Martin OgilviePhoto: Ogilvie Collection Martin Ogilvie is a rare example of someone who knew all along what he wanted to...
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The prize money for winning the 1972 Formula One “Race of Champions” at Brands Hatch in a BRM P160 allowed...
The author rides the iconically liveried Mirage up onto the curb while negotiating a left-hander at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin The Mirage story is, in some ways, a rather complex one, in that the Mirage was a rare example of a well-known racing car that had not been developed consistently year...
Vincenzo Florio David DonohuePhoto: Chuck Andersen 1 F1 racer and six-time Le Mans winner Jackie Ickx born in Brussels, Belgium...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France September 7–9, 2012 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 our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Orazio Satta and Giuseppi Busso had joined Alfa Romeo as designers in 1938 and 1939 and worked together on everything...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK August 25, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
François Cevert Eddie Rickenbacker 1 Helene Delange, who raced between the world wars under the name of Hele Nice, dies in Nice, France, at age 83 (1984). 2 Bernd Rosemeyer, driving an Auto Union, wins the British Grand Prix at Donington, the last race of the 750kg racing formula (1937)....
Conspiracy of Secrets By Bobby Neate When considering Louis Stanley, there are those who love him, and those who hate...
Sir Jackie Stewart Alain Prost Photo: Maureen Magee 4 Al Rogers drives a Coniff-Offy to victory in the Pikes Peak...
At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1973, Porsche unveiled a special 911 concept car that changed the course of sports car history. With RSR fender flares, a large rear wing and the word “Turbo” emblazoned over the rear haunches, the new Porsche offered an exciting new glimpse at the...
Parnelli Jones “Lofty” England 2 Thirteen year-old Alessandro Zanardi, who will later become a two-time CART Champ Car champion, drives...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars...
The second Historic Festival took place at Donington Park in the English Midlands over the weekend of May 5–6. The inaugural event was so successful that the Historic Sports Car Club and Historic Promotions Ltd. chose to stick with their formula of varied on-track action staged in a friendly, accessible...
The Artcurial Motorcars Le Mans Classic auction will be staged Saturday 7th July 2012 at the Le Mans 24 Hours...
Cale Yarborough Juan Manuel Fangio 1 Jo Siffert and Brian Redman, sharing a Porsche 908 Spyder, win the 1000-kilometer sports car race on the Nürburgring in West Germany (1969). 2 Paul Tracy drives a Lola-Honda to victory in the CART Miller Lite 250 on the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis,...
Monaco Historic Grand Prix, Circuit de Monaco, May 11-13, 2012 Report and photos by Dirk de Jager Monaco and Grand...
The author found the Amon AF101 quite enjoyable to drive at Donington, now that it has been extensively developed—note particularly...
Alain ProstPhoto: Maureen Magee Mike SpencePhoto: John Fenning Collection 1 Ivor Bueb wins the 1500-cc sports car race at Brands Hatch, England, driving a Copper-Climax (1955). 3 Brian Redman drives a Chevrolet-powered Lola T-600 to victory in the 100-mile IMSA sports car race at Laguna Seca, California (1981) Become a...
John Cannon Jean Pierre Jabouille 2 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the...
1966 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Ford Triumphs Amid Tragedy By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited During the third week of March 1966 the annual pilgrimage of sports car aficionados was taking place in South Central Florida as fans of the Sebring 12-hour race descended on the...
By William Edgar | Photographs as Credited It was July 19, 1974 that I really got to know John Young...
By Csaba Kiss If one has the occasion to visit Yvan Mahe’s Equipe Europe workshop in Ozouer Le Voulgis, France,...
The 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed will honor sports car racing in 1972 and the 30th anniversary of the famed Group C era when it returns to the 1.16-mile Goodwood hillclimb in West Sussex, England on 28 June to 1 July. Forty years ago, the 1972 season was a pivotal...
A.J. Foyt Pedro Rodriguez 2 Walter Sobraske, machinist for Miller, Schofield, Offenhauser and Meyer & Drake (later shop forman), born...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
The Best Race Circuits In Grand Prix History Many of the greatest racing circuits exist only in dim memory brought back to life in the flickering images of old newsreels, Victims to a stronger emphasis an both driver and spectator safety, economic or even political upheaval. The ever increasing speeds...