Red Dragon – 1936 Aston Martin Speed Model
Quite simply, cars raced by Dick Seaman are few and far between. The British driver was active in our sport for only a handful of… Read More...
Browsing: April ’13
Extraordinary Men
It could have all ended so differently, this confluence of seemingly random events that culminated that cold Valentine’s Day in 1963 at Daytona International Speedway,… Read More...
Phil Remington
From hot rods on California’s dry lakes, to the Scarabs (both sports cars and Formula One), to the Cobras and Ford GT40s (Marks I, II… Read More...
Lucky John
Due to the lead time it takes to print and distribute any given magazine, I sit here today, writing this column on February 23. Not… Read More...
Mika Häkkinen
Dad was a part-time taxi driver and Mom a secretary, and five-year-old Mika plagued the life out of them to let him race a kart.… Read More...
Winning wasn’t everything
My driving roots were from my Dad and my brother who both raced. I was brought up with and around cars. The day I turned… Read More...
Tiff Needell – Lotus 49-Ford DFV
Without doubt the greatest racing car is one I’ve not driven. I’ll explain later. It’s my hero’s, Jim Clark’s Lotus 49 with the DFV engine.… Read More...
Patch and Other Tales
Vintage Racecar recently published a letter from John Wright who is a nine of racing anecdotes. John told how one of Jim Hall’s Chaparrals was… Read More...
Bugatti in Paris
Bugatti entered a team of four, 8-cylinder Type 30s for the 1922 French Grand Prix at Strasbourg. Clothed in an aerodynamic body, these new Bugattis… Read More...
Fast Exposure: April 2013
The 14th Grand Prix of 24 Hours of Belgium took place at Spa-Francorchamps on July 10-11, 1949. During the race, the Aston Martin DB2 of… Read More...
1950s Something-or-Other
This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet and I quickly surmised from… Read More...