Ferrari SN: 18139 started life as a 365 GT4/BB. It was delivered to Chinettiâs 1970s NART shop in Connecticut â a place I would visit a lot were time travel to become practical. Back then, the energy and passion for Ferrari in the USA lived there, making many of the people who worked there legendary...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum proudly announces the Sunday, May 2 opening of its new featured exhibit honoring one of the Indianapolis 500âs living legends: âRocket Rick Mears presented by Racemaker Press.â Mears earned a record-tying fourth Indianapolis 500 victory in 1991 â a race also remembered for his fierce duel with Michael Andretti in the waning laps, highlighted by the driversâ making daring, dramatic outside passes for the lead. Mearsâ likeness also is forever cast in sterling silver on the Borg-Warner Trophy for victories in 1979, 1984 and 1988. When Wichita, Kansas, native Mears joined the lofty four-time â500â…
Tight bends, steep slopes and narrow street canyons. No race in the Grand Prix circus arouses as much passion among drivers and motorsport fans as the Monaco Grand Prix. Since 1929, racing drivers have been speeding through the tight streets of this approximately 3.3-kilometer-long circuit and steering their cars through even tighter bends â without the safety of run-off zones or gravel traps. A formidable challenge for drivers and their racecars. Bugatti took up this challenge more than 90 years ago â and won. The first driver to cross the finish line at the first-ever Monaco Grand Prix was William…
British racing star Stirling Moss rocked the Grand Prix establishment in 1958 with his victory in the season-opening Argentinian Grand Prix in a tiny 2.0L mid-engined Cooper. It was the first World Championship victory for a mid-engined Grand Prix car and for builder John Cooper. Another win by Maurice Trintignant in the following race at Monaco showed that the car was no one-hit wonder, and Cooperâs No. 1 driver, Jack Brabham, left no question that the mid-engine layout was the future of Grand Prix racing with consecutive World Driversâ Championships and Constructorsâ Cups in 1959 and 1960. By then, Cooper…
Goodwood is thrilled to announce that former American driver and current championship team owner Roger Penske will attend the 2021 Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, taking place from July 8â11. Penskeâs attendance comes as the event celebrates âThe Maestros â Motorsportâs Great All- Roundersâ, a theme consistently exemplified by Roger Penske and his race teams. As a driver, Penske enjoyed success on both sides of the Atlantic, winning in NASCAR and making it to Formula 1. But âThe Captainâ is perhaps best known as the leader of Team Penske, having achieved unprecedented success across a number of motorsport disciplines,…
The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, France; June 9â10, 1973 Two N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytonas surge along next to the Ligier-Maserati JS2 driven by Jean-Pierre Paoli and Alain Couderc. Daytona # 38 was driven by François Migault and Luigi Chinetti, Jr., while the #6 was driven by Milt Minter and Sam Posey. Only #38 made it tot he finish, in 13th position. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 ⢠Fax: (203) 968-2970 E-mail: info@klemcoll.com ⢠Web site: www.klemcoll.com ⢠Blog: klemcoll.wordpress.com
The self-styled âHome of British Motorsportâ, Silverstone, is one of the originalsâit hosted the very first World Championship Grand Prix in 1950 and it remains a part of the series today, despite a near death experience in 2010 when the race was supposed to move to Donington Park. It is a truly fast circuit, or...
1 The Subaru Impreza 555 is homologated for Group A rallying (1993). 4 Niki Lauda drives a McLaren-Cosworth to victory in the USGP West at Long Beach, California (1982). 5 Mario Andretti drives an Ilmor/Chevy-powered Lola to victory in the CART Long Beach Grand Prix. First victory for Ilmor/Chevy, breaking the Cosworth/Ford streak of 84...
Triumphâand later Nissan GTPâracing legend Robert “Kas” Kastner has passed away at the age of 92. Born in Batavia, New York, on August 30, 1928, Kas Kastner started racing in the early 1950s with an MG TD, followed by a pair of MG Specials of his own construction. By 1958, Kas was working as a mechanic for Cal Sales, the west Coast Triumph distributor, which launched his long and storied career racing and tuning Triumphs. Continued racing success with his own Kastner-Brophy team later led to the team joining forces with Roy Woods Racing, which saw Kastner heading up efforts…
The Maserati A6GCS driven by Emilio Giletti and navigator Guerino Bertocchi at the 1953 Mille Miglia. They finished in 6th place out of a total of 577 cars that were entered (490 cars started the race, and 283 cars finished). Arthur Schening is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator living in Arlington, VA. Prints are 19Ⳡwide x 13Ⳡtall. They are printed using an Epson Artisan 1430, 6-color printer, on 65 lb. uncoated cover stock. The cost is $35 per print ((plus $7shipping and handling for the continental U.S., overseas shipping is additional). http://www.scheningcreative.com/auto-art/
After 37 years of ownership, Skip Barber today announced a new Lime Rock Park ownership structure to propel future growth and opportunity for the Park in the years ahead. âI am extremely excited and proud to announce the acquisition of Lime Rock Park by Lime Rock Group, LLC,â said Skip Barber. âThe Groupâs General Partners, Charles Mallory, Dicky Riegel and Bill Rueckert along with a group of private investors have assumed control of Lime Rock Park and are bringing outstanding new vision and vitality to Lime Rockâs operations and to our local and regional community. They are the ideal stewards of…