An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man...
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Patrick Head James Hunt Photo: Dennis Gray 1 Arturo Merzario and Jacques Laffite drive an Alfa Romeo T33TT12 to victory in the 1,000-km sports car race on the Nürburgring in Germany (1975). 5 Patrick Head, cofounder and Technical Director of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, is born (1946). Become a Member...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
1957 Aston Martin DBR1 Aston Martin’s relationship with the 24 Hours of Le Mans goes all the way back to 1928 when Jack Bezzant/Cyril Paul and “Bert” Bertelli/George Eyston launched the British company’s assault on the event with LM2 and LM1, Aston’s 1495-cc, 4-cylinder racer. Neither car made it to...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a road circuit near Nimes, France (1947). 3 Jody Scheckter drives a Trojan T101 to victory in the L&M Continental F5000 race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio (1973). Become a Member...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
The organizers of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion have announced that Jaguar will be the featured marque for this year’s...
Enzo Ferrari telephoned his driver Peter Collins before the 1956 Grand Prix of Italy for one of “those” conversations. The Great Man said he would not ask Peter to give up his chance of winning the year’s Formula One World Championship in favor of Fangio, but he wanted to know...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Bruce McLaren Jean Alesi 1 Rudolph Caracciola, driving a Fanfir, finishes 4th in his first auto race at Avus, in...
Lloyd Ruby was best known as an excellent Indy car driver who nearly won two Indianapolis 500s, but in truth, he was a classic all-rounder from the same mold as contemporaries Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones, Dan Gurney, and A.J. Foyt. He started out driving midgets and sprint cars in his...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Neville HayPhoto: Kary Jiggle Neville Hay is a great communicator and over many years has provided the commentary at race...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
• The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) presented John Mecom Jr. with its Bob Russo Heritage Award at...
I was involved with the E-Type Jaguar right from its inception, initially as an employee under the wing of Lofty...
1940 BMW 328 MM “Berlin-Rome” Touring Roadster The author puts the 328 MM Roadster through its paces at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina test trackPhoto: Rob Mitchell From its inception in 1916 to 1927, the Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) built a growing business centered around the design and manufacture of water-cooled...
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the race that began as the Daytona Continental in 1962 and evolved into...
1988 Jaguar XJR9 & 1991 Jaguar XJR12 Almost all of Jaguar’s competition effort in the post-war period became directed at a single target, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was an effort that was immensely successful, and having done it once, Jaguar waited for a period of years and...
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Aston Martin’s one and only victory at Le Mans. With such a major...
Karl Abarth was a magician. A waver of wands whose magic brought the exquisite pleasure of higher-performance motoring and motor...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set fourth by the FIA (Federation International l’Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes during 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
Woolf Barnato is the man with a perfect score. He entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times and...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
There have been classic races at Le Mans, and races for classics, but the 2002 Le Mans Classic was about as close as you could come to seeing the “old days” recreated at the Le Sarthe circuit. The Peter Auto organization took on a tremendous task of trimming the entry...