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Donington Park in the English Midlands, the historic site of 1930s Grands Prix, has once again echoed to the sound...
Patrick Peter’s Classic Endurance Racing series came to a fine season-ending round at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, with two separate races for a packed and exciting field of no less than 80 1966–1979 sports cars. The series, backed by EFG Bank and Motul, has brought a stunning array...
By Will Silk It’s that time of year again when the sound of unrestricted race engines at full song begins...
For the 1970 Grand Prix season, and still in my very early 20s, I was again a number two mechanic...
It reads like a plot line no real screenwriter would dare pitch: A little-known transmission engineer who has never designed a whole racing car must draw up a new mount for an F1 World Champion. Constructed clandestinely in an old woodshed, the machine proves so fast that it sets a...
The Algarve Historic Festival 2010 was held October 15-17 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao, Portugal. Returning for...
The Classics at the Castle Porsche Concours 2010 event was held Sunday, September 12th on the grounds of Hedingham Castle,...
Silverstone Classic 2010 – Stirling Moss returns to racing By Simon Wright and Janet Wright At the 2010 Silverstone Classic Sir Stirling Moss made a return to racing only four months after suffering two broken ankles when he fell down a lift shaft at his home at the beginning of...
Alfa Romeo had gone from zero to hero and beyond from the 1911 Targa Florio to the 1936 Mille Miglia....
Peter Gethin may have been the son of a jockey, but he pursued a different kind of horsepower, making his...
1973 Porsche Carrera RS This could be an opera in several parts. It might have been written by Verdi or Wagner. It has a number of stars. For the purpose of this tale, the car–a 1973 Porsche Carrera RS—is one star, and for history another star is the late, lamented...
Paul Tracy James Hunt Photo: Maureen Magee 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race on...
1968 Alfa Romeo T33/2 “What goes around comes around.” That, I believe, is a largely English way of referring to...
There is no doubt in my mind that the Grand Prix Alfetta is the greatest racing car of all time. Just look at the facts for a moment. The 158 was a pre-war chassis, a voiturette, which managed to race for eight seasons over a span of fourteen years, with...
The late 1960s and early 1970s formed a significant epoch in the world of international sports car racing. As the...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Heavens To Murgatroyd! – Big surprise at the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona Story by Louis Galanos; photos by Louis Galanos and Fred Lewis If you had attended the 1969 24 Hours of Daytonaor had read about it in your local paper the following Monday the results of that event...
1968 German Grand Prix – Jackie Stewart’s Greatest Race By Jackie Stewart For Grand Prix drivers the German Grand Prix...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK July 3–5, 2009...
The world may be in an economic downturn, but there wasn’t much sign of that at the 2009 edition of the Festival of Speed “garden party” held in the grounds of Goodwood House in West Sussex. Sponsors may have tightened their belts, but the paying public had prebooked in record...
The third annual Weekend of Automobile Excellence was held September 26-27, 2009 at the historic Reims-Gueux Circuit in France. A...
Story by Ed McDonough and photos by author and Simon Wright The Classic Endurance Series again provided a superb entry...
Once upon a time it was not unusual to find American constructors on Grand Prix entry lists… With February’s announcement of a new American constructor preparing to contest the Formula One World Championship in 2010 and subsequently landing a spot on the official FIA entry list, came a resurgence of...
George Follmer Willy Mairesse 2 Belgian Formula One and sports car racer Willy Mairesse commits suicide (1969). 4 Arturo Merzario...
The Canadian – American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) – The Ultimate Guide Introduction John Bishop, Executive Director of the Sports Car...
1969 Porsche 917K In 1969 it was make-or-break time for Porsche. After over a decade of dominating small-bore racing, the factory team was ready to go for overall honors at the major endurance races, and at Le Mans in particular. Porsche was well known in the marketplace for creating the...
The 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed was held July 3-5 in the scenic parkland surrounding the Goodwood House Estate in England....
Recollections of the 1972 Daytona 6-Hour Continental – Peter Revson and Alfa Romeo By Louis Galanos Within the racing community...
The second round of the 2009 Classic Endurance Racing season was held at Spa Francorchamps on May 8-9. The historical layout of Spa Francorchamps, the 55 cars on the starting grid, the fierce battles and the very pleasant atmosphere in the paddocks, all contributed to make the second round of...