While best known in current racing circles as the Director of CART’s Indy Lights Series, Roger Bailey has had a...
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Rick Mears Howden Ganley 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run...
You know that brief sense of disjointedness between us and some celebrity we meet who up to then had been only an image on TV or in print? We greet them with familiarity, even though we may be thinking, “Oh… He (or she) looks different in person…” But often –...
Chichester, England Sept. 14-16 Pit stop for the Frank Sytner/Rob Wilson 1962 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type during the RAC TT enduro.Photo:...
Lime Rock, CT Aug. 31- Sept. 3 The 1967 Lola Mk IIIB of Duncan Dayton is hotly pursued by the...
A rare piece of Champ car history is currently being offered for sale via private treaty, by Christie’s Motor Cars. The 1968/70 Vel’s Parnelli Jones Lola-Colt racecar, known as the “Johnny Lightning Special,” is significant in that it helped carry Al Unser, Sr., to the 1970 USAC driving championship with...
Harris-Costin Protos F2 Many of the drivers who progressed through the standard single-seater stages of racing in Europe in the...
The whoosh of a turbine became a familiar sound at the Brickyard during the 1960s, and albeit briefly, in Formula...
Frank Costin had a reputation for innovation and creativity unsurpassed in British motorsport. He brought skills and knowledge from the aviation industry to a wide range of motoring projects and played a major role in the success of the Vanwall Grand Prix car, which won the first Constructor’s World Championship...
George Follmer Masten Gregory 1 David Bruce-Brown, the first American to win a Grand Prix, dies during practice for the...
Monterey, CA August 17-19 The 1920 Bugatti 13/22 of Leo Keushian. Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Bentley shined on center stage as this year’s featured marque at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races on August 17-19. According to John Crawford, Director of Public Relations for Bentley’s North American operations, this year’s event was the second largest gathering of Bentleys ever held, with well over 100 cars in...
The Formula One community lost one of its finest on August 25th, when former team owner Ken Tyrrell lost his...
Lotus 30 The Lotus 30 was built for all the wrong reasons. Colin Chapman designed it basically to get even...
In the first of a two-part series Michael Oliver examines the history of turbine-powered racecars. With the emergence of jet and turbine engines during and immediately after the second World War, leading automakers, like Chrysler in the US and Rover in the UK, began to look at the feasibility of...
Aston Martin was one of the cars and teams I had a relationship with for quite a long part of...
Wilbur Shaw Denny Hulme 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, this time driving a Lotus-Ford...
Exciting; that’s how Jackie Stewart stands in my memory. There’s a lot more to be said of the three-time World Champion from Scotland (and it’s all been said!), but bring it down to a single word and I still think Stewart is one of the most exciting racers I’ve ever...
March 2001 The Rise and Fall of a Motor Racing Legend By Mike Lawrence You can’t say he didn’t warn...
Peter Collins examines the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Derek Bennett and his Chevron Cars. Enzo Ferrari was right...
Have you noticed how old cars are getting faster and faster? I wish I got faster as I grow older. Interestingly, the Goodwood Motor Circuit tells the story because Goodwood has remained unchanged since 1952. That year a chicane was added to the original circuit (did you have a “Goodwood...
A sudden snarl under my elbow, the mighty baritone of a big, twin-cam six with open pipes. Then a flash...
1929 Bentley Blower 1929 Bentley Blower. This Profile may be forced to veer somewhat from our usual format since the...
The inaugural 1966 Trans-Am season turned out to be a great success for the S.C.C.A, and for American road racing in general. The season featured lots of close racing, recognizable cars and a host of great drivers including A.J. Foyt, Richard Petty, Jerry Titus and even a young up-and-comer named...
Considered brash and outspoken by some, few can refute his impressive list of racing accomplishments. These include victories and championships...
Ok, Ok… here’s the pitch. You’ve got this kinda mush-mouthed, body-builder guy who is a washed-up racecar driver, see? We’ll...
Buttonwillow, CA May 5-6 The 1915 Ford Model T of Gary Lucas. Photo: Susan Myers 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...
Pocono, PA Apr. 21-22 The Turner of Ray Heppenstall. Photo: Louiseann & Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Michael Andretti slides the all-conquering Ralt RT-5 Super Vee to victory at Riverside Raceway in 1981. Andretti was just one...
The pundits, who supposedly know something about these things, say that in racing, rain is the great equalizer. But from what I’ve witnessed during my recent trip to England, I’d say – as far as historic racing goes – it is more likely the great delineator. When one compares historic...
