Sam Hanks may have been a quiet man who preferred to keep to himself, but at the wheel of a...
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A lifelong friend gave me something towards the end of his long and brave battle with Parkinson’s disease saying he...
1935 Tripoli Grand Prix – The Victory Report By Rudolf Caracciola We stood by the cars and waited. Music drifting across in snatches from the grandstands was interrupted by the occasional roar of an engine, and on the terrace of the timekeeper’s hut the lottery numbers were drawn. I listened...
Alfa Romeo 158 Car: Alfa Romeo 158 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 58...
Alfa Romeo Bimotore Car: Alfa Romeo Bimotore / Engine: Two 8-Cylinder In-line (2 versions) / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore...
Alfa Romeo P2 Car: Alfa Romeo P2 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 61.0 mm (2.4 in) / 85.0 mm (3.3 in) / Year: 1924 / Capacity: 1,987 cc / 121.3 cu in / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 155 bhp / 116 KW...
Alfa Romeo P3 Car: Alfa Romeo P3 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Alfa Romeo / Bore X Stroke: 65...
The American Le Mans Series has announced that it will create a series of races for historic IMSA GTP cars to...
1957 Climax-powered Jomar 1957 Climax-powered Jomar. Photo: Harold Pace You know the story. Start with a svelte English chassis, add an American V-8, clothe it in a lightweight body and go racing. It worked for Carroll Shelby. It worked for Sydney Allard. Worked for a lot of other folks too,...
Notable American Grand Prix Drivers Michael Andretti The son of a racing legend, Michael Andretti was the Indy Car Champion...
The son of a wealthy Tennessee family, Pete Kreis had grown up during the time that European manufacturers dominated automobile...
On May 9th, 1992, Roberto Guerrero earned the pole position for the 76th running of the Indianapolis 500-mile race. Piloting a Buick-powered Lola T92/00 for King Motorsports, the 33-year-old Colombian became the first man in Speedway history to officially break the 230-mph barrier as he set new track records for...
Luigi Fagioli Dan GurneyPhoto: Roger Dixon 1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in...
John Cannon Jean Pierre Jabouille 2 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the...
Jochen Rindt Henri Pescarolo 2 Guy Moll wins the Monaco Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo (1934). 3 Ronnie Peterson drives a March 722 to victory in the European F2 Championship race at Thruxton, England (1972). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Paddy Hopkirk Helio Castroneves Photo: Jim Hatfield 1 David Pearson wins the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Atlanta International Raceway...
Jim Hall, driving a Lister-Chevrolet, wins the sports car feature race at Hondo, Texas (1959). 1 • Dan Gurney, driving...
Le Mans champion Roy Salvadori once wrote in a UK magazine, decades ago, about driving his winning Aston Martin DBR1 on the open English road. One could take such liberties there in those green and pleasant days of yore. Pete Lyons “This is a car you’d better have pointed in...
Leaving on top The multiple title-winning Aston Martin Vantage GTE recorded a double-podium finish on its final appearance in the...
At the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, Audi recently announced that they will be competing in the FIA...
Augie Pabst is one of the practitioners of the skillful art of road racing from the early days of North American road racing. He began as did so many others of his contemporaries in the 1950s, went on to race with Briggs Cunningham’s team, and from there went to the...
Richard Petty Emilio Villoresi 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 ...
Auto Union Type C Car: Auto Union Type C / Engine: 45 deg V16 / Maker: Auto Union / Bore...
Auto Union Type D Car: Auto Union Type D / Engine: 60 deg V12 / Maker: Auto Union / Bore X Stroke: 65 X 75 mm / Year: 1938 / Capacity: 2,990 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 420 bhp at 7,000 rpm / Wheelbase: 108 inches / Track:...
To mark 20 years since Bentley’s sixth victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and 100 years since the...
This year’s Donington Historic Festival (May 4 & 5) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bentley’s first win at the...
Grand Prix & Race Films Motorsport has become the subject of some iconic movies and TV shows. The significant reason for so much attention by the film industry is the fierce rivalries, high octane excitement, unique skill, and the unpredictable action of Formula One. The Hollywood film industry has embraced...
News emerged last week that former Super Vee champion and Indycar racer Bill Alsup (above, David Hutson photo) had died...
In the history of motor-sport safety, few names are as universally recognized as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active...
Brabham-Alfa BT46 Car: Brabham-Alfa BT46 / Engine: Flat-12 Alfa Romeo / Maker: Brabham / Bore X Stroke: 77 x 53.9 mm / Year: 1978 / Capacity: 2,995 cc (182.8 cu in) / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 500 bhp / 373 KW @ 11,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,590 mm (102...
