister-Chevy with...
Castle Combe Circuit, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK April 9, 2012...
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL March 17–18, 2012...
Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK March 17–18, 2012...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA March 17–18, 2012...
Wakefield Park, Goulburn, NSW, Australia February 25–26, 2012...
Sebring International Raceay, Sebring, FL March 2–4, 2012...
Dashware This software program allows the racer to enhance racing videos with on-screen gauges (able to be customized to look...
Alan Mann was a VR friend and subscriber with a penchant for sarcastic and very funny comments on things he read in our pages. He was also one of the most important and influential race preparation and team principals for many years, and it is very sad to have to...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced that this year’s class of inductees will include Indy 500 winner...
Instead of a single featured marque for the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts’ 2012 Pacific Northwest Historics at Pacific Raceways...
The FIA’s Group B rally cars were the classic stars that burned twice as bright for half as long, taking the World Rally Championship into realms of performance where it really didn’t want to go, with ultimately disastrous consequences. Still, these powerful projectiles captivated the imaginations of both competitors and...
The first annual Algarve Classic Festival has been announced as the logical successor to the annual October historic race meeting...
The last example of a McLaren F1 GTR ever produced, chassis 028R, will cross the auctioneer’s block at Bonham’s annual...
Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing (RMVR) has announced that their Labor Day weekend race on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 and 2 at Pueblo Motorsports Park in Pueblo, Colorado, will feature a Bobsy Reunion and Sports Racer Challenge. All Bobsy Sports Racers are invited, and expectations are that more of these...
