To promote the Goodwood Festival of Speed, to be held June 24–26, 2005, a preview was staged in mid-March, attended...
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Paris, France February 11-20, 2005 The Tecnostoria stand featured the Goral Tecno F1 car, as well as an ex-Cevert Tecno...
Stoneleigh, England February 25–27, 2005 The Donington Collection stand displayed the Brabham BT26 that Derek Bell drove in the 1970 Belgian GP.Photo: Casey Annis Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
Always displaying quality rather than quantity, for the Feb. 11–20, 2005 edition of Retromobile, a change was made to a...
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 It’s a bit of a euphemism to say that cars have personalities… of course they don’t....
Grand Prix Masters, the international race series for historic Formula One cars from 1966–1978, is expanding its role in historic motorsport with the acquisition of Group 4 Racing, the organizers of the European Sports Prototype Trophy. Ron Maydon, owner of Grand Prix Masters, has announced that well-known racer and series...
1967 BRM H-16 The author opens the H-16 up on the banking of England’s Rockingham Motor Speedway. Photo: Peter Collins...
Gilles Villeneuve Carroll Shelby 2 The first South Africa Grand Prix, held on the Kyalami track near Johannesburg, is won...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set fourth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
Colin Chapman Keke Rosberg 2 Roger Penske drives a Ferrari 250 GTO to victory in the Tourist Trophy race at...
At the moment, Michael Schumacher is setting records, that will never be beaten. How can I be so sure? The...
1967 Ferrari 312 Chassis 0007 After the smaller 1.5-liter Grand Prix cars of 1961–’65, the return to a larger engine size was unanimously welcomed. The smaller cars had been much better than anyone thought they would be, but a “return to power” was thought to be good for motor racing....
The North American Racing Team: An evocative name that is steeped in history and encompasses one man’s ambitions, his passion,...
I remember the 1968 Oulton Park Gold Cup Race very well because it was my first Formula 1 drive, and...
The resume is impressive—college graduate in physics, aeronautical research engineer, licensed pilot and instructor, NASA Astronaut candidate, but there is more. Now add SCCA sports car competition, the Daytona 24 Hour and Sebring 12 Hour sports car races, IMSA-Firehawk Series, and North Atlantic Road Racing Champion. No, we’re not finished...
Peter Westbury The first circuit I ever went to was Brands Hatch, in the ’50s, when I was still at...
There are so many, what I would call, “Tyrrell moments” in my life. It was a very gradual process. You...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set fourth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
Over the course of his life, Frank Gardner has been a boxer, a surfer and a motorcycle mechanic before moving...
1968 Lotus 49 – Cosworth DFV Chassis 49/R4 There are few racing cars which have the reputation of scaring the...
Sir Jackie Stewart’s career started in 1963, and though he no longer competes, there is no end in sight to his continuing career in the higher echelons of motorsport. Today, he still plays a major role at Ford and the Jaguar Grand Prix team, serves as President of the British...
Giorgio Pianta started racing in the 1950s, raced and rallied at international levels through the 1970s, and has held important...
I raced at Le Man, 13 times, and each time it was a good one. It was especially good when...
Bernd Rosemeyer Ferdinand Porsche 6 Chris Amon wins the Pukekoke, New Zealand, Tasman Cup race (1968). 7 Gioacchini Colombo joins Alfa Romeo. He will later design the Alfetta 158 (1924). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is...
I think I would point to three big moments in my past career, in addition to what I am doing...
In my last column, I cited the Connew as one of my favorite stories in motor racing. The Connew PC1 is probably the best Formula One car ever assembled in a shed by three mates. This leads me to ask what is the worst Formula One car ever made? Try...
What do the following all have in common: Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Nigel Mansell and...
1971 Tyrrell 002 His friends and racing opponents in F3 called him “Chopper,” not because of his on-track driving style but because of the axe painted on the side of his cars – a symbol representing his occupation as a lumber merchant. However, to racing historians he was known as...