Most sports go through periods of change for whatever reason. Sometimes, these changes are to liven things up when things...
Our story begins with the Mustang’s introduction on April 17, 1964, at the New York World’s Fair. It turned out...
Woody Woodard was employed as a mechanic by Roger Penske, and in so doing worked closely with Mark Donohue on the Trans-Am effort, the Porsche Turbo Can-Am car and the most famous non-winning Ferrari ever, in the team’s Quixotic effort to best Porsche at the 1971 24 Hours of Le...
As historic racers, to some extent our “Holy Grail” is to find a racecar with real, documented history. As such,...
He wasn’t exactly fit and ready to create motor racing history, but he did. Even though he burned his hand...
I suppose every time you win something, it’s quite a boost, like when I first broke the outright ladies record at Shelsley Walsh. I used to do that on a fairly regular basis, but overall I think I hold that record; I lost it once, but I had it for...
For me, the 2006 Champ Car season started off with a big bang, winning the first four races at Long...
• Nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen has been knighted by Danish Queen Margrethe in recognition of his motor sport accomplishments. The Audi factory driver was presented with the Order of the Dannebrog in Copenhagen. In addition to his Le Mans successes, Kristensen was also American Le Mans Series champion...
On October 29, 2014 at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, the Museum’s Board of Directors and Board President...
Unusual tropical weather with temperatures into the 90s Fahrenheit matched the heat on the track at the Silverstone Classic. Called...
For the 22nd summer, petrol heads, automotive hoi polloi and motor racing royalty gathered at England’s West Sussex home of the Duke of Richmond for the annual garden party generally known as the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 2014 event, entitled “Addicted to Winning,” enthralled the huge crowd. Theringmaster of...
Until the early 1960s, Ferrari produced strictly front-engined sports cars for racing, but by 1963 Ferrari had begun building rear-engined...
Modena Aerautodromo, June 1965. The great five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio about to take off for a test...
Was Juan Manuel Fangio the greatest racecar driver of all time? He was World Champion five times (1951, 1954 to 1957) and his career winning percentage of 46.2-percent in Formula One is better than anyone else by a sizeable margin (Alberto Ascari, 39.4; Jim Clark, 34.3; Michael Schumacher, 29.6; Jackie...
1 Dick Johnson and John Bowe drive a Ford Sierra to victory in the Toohey’s 1000 at Mount Panorama in...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK June 26-29, 2014...
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France July 4-6, 2014...
Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA July 19–20, 2014...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK July 25-27, 2014...
Corvette – America’s Star-Spangled Sports Car By Karl Ludvigsen This is an updated, expanded reprint of a book originally published...
Ford’s Mustang is the stuff of automotive legend: selling more than 20,000 cars on the first day of release; delivering nearly half a million in the first year; fitting the bill for everyone from secretaries to CEOs; being at home on street, track or forest and still going strong today—half...
Lost Vuky Roadster Dear Editor, Today I received copies of your article about the Kurtis #372 that recently was bought...
