Frankly, I was surprised at how easily it drove after some previous experiences I had with other open-wheelers. Owner Ed...
An essential part of the early sports car scene was the race photographer. He was the guy with three cameras...
With the recent passings of Carroll Shelby, Roy Salvadori and Ted Cutting, all key players for Aston Martin’s World Sportscar Championship-winning team of 1959, it seemed reasonable to speak with another racer who worked in that fabled John Wyer-run team, Rex Woodgate. Woodgate is a notoriously detail-oriented mechanic who became...
Even after almost 40 years of following Formula One, I’m amazed that there are still aspects of the sport that...
Fluent in six languages, tall, with regular features set off by an immaculately clipped goatee beard and moustache, Jo Bonnier...
On the whole, French racing drivers are quite friendly toward each other and generally there is a good rapport and camaraderie between us. I think this stems from the roots of our motor racing careers in France. Most, if not all, of us came through the motor racing school system...
Dan Gurney shared this 4.7-liter Cobra Daytona Coupe with Bob Bondurant for the 1964 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They finished 4th overall and won the GT category, and as none of the GT40s finished that year, were the highest placed Ford. Gurney’s drive is featured in...
Modena Aerautodromo, May 1969; Nello Ugolini, second from left, then overseeing de Tomaso’s competition activities, watches Jonathan Williams about to...
The photo caption on page 31 of the November 1953 issue of Road & Track read: “A strange assortment of...
Tiger Tales Dear Editor, I have to point out a rather large error in your article about the Sunbeam Tiger. To be specific, Ken Miles did NOT score “a commanding victory” in the Badger 200. The race was won by Dan Gerber in a Cobra 289. Miles was 2nd in...
1 Helene Delange, who raced between the world wars under the name of Hele Nice, dies in Nice, France, at...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK June 29–July 1, 2012...
Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, UK June 16–17, 2012...
Blackhawk Farms, South Beloit, IL June 15–17, 2012...
Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, Cheshire, UK June 15–17, 2012...
Hotel Hershey Back Road, Hershey, PA June 8–9, 2012 ...
Conspiracy of Secrets By Bobby Neate When considering Louis Stanley, there are those who love him, and those who hate...
Jack Brabham met Ron Tauranac when Ron showed up as a customer for Jack’s machine shop in Australia in 1950. Within a year they had more or less joined forces to tackle the local Hawkesbury Hillclimb with a midget track racer. They won, but their victory was disallowed by officials...
Any idea what we’re looking at here? Don’t wait for me to tell you, I only have the faintest of...
The 9th Annual Charity Challenge will be hosted by the Classic Sports Racing Group at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma,...
In honor of the 60th anniversary of Chevrolet’s Corvette, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion has selected “America’s sports car” as the featured marque for next August’s edition of the annual vintage racecar festival at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. A large turnout of Corvette racers is expected to be on hand...
When event patron Peter Ricketts was asked what he had done in a previous life to bring so much precipitation...
More than 100 friends of John Fitch gathered at his home in Lime Rock, Connecticut, to honor him on the...
Jerry Grant was one of the many American racing drivers who could, and did, drive virtually anything he could get his hands on or his behind into. He may have started his competitive career in the visceral world of drag racing, but soon discovered the joys of road racing and...
Renowned engineer and author Bill Milliken passed away in his sleep July 28 at the age of 101. Born in...
Inclement weather had battered and bruised England during the early summer months, leaving people wondering how Goodwood’s Festival of Speed...
As preparations proceed for the 2nd Annual Bahamas Speed Week Revival, scheduled for November 24 through December 2 in Nassau, a number of exceptional cars and drivers have committed to the event. BSWR Patron Sir Stirling Moss and Event Ambassador Derek Bell, MBE, have recently been joined by Grand Marshal...
