1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were...
It is with a great deal of sadness that I write about Dan Gurney, who died on January 15. We...
Dan Gurney is a man whose accomplishments need no introduction. In addition to winning in everything from Formula One to NASCAR, Gurney laid claim to a long and successful career as a team owner, car constructor and truly one of racing’s nicest and most approachable individuals. As a long-time friend...
Just looking at the cover of VR this month, you’ll realize something is different. For only the second time, in...
So we have lost Dan Gurney, a few months shy of his 87th birthday. Dan was one of the sport’s...
Our Pepsi Challenger Eagle from 1981 was sort of unique. It didn’t owe anything to Europe, it was developed right here in California. It had our own brand of aerodynamics. It had a stock block Chevrolet—essentially a sprint car engine we had done a bit of development on. It was...
Toyota-Eagle GTP MkIII I truly believe a good car does not have to do only with good performances, but also...
There comes a time, all too often in history, when there arrives the “end of an era,” and with the...
Artist John Rice created this watercolor painting of Dan Gurney and his Eagle 104-Weslake racing in his home GP, the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, in 1967, where he qualified 3rd but retired with suspension problems. Rice grew up about 100 miles from Watkins Glen, and was 9...
March 2018 Dan Gurney scored his initial Grand Prix victory in this 8-cylinder Porsche 804, seen here at Nouveau Monde...
1953 Leson Simca Special Progress is not always a good thing. In the early 1950s, if you wanted to go...
1 • Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in Victoria, Australia (1987). 3 • Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda F1 engine designer and later Honda President and CEO, born (1936). 4 • Ronnie Peterson drives a JPS Lotus 78 to victory...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the FIA (Federation...
Sebring Int’l. Raceway, Sebring, FL December 2-3, 2017...
Sydney Motorsport Park November 11-12, 2017...
Silverstone, Northants, UK November 4-5, 2017...
Willow Springs, Rosamond, CA September 16-17 , 2017...
March 2018 Second to None The European Formula 2 Story: From Ickx to Thackwell and from Rindt to Streiff By...
Fewer than 20 Renault AI 35/45 HP Runabouts were produced, and four of the five remaining 1907 racers — often called simply “Vanderbilt Renaults” — graced the 18th fairway at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. A bit of history: Founded in 1899, Renault soon emerged as a force to be reckoned with...
Although there were a number of pre-WWII cars that can be described as sports cars, the craze in the U.S....
