Alfa Romeo will be 100 years old on June 24 and its motor sport pedigree almost 99—one of only a...
His contemporaries called him the “Garibaldino,” a term they reserved for the best of their select band. Like Giuseppe Garibaldi, the general who kicked the Austrians and French out of Italy in the mid-19th century, Antonio Ascari, was a courageous and determined fighter. He was the one who always got...
His signature sky blue helmet firmly strapped to his head, Alberto Ascari poses for a Pirelli publicity picture before the...
Alberto Ascari Ayrton SennaPhoto: Maureen Magee 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987)....
Now available on Netflix is “A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story.” The 92-minute movie originates in Argentina and so it is no surprise that it is more fanzine tribute than balanced assessment. Air-brushed out is Argentina’s dictator Juan Peron who, directly and indirectly, influenced Fangio’s career. So...
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall; Who is the fastest of them all?” Many are the racing drivers, fast and slow,...
Giuseppe Campari discovered 17-year-old Giulio Ramponi in 1919, when the youngster was working as a trainee for a Milan fuel...
Devin in the Details Photo: Jeff Mach Dear Casey, I would like to add a few things to my friend Mark Brinker’s article in your January 2013 edition. I have been associated with Bill Devin since 1954. We were good friends for his lifetime. At the insistence of his widow,...
1925 Bugatti Type 39. Photo: Mike Jiggle There is something very special about a Bugatti, and this example is very special...
Mike Lawrence Vintage Racecar recently published a letter from John Wright who is a nine of racing anecdotes. John told...
We are very proud, this month, to be the first magazine to bring you a test drive of the rare Lancia D50 – in this case, one of the four cars exactingly recreated from original factory drivetrains. Complementing this rare insight into one of history’s most identifiable Grand Prix cars...
RM Auctions has announced the consignment of one of history’s most important racing Ferraris, the 1953 340/375 MM Pinin Farina...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds...
Tonino Ascari, the 63-year-old son of 1952–1953 Formula One World Champion Alberto, stunned the Italian motor racing community on September 10th by saying he believed Eugenio Castellotti asked his father to sort out the rear-end handling of the factory Ferrari 750 the younger driver was testing at Monza on that...
Is 263.4 kph, or 163.7 mph, the maximum speed of a new twin-turbo V12 people-carrier? The speed of a motorcyclist...
The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost,...
Vittorio Jano Biography Born on April 22, 1891 as Viktor János in San Giorgio Canavese to Hungarian immigrants, Vittorio Jano was the son of the Technical Director at one of Turin’s two arsenals. At 18, after completing instruction at the Instituto Professionale Operaio in Turin he took a job as...