Augie Pabst is one of the practitioners of the skillful art of road racing from the early days of North...
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April 2008 The French Grand Prix; Reims, July 3, 1960. Phil Hill’s Ferrari 246/F1 rounds the Thillois hairpin at the top of the long pit straight. Hill and Jack Brabham in the works Cooper swapped the lead back and forth in the early laps until the Ferrari’s transmission gave up....
This month’s awesome Hidden Treasure was discovered in 1995, sitting behind a house in Glendale, Arizona. How awesome? You tell...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
Pete Lyons Did you hear about the diesel backhoe that did 350 mph at Bonneville? Yes, really…sort of. 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 membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited...
In honor of the 12 Hours of Sebring-winning Porsche RS Spyder, Sports Car Digest highlights the Porsche 917 PA Spyder....
Porsche Wins at Sebring – For the first time since 1988, Porsche takes the overall victory in the 12 Hours...
The 30th Annual Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance takes place July 31 through August 3, 2008. One of the world’s-most famous classic automobile exhibitions, it is held on the grounds of historic Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Michigan. Visitors and enthusiasts will enjoy a distinctive collection of vehicles, gala social...
Ex-F1 driver François Cevert was a name Sports Car Digest was not too familiar with until recently when we stumbled...
Collector car auction watchers had their eyes and wallets focused on last weekend’s 10th annual RM Auctions Automobiles of Amelia...
The Ferrari 250 GTO has to be the most recognized Ferrari in the world, and for good reason, as it is on nearly every enthusiast’s wish list. While incredibly beautiful, the GTO also dominated sports car racing from 1962 – 1964 with class wins at Le Mans and three manufacturers...
The ex–Geoghegan 1960 Lotus Elite The ex–Chamberlain 1960 Lotus Elite The 1967 Lotus Elite Twin Cam No matter what year...
Having grown up the son of racer and team owner Reg Parnell, it’s little wonder that Tim Parnell has lived...
March 2008 The Nürburgring 1000 km Race, June 1, 1958. Gino Munaron in the Karussell with the Ferrari 250TR/58, which he shared to 5th place with Wolfgang Seidel and Luigi Musso. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203)...
Jim Clark Frank Williams Photo: Williams F1 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
It’s time to talk NASCAR. It usually is. NASCAR’s calendar is the longest in racing, so it has the shortest off-season, and by the time you read this, NASCAR will have started up again. NASCAR also has captured the largest fan base in America, the vast bulk of available American...
Willow Springs, Rosamond, CA November 10–11, 2007 Ken Rodenbush enters Turn 4 in his Marcos 1800 GT.Photo: Brian Green Become...
Christmas may come but once a year, but for Porsche-philes it comes but once every three years. As such, Christmas...
If ever a race meeting at Kyalami captured the essence of the circuit’s most memorable races, the Classic Car Africa Kyalami 9-hour Revival managed that and then some. Everyone who was at Kyalami on Saturday November 17, left thrilled by a stunning day’s classic racing to commemorate those legendary races...
I would rather be remembered as somebody who did some work against cancer than the driver who won the Belgian...
In the history of motor-sport safety, few names are as universally recognized as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active drag racer, Simpson went on to race in various road racing categories before moving on to USAC racing and eventually the Indianapolis 500. While Simpson often demonstrated great speed and...
Rene Arnoux learned his trade the hard way, as he fought for the European Formula Two Championship against tough nuts...
Some of the greatest racecars, in my opinion, would have to be the Mercedes and Auto Unions of the 1930s....
During the Fifties, a number of women were involved in the sports car craze. This was during a time when a female wasn’t allowed in the paddock of a U.S. professional circle-track race, much less behind the wheel. Mary Davis, Ruth Levy, Denise McCluggage, Linda Scott and Ginny Sims come...
February 2008 This was the incident that ended Bob Daley’s career as a Grand Prix photographer. Chris Amon in the...
Peter Brock Alan Jones 1 Brian Redman finishes 1st and 2nd in the 24 Hours of Daytona when the Gulf Porsche 917K he shared with Jo Siffert finishes behind the Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen team car which he also co-drove late in the race (1970). 2 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons...
