Tight corners, street canyons, and the Mediterranean Sea a hair’s breadth away. No street race is more iconic than the...
What began as a study of Asian automobile advertising of the late 1950s has unearthed a rare tale of a...
The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo; May 10, 1970 After the start and up St. Devote hill to Casino Square. Jackie Stewart in Ken Tyrrell’s March 701 is already in the lead from pole, followed by Chris Amon’s works March. However, neither car would make it to the finish that...
1 The BPR Global GT race at Dijon, France, is won by the Venturi 600LM of Michel Ferté and Michel...
After a 3-year enforced absence, the 12th Flying Scotsman rally organised by HERO-ERA lived up to its reputation as one...
Sometimes a slogan doesn’t mean very much. Take for example Exxon’s “Happy Motoring” or Pontiac’s “We Are Driving Excitement” – given the ever-increasing price of gas and the recent demise of an entire GM brand, these slogans may ring hollow in many ears. However, at Philadelphia’s Simeone Foundation Museum, home...
Goodwood has announced the full race list for the 2022 Goodwood Revival, taking place September 16 – 18. With 13...
1939 South African Grand Prix; East London Luigi Villoresi gets an unexpected gasoline bath during a pit stop for the...
Five years after Whitney Straight’s historic trip to South Africa to take part in the First South African Grand Prix, motor racing had become an established sport in the country and during the European winters British and Continental drivers escaped the cold to take part in the ‘summer series’ down...
The Concours of Elegance is introducing a brand new feature to its 2022 edition, designed to celebrate the pioneering women...
ED SWART From Zandvoort to Daytona 60 Years of cars, characters, and the world’s most challenging race tracks Published...
The Scuderia Filipinetti Ford GT40 Mk I – driven by Peter Sutcliffe and Dieter Spoerry – from the 1966 24 hours of Le Mans. It failed to finish the race due to an accident on lap 233. A trio of more powerful Mk II GT40s famously won the race that...
The reborn Bizzarrini brand, founded by arguably the most talented automotive engineer and designer the world has ever seen, has...
A new 5 day event (September 7–11) that focuses on and celebrates the ‘look’ of race and rally cars is...
1 The Mercedes 450 SLC is homologated into Group 4 for rallying (1979). 2 Tom Sneva wins the USAC Texas 200 Indy car race at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas, driving a McLaren M24-Cosworth for Penske Racing (1977). 4 The Opel Ascona 400 of Ari Vatanen and Terry...
In Italy, a country that’s home to numerous small, specialized companies making exotic sports and racing cars, few can compete...
Rick Mears, four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500® and three-time INDYCAR SERIES champion, will be honored by the Road Racing...
Sebring 12 Hours; March 20, 1971 The Porsche 917K of Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse, from Hans-Dieter Dechent’s team, finished first overall despite a delay from being bumped by Hugh Kleinpeter’s Lola and severe brake issues. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTIONPO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203)...
1968 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch Vic Elford behind the wheel of the Cooper-BRM during the 1968 British Grand...
Alfa Romeo has a long history in racing that dates back to 1910 and extends to Formula One today. Throughout...
Porsche has announced that motorsport legend Vic Elford passed away at his home in Plantation, Florida on March 13. The 86-year-old battled against cancer in recent years with the same tenacity and determination that made him one of only four drivers to record six major victories at the Nürburgring during...
1 Wendy Markey-Amey, British dancer and touring car racer dies at the age of 75 (2021). 4 NASCAR great Buck...
On March 12, 1947, Enzo Ferrari started up the Ferrari 125 S, the first car to bear his name. The...
Joe Huffaker, an icon of the sports car racing world since the 1960s, passed away peacefully in his Novato home, surrounded by family, on February 25, 2022. He was 95 years old. Born on Feb. 4, 1927 in Terre Haute, Indiana, at age 17 Joe built a roadster street car...
Ernest Nagamatsu racing his famous Old Yeller II at the 2012 Goodwood Revival. Pen & ink and markers on 9″x 12″...
Canossa Racing, the new division of Canossa Events dedicated to all racetrack enthusiasts, has recently acquired Alfa Revival Cup, the...
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One hundred of the world’s most thoroughbred historic racing cars are set to take to the track in Dubai this...
On the 20th anniversary of the date the Volkswagen W12 broke seven world speed records on the famed Nardò circuit in Italy, we take a look back at the infamous supercar. Few are aware the first supercar to feature a functioning example of Volkswagen’s unique “W” engine was not the...
