During the first 60 years of the Corvette’s existence, each of its six model designations raced at Le Mans. To...
Hundreds of small automobile manufacturers sprouted from the ruins of World War II. Energized by peace and engineering skills acquired...
During the 1960s the annual 24-hour auto race near a small town southwest of Paris generated international racing drama like none seen before The 1960s were a time of technological and sociological upheaval worldwide and, swept along on the rising tide of technical progress, the 24 Hours of Le Mans...
Recently, well known collector and conservation stalwart Fred Simeone commented, “Certain cars nowadays have become so historically important that their...
Montlhéry Autodrome, Paris, France March 13–15, 2015...
In the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 19, 1975, American sports car ace Mark Donohue drove an excellent race with Penske Racing’s March 751-Cosworth to finish 5th. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 •...
Goodwood House, Chichester, UK March 21–22, 2015...
Sebring Int’l Raceway, Sebring, FL March 12–13, 2015...
I feel that 1981 was a year where I could have won the F1 World Championship, but we gave silly points away and were not intelligent enough to pick up enough to win the title. The car, Talbot Ligier-Matra JS17, once developed, was the greatest racecar I had driven. Remember,...
Over a period of years, VR’s Mike Jiggle and Ed McDonough have had the opportunity to interview French racing driver Jean-Pierre...
With no less than 32 World Championship victories to his credit, Jochen Mass is one of the most successful sports...
4 Colin McCrae and Derek Ringer win the Acroplis Rally in a Subaru Impreza (1996). 5 The 917 racecar project begins at Porsche (1968). 7 Jody Scheckter drives a Trojan-Chevy to victory in the F5000 race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio. Mark Donohue debuts his AMC-powered Sunoco Lola T330 (1973)....
The Other Gregory Dear Editor, Ever since I discovered your wonderful publication a couple years ago at Russo and Steele...
Famoso Raceway, McFarland, CA March 5–8, 2015...
Here is a question to ponder: when was there last welding equipment in a Formula One pitlane, or that of any top category? After Innes Ireland drove his Lotus 16 around the bumps of the Monza banking in 1959, no fewer than 40 cracks were found in the spaceframe. Off...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
Mid-Atlantic American Sports Car Races, 1953-1962 By Terry O’Neil This latest volume from author O’Neil turns his inquisitive eye toward...
Where do we start with the story of the March 761? In true Sound of Music fashion—at the very beginning. In the late 1960s, a band of four guys, Max Mosley (a barrister), Alan Rees (a former racing driver), Grahame Coaker (engineer and racing driver) and lastly, Robin Herd (a...
Since this month’s Profile car is the March 761 with which Ronnie Peterson won the 1976 Italian Grand Prix, it...
Sebring Int’l. Raceway, Sebring, FL February 26–March 1, 2015...
The year was 1965 and I was going to drive a ’64 Porsche 904 owned by Porsche Car Pacific, the Northern California Porsche distributor, in a race at Candlestick Park, one that I looked forward to every year. My friend and crew chief Homer Worth was “the man.” He always...
Spring Mtn. Motorsports Ranch, Pahrump, NV February 13–15, 2015...
