In an atmosphere saddened by the memory of the tragic loss of Emilio Petrone, winner of the previous Alfa Revival...
After ending his agreement with Alfa Romeo in 1939, Enzo Ferrari faced significant struggles in establishing his own race team...
History Under the direction of Dr. Giuseppe Luraughi the development of an Alfa Romeo sports racing car became an important objective for Alfa Romeo in the mid-1960s. By pulling together the talents of Carlo Chiti and Lodovico Chizzola and their newly founded Auto-Delta company the company effectively developed a motorsport...
The 5th annual Velocity Invitational, powered by Catalyst, hosted an all-star lineup of cars and stars at Sonoma Raceway, Oct....
Ten reasons you don’t want to miss the 2024 edition of the Velocity Invitational: Global Time Attack Eight cars will...
Few cars have proved as successful in the annals of motorsport as the Bugatti Type 35, which made its competition debut 100 years ago. As a race car, the Type 35 was utterly without equal. Ettore Bugatti’s visionary design and engineering principles, coupled with his relentless pursuit of perfection, resulted...
Driven to Win The Petersen Automotive Museum’s newest exhibit, “Driven to Win: The Automobile in Competition,” is now open in...
Ex-Factory Racer Shines A fabulous 1957 Ferrari 335 S has won the coveted Best of Show award at this year’s...
Five Decades of Historic Motorsport It’s a bit daunting to think five decades have past since the first Monterey Historics occurred in 1974. Laguna Seca wasn’t even 20 years old when vintage car enthusiast Steve Earle organized the first Historics at Laguna Seca, a race track built on property once...
Background Following the October 1960 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix at Riverside, California, successful Texan racer Jim Hall had a...
Background By the late 1950s, sports racing cars were becoming increasingly sophisticated, transitioning from traditional front-engine production-based cars to a...
Nobody could foresee the significance of the race they were about to watch when the starter’s flag dropped at the SCCA National Road Races at Pebble Beach on April 22, 1956. The season’s most prestigious race, all eyes were on the sleek Italian Ferraris that had come to do battle....
Motoring enthusiasts from around the world will congregate on California’s Monterey Peninsula next week for a glorious display of engineering...
Ahead of its time In the world of early 20th-century racing, the 1914 Sunbeam Tourist Trophy (TT) stands as a...
Coming to America Subaru Motorsports USA’s “WRX: Project Midnight,” the standout entry at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, will make its North American appearance at the 5th annual Velocity Invitational at Sonoma Raceway, Oct. 4-6, 2024. Fastest WRX ever The quickest and fastest ever WRX race car from Subaru...
“130 years of motorsport” is what Mercedes-Benz Classic will celebrate at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with a glittering line-up...
While generally held in September (season finale), this year’s INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was moved to June. With...
by Royce Rumsey Keep pushing! After leading 196 of the 200 laps of the 1912 Indianapolis 500, Ralph DePalma’s Mercedes suffered a cracked piston. Rather than pull the crippled car into the pits and retire, Ralph and his mechanic Louis Fontaine, hand-pushed the large Mercedes the remaining 4 laps (10miles!)...
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca proved to be a perfect host for the second round of Ferrari Challenge North America, and...
Lotus 72 The gentle shimmer of the Cote d’Azur sun on the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean. The shimmer...
Team McLaren McLaren started the 1973 Formula One season with drivers Denny Hulme and Peter Revson piloting the soon to be obsolete M19 while they waited for the highly anticipated and developed M23. By the third round of the year Hulme was equipped with the first chassis and for the...
Ettore Bugatti was a man who did not fear setting himself a hard task. It was not just Bugatti’s exceptional...
The 2024 Ferrari UK Challenge race series commences its sixth season this weekend at iconic English racing circuit Brands Hatch....
With an almighty roar, Goodwood welcomed a fleet of incredible cars from the Canadian-American Challenge Cup, including examples from McLaren, Shadow and Porsche – three of the most successful marques in Can-Am’s history. The 81st Members’ Meeting also remembered Niki Lauda with 2024 marking a series of significant anniversaries for...
This year’s Donington Historic Festival (May 4 & 5) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bentley’s first win at the...
Overview The Lamborghini SC63 once again demonstrated its strong reliability by reaching the finish of the 12 Hours of Sebring,...
Introduction The Jaguar C-type holds profound significance in automotive history, epitomizing the golden age of sports car racing in the 1950s. Designed by Jaguar’s visionary engineer, William Heynes, the C-type introduced revolutionary aerodynamics and disc brake technology, setting new standards in performance and safety. Its sleek design and lightweight construction...
Aston Martin is bringing innovation to the front of the Formula 1® grid in 2024 with its most driver-focused Vantage...
Ascari and Formula II 1952 and 1953 were watershed years for Scuderia Ferrari, notable not only for what the team...
The Bugatti Type 35 may be the most successful racer ever, having secured more than 2,500 race victories during its active time. Its beauty, technical ingenuity and driving brilliance remain just as appealing a century later. To understand the Bugatti Type 35, one must first understand its creator, Ettore Arco...