Wing and a Prayer – 1974 Amon AF101
One of the problems in writing this profile is the temptation to indulge in a long list of Chris Amon misfortunes—and there were plenty of… Read More...
Browsing: May ’12
The Mysterious McAfee Tapes
As a racecar driver, Jack McAfee needs no introduction. He was one of the greats of early sports car racing in America, with a career… Read More...
NORRA’s New Frontier
You’ll probably get stopped at some point and have to pay off the cops. You will almost certainly have to weld something at what would… Read More...
Al Unser
Al Unser is one of the brightest and most versatile stars from America’s golden age of racing in the latter half of the 20th century,… Read More...
Racing Breeds Luxury
Really? How so, you may ask. While it’s hard to imagine today’s Williams Grand Prix car contributing a single iota of luxury to any road-going… Read More...
Felice Nazzaro
Felice Nazzaro had brains as well as a heavy right foot and he used them well to work his way up from the shop floor… Read More...
My Lotus Interlude
Toward the end of my first period with Shadow, things weren’t working out too well, money was getting tight and I couldn’t really get on… Read More...
1992 Galmer-Chevrolet
To be honest, I’ve had a lot of great racecars in my career and it’s very difficult to select just one. I have fond memories… Read More...
Specials
Among the journals to which I contribute is Rewind, a quarterly based in Singapore. Recently the editor, Eli Solomon, wrote a wonderful piece on Malaysian… Read More...
French Pale Blue
This painting shows the Talbot Lago driven by Louis Rosier being tended by a mechanic at the very first World Championship Formula One race at… Read More...
Fast Exposure: May 2012
During the Brands Hatch Six Hours on April 13, 1969, Chris Amon comes up to Druids, his lone Ferrari 312P complete with all sorts of… Read More...