The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, France, June 19–20, 1982 The start. Porsches in the ascendance, with Jacky Ickx...
Sports Car Digest has been running a series of photo retrospectives drawn from the film archive of Bob Harmeyer. The...
The Brazilian Grand Prix at Jacarepagua, March 13, 1983. Nelson Piquet sits in his Brabham BT52-BMW before practice with teammate Ricardo Patrese behind him in the put lane. Piquet won the race when Keke Rosberg’s Williams was disqualified for a push start in the pits. Patrese did not finish. Photo...
My greatest racecar has to come from my Formula One experience. Every part of an F1 car is designed to...
(Chassis #Z1058301) Vintage Racecar’s Siamese Twin, Vintage Roadcar, features a monthly column, “By Design,” inked by automotive and industrial designer...
900-horsepower 1984 Lancia LC2 goes full throttle at Brands Hatch in UK....
This 1984 Sbarro Super Eight is a one-off hatchback designed by Swiss builder Franco Sbarro with backing from industrialist Bernd...
Of course, my dad gave me the talent to become a racing driver and he helped me a lot. He...
No one could accuse Porsche of letting the grass grow under its feet when motor racing’s governing bodies chose to change regulations. Despite last-minute amendments to the fuel-saving Group C rules due to come into force in 1982, Stuttgart had a prototype 956 running on 27th March that year. For...
I have had the good fortune to have raced many good cars in my career, from early days in Formula...
What an amazing difference a decade makes! I hadn’t long before jumped out of a 1976 Ford Escort Mexico, before...
Without a doubt, the racecar that gave me the most pleasure, and therefore my greatest racecar, was the Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-6. I drove it at Silverstone, with Derek Warwick as my teammate, in the 1986 Kouros 1,000-kms race, which we won by a substantial two-lap margin over the Rothmans...
In all my career, the very best cars I ever drove were the 1986 Benetton B186-BMW and the 1987 Ferrari...
The 1987 season was my first year in Formula One. I had sponsorship from Lois jeans and Mr. Minardi offered...
In my time as a racing driver I have had the opportunity of driving many types of racing car. I have travelled the world in my quest to remain involved in motor racing, a sport I feel very passionate about. I have driven in some great races too, and at...
Looking back, the 1980 Formula 2 season with Ted Toleman was a terrific time to be racing. The Toleman TG280...
The 1988 season was one of those years when I was truly up against it, my wife was pregnant with...
I have driven most types of racing car from Formula Ford to Formula One and from the best in sports cars to that Volvo Estate car in the British Touring Car Championship. I have been asked about that car on many occasions. As a professional racing driver, sometimes to remain...
The year 1988 beckoned for the presence of an automotive marvel, the Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole (QV), a cherished relic...
When drivers are asked about their greatest racecar, many look at cars that have won races or given them great...
I’ve driven many racing cars during my career and, for me, a great racecar has to have exceptional acceleration and handle extremely well. These qualities are uppermost for any racing driver, be they male or female. The year 1980 was the most incredible year of my career; I was driving...
When West Coaster Johnny Von Neumann went to the mighty Max Hoffman and asked him for an inexpensive, bare-bones, open...
A professional racing driver’s performance is indelibly linked to the performance of a racing car he likes. I have been...
In the 1980s the team at Electramotive and Don Devendorf were renowned for the preparation of racing and road-going Nissans. So it was only fitting that when Nissan decided to move into the GTP category, Devendorf and his team were tasked to lead the project. Devendorf, along with Yoshi Suzuka and Wes Moss created the GTP-ZX Turbo with a Lola...
On 1989, at the Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo unveiled a monster. Its initial impulse was at the hand of...
An extremely rare, low-mileage 1991 Alfa Romeo SZ is currently on offer at the U.S. Auction platform of Collecting Cars....
Two Ross Brawn-designed cars were to play a big part in my racing career, both were formidable contenders and race winners, but in totally different formulae. My experiences in one led to a drive in the other. The two cars are the Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-14 and the other the...
Long ago when racecars used tires with tread, I owned a couple Lotus cars. While stationed in Germany, I bought...
Recently the collector car world has shifted. Although interest remains for established sectors, a new generation of enthusiasts has arrived with a passion for more modern machinery. This shift is now impacting the vintage racing scene where the definition of “vintage racecar” will continue to evolve. One sector involved in...
