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Colin Chapman Michele Alboreto 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run...
Watkins Glen, NY Sept 5-8 The 1978 Chevron B42 F2 of Peter Gulick.Photo: Jay Texter 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 access to all...
Willow Springs, CA Aug. 31-Sept. 1 The Ford Thunderbird of Jerry Yost leads the first lap of the Historic Stock...
Chichester, England Sept. 6-8 Goodwood fashion – ’50s style.Photo: Ed McDonough Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
The 5th Goodwood Revival was not only another outstanding success for Lord March and the Goodwood team, but it brought to the podium some significant names from racing history, as well as continuing to attract a huge crowd resplendent in period dress. Fashion aside, the racing was extremely competitive right...
Dan Gurney recently announced at this year’s U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis, that he is very close to finalizing a...
Lyn St. James Alex Zanardi 3 F1 and sports car racer Andrea de Adamich is born (1941). 3 Two-time CART Champ Car champion Allesandro “Alex” Zanardi is born (1969). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
Among the array of anniversaries we’ve been celebrating recently, one is a particular standout for me. It’s now 50 years...
Wangaratta, Australia June 1-2 American Dean Butler and his gorgeous 1939 Indy Maserati 8CTF.Photo: Stephen Oom Become a Member &...
The “History of Heroes” theme at the 2002 Goodwood Festival of Speed did indeed bring out many true heroic figures and machines from the history of motosport – however difficult it might have been at times to spot them as a reported 138,000 spectators visited over the weekend. While there...
Among the guests of honor at the recent opening of a new Motor Sports Gallery at the National Motor Museum...
In my last column, I cited the Connew as one of my favorite stories in motor racing. The Connew PC1...
Mid-Ohio, OH June 13-16 Jon Wolfe, in his 1976 Triumph TR8, flies the Union Jack in celebration of Triumph’s 50th anniversary.Photo: Gordon Jolley 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...
While many historic racers love Monaco for its glitz and history, equal numbers venture across the coast to the southwestern...
From humble beginnings behind the wheel of a MG TC, Frank Matich, over a 21-year period, rose to become a...
Mark Donohue Bruce McLaren 1 “Big Daddy” Don Garlits becomes the first dragracer to run the 1/4 mile at more than 200 mph. He drives his Swamprat dragster to 201.34 mph at Island Dragway in New Jersey, USA (1964). 1 Gerhard Mitter dies in a testing crash at the Nürburgring...
In racing, we sometimes get to cheer wins that come first-time-out. At the other end of the scale lies the...
1971 Tyrrell 002 His friends and racing opponents in F3 called him “Chopper,” not because of his on-track driving style...
After years of research, Ed McDonough reveals the influences and pressures that drove Mexican racing hero Pedro Rodriguez to the pinnacle of motorsport…and an untimely death. July 11 marks 31 years since Pedro Rodriguez took part in what a number of writers subsequently called a “meaningless Interseries race” at the...
It was June 1970, and I was en route from Los Angeles to Paris, France… this was a dream come...
Chris Amon Lance Reventlow 2 Achille Varzi dies in a low-speed accident while practicing in the rain at Bremgarten for...
Paris, France April 16-20 The Ferrari Daytona (s/n 15685) of Slavic and Slavic sits between a GT 40 and the Alpine A110 of Jean Ragnotti at Paris’ Place du Trocadéro. Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
Roebling Road, GA April 4-7 The 1959 MGA of William Bartlett leads the 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite of Chris Bross. Photo:...
On April 7, an illustrious list of racing luminaries gathered together in Southern California to help 3-time Formula One World...
1970 SCCA Porsche 914-6 For better, and sometimes for worse, corporate culture and business strategy have historically played a significant role in motorsport. Over the years, racecars and racing programs have been created and eliminated for no other reason than to satisfy marketing strategies and brand positioning. While many of...
You’ve just signed super-rookie Mario Andretti as your driver for the 1965 season, and you need a chassis. Everybody’s going...
If you’re a regular reader of Vintage Racecar (and I hope you are!), then you’ve likely noticed a recent increase...
It’s nice to be asked back! (Taylor was featured in an interview in VRJ in March 1999). Especially to talk about the old days and the people I found so interesting. I always considered that I was lucky to have been close to some of the real characters of the...
