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Over 2-Liter GT Market Guide
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from… Read More...
Granatelli Exhibit to Open at Indy Museum
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is pleased to announce a new exhibit opening August 1 dedicated to one of most colorful and influential personalities in racing…
Alfa Revival Cup to Resume in July
GPS Classic, organizers of the Alfa Revival Cup 2020, have announced that the 2020 series will resume July 11-12 at the “Enzo e Dino Ferrari”…
NEMSM Museum to Reopen With Midget Car Exhibit
After an unprecedented temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic the North East Motor Sports Museum (922 NH Route 106, Loudon, NH) is ready to…
1977 Porsche 936—Against All Odds
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical troubles suggested that winning was… Read More...
2020 Monterey Motorsports Reunion Canceled
Organizers of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion have announced today that this year’s event will now be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a…
Richie Ginther—Motor Racing’s Free Thinker
For many years, it was thought that Richie Ginther—one of Formula One’s best known drivers of the 1960s—had, in his later life, become an angry…
Canadian Legend Eppie Wietzes has Passed Away
Versatile Canadian racer and 1981 Trans-Am champion Eppie Wietzes passed away on June 10. According to his wife Barb, “Sad to say that Eppie passed…
Father of the Porsche 917, Hans Mezger, has Passed Away
Hans Mezger, famed engineer and father to the legendary Porsche 917 and boxer 6-cylinder engine, passed away on June 10, 2020, at the age of…
The 1965 French Grand Prix
The French Grand Prix; Charade (Clermont-Ferrand), June 27, 1965 The great Jim Clark drifting the works Lotus 25 on this “miniature Nürburgring” circuit in central…
The Rookie Record—When Harvey Went to Bonneville
The holy grail of land speed records resides in the vast solitude of a formerly thriving prehistoric lake. 14,000 years ago, this epic lake flooded… Read More...