A gala celebrating Art Chrisman’s six-plus decades of land speed racing, drag racing, and hot rodding was held at the...
Masters Historic Racing, which organizes the FIA Masters Historic Formula One and FIA Masters Historic Sports Car championships, has announced...
The factory Jaguar XJR-9 (chassis 388) that won the 1990 Rolex 24 at Daytona will cross the auction block at RM Auctions’ Amelia Island sale next March. Built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing for the 1988 IMSA Camel GT Championship, it enjoyed modest success during its first two seasons, but for...
Goodwood has announced provisional dates for its two iconic historic weekends, the Festival of Speed and the Revival Meeting, as...
Historic Sportscar Racing has released a 2015 calendar of events that includes seven vintage racecar weekends at tracks in the...
The man who, as marketing manager for the fledgling French petroleum company Elf, effectively engineered the Pilote Elf program that generated the influx of French drivers into Formula One that began in the late ’60s, François Guiter, has died at the age of 86. Although as a youth he served...
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion has named the Shelby GT350 Mustang as its featured marque for the event’s 2015 edition,...
Next summer’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion has been scheduled for August 13-16, 2015 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and the...
Porsche Cars North America and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca have announced that the fifth Porsche Rennsport Reunion will take place at the Central California racetrack October 9-11, 2015. The event, last held at the circuit in 2011, will provide a glittering showcase for significant Porsche racecars from the past six...
For the 11th year, the Classic and Sports Racing Group organized its Charity Challenge at Sears Point in Sonoma, California,...
Briton Steve Hartley wrapped up both the Post-1978 class and the overall Masters Historic F1 Championship by winning the season’s...
Andrea de Cesaris’ career was characterized by an erratic and wild driving style that earned him the unfortunate nickname “de Crasheris.” It has to be said that his rise and continued appearance in motor racing was directly linked to the connections he had in the business world, which financed his...
As the middle weekend of September drew near, it was time to dig out service uniforms and vintage clothing of...
(19) Rick Hall, 1957 Maserati 450S, (16) John Long, 1959 Devin SS, (6) Derek Bell, 1957 Maserati 300S.Photo: Brad Fox...
The enjoyment of Lime Rock Park’s 32nd Historic Festival was muted somewhat by the tragic loss of veteran vintage racer Lee Duran, who suffered fatal injuries in a single-car crash during the second Group 2 race. Suspension failure on his 1934 MG PA Special while negotiating the track’s Downhill Turn...
The man known as the “Flying Dentist,” Dr. Dick Thompson, has died of natural causes at the age of 94....
Photo: Pete Austin The man who designed the first rear-engined car to win at Indianapolis and the first American car...
Photo: Mercedes-Benz USA The 20th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 13-15, 2015, will honor Sir Stirling Moss, and feature the first mid-engined production Porsche, the 914, in all its variants. Moss is, of course, the celebrated British Grand Prix and Sports Car star who won races for...
Racing car designer and manufacturer John Crosslé has died at the age of 83 following a brief illness. Crosslé was...
At Lime Rock Park’s 32nd “Sunday in the Park Concours d’ Elegance presented by Bentley,” 224 vehicles, in 29 classes, were presented and judged. Under the watchful eyes of organizers Kent Bain and Murray Smith—with Lady Susie and Sir Stirling Moss alongside—when the results were tabulated, a 1933 Alfa Romeo...
The enjoyment of Lime Rock Park’s 32nd Historic Festival was muted somewhat by the tragic loss of veteran vintage racer...
• Nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen has been knighted by Danish Queen Margrethe in recognition of his motor sport...
On October 29, 2014 at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, the Museum’s Board of Directors and Board President Patricia Mooradian will honor Dan Gurney with the Edison/Ford Medal in recognition of his “ingenuity and innovative achievements in racing and beyond.” Gurney is, of course, a genuine American racing...
Unusual tropical weather with temperatures into the 90s Fahrenheit matched the heat on the track at the Silverstone Classic. Called...
For the 22nd summer, petrol heads, automotive hoi polloi and motor racing royalty gathered at England’s West Sussex home of...
More than 200 classic cars from around Europe took over the streets of Vernasca in Piacenza, Italy, for a weekend of classic motoring in celebration of Lancia at the 19th Silver Flag hill climb. The June 20-22 event was organized by the Club Piacentino Auto d’Epoca (C.P.A.E.), with Lancia as...
Bertil Sollenskog, a popular and successful engine builder who produced winning engines for Super Vee, Formula Atlantic, Formula Three and...
Maserati has opened a dedicated exhibit, Maserati 100: A Century of Pure Italian Luxury Sports Cars, at the Enzo Ferrari...
This year’s Goodwood Revival, set for September 12-14, will celebrate the 60th anniversary of arguably Britain’s most iconic sports car, the Jaguar D-Type, with a special race for examples of the legendary machine. As many as 30 D-Types, invited from around the globe, will take part in the Lavant Cup...
