Formula Ford was a specification racing series created around the idea that the best drivers would win if all were...
If there is a single quality that best defines Marc Surer it must be determination. When you consider that he...
Losing a child is one of the harshest agonies of life, and even people who don’t personally know John and Jane Surtees have expressed true heartache about the shocking death of young Henry Surtees. Their 18-year-old son, a very promising driver, died July 19th in a freak racing accident. A...
Peter Collins Jacques Lafitte Photo: Mike Jiggle 5 Grand Prix and Le Mans winner Louis Rosier is born in Chapdes-Beaufort,...
Many car enthusiasts appreciate and collect fine watches. This should not be surprising as it mirrors their passion for both...
March 2010 The Toleman Story By Christopher Hilton After Ayrton Senna dominated British Formula Three, he tested for four F1 teams. Only one owner offered him a contract, however, Ted Toleman. It was a brilliant move, but apart from Senna’s single season of emerging brilliance in its cars, Team Toleman...
Jim Clark Peter Revson 1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing their W25 Grand Prix race cars as “Silver...
Jochen Rindt Henri Pescarolo 2 Guy Moll wins the Monaco Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo (1934). 3 Ronnie Peterson...
Formula Ford was a racing series created around the idea that the best drivers would win if they were racing essentially identical cars. The idea for this low-budget formula was created by an Englishman named Geoffrey Clarke, who had a driver’s school called Motor Racing Stables based at the Brands...
1972 Lotus 72D and 1986 Lotus 98T Emerson Fittipaldi drove Lotus 72 chassis 72/5 in no less than 39 races...
Louis Wagner Gaston Chevrolet 2 Jacky Ickx and David Hobbs drive a Gulf Ford GT40 to victory in the Rand...
January 2011 Mark Donohue: His Life in Photographs By Michael Argetsinger In our review of Argetsinger’s previous book, Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence Was Expected (VR Sept. ’09), we noted that it was more a book of text than anything, an obvious nod to the depth of the subject matter embodied...
February 2011 Inside the Archives By Jesse Alexander Looking through stacks of old photographs I’m often struck by generally unseen...
Gilles Villeneuve Mark Donohue 1 Al Unser Jr. wins the CRA Sprint Car main event at Imperial, California (1981). 2...
This acrylic on canvas painting depicts one of the most famous and iconic racing cars of all time. The JPS Lotus 98T chassis 004 was Ayrton Senna’s racecar for the latter part of the classic 1986 Formula 1 season. The car’s debut was at the last Grand Prix to be held...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
The documentary film Senna, which won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is set...
Gaston Chevrolet Peter Revson 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Title at Suzuka in a McLaren-Mercedes (1998). 4 Sportscar racer Bob Wollek born (1943). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
Looking back, I have to say I enjoyed every moment of my racing career. From the first time I ever...
Just as we went to press last month, we heard the tragic news of Dan Wheldon’s fatal accident in the...
Former F1, sports car and F5000 driver Peter Gethin died on December 5 after a lengthy illness. Gethin is remembered for a number of stirring races including his famous victory in the 1971 Italian Grand Prix at Monza for BRM, considered to be the closest finish ever in a Grand...
Gilles Villeneuve Mark Donohue 1 Al Unser Jr. wins the CRA sprint car main event at Imperial, California (1981). 2...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
Di Spires Photo: Mike Jiggle For me, motor racing became like a drug—the more I attended Grand Prix events in the UK and Europe the more I wanted to get onto the “inside.” At first, I’d go motor racing with my brother, later I met Stuart, my husband. We’d travel...
The third annual Donington Historic Festival, scheduled for May 4-5, 2013, will celebrate the career of three-time Formula One World...
George Follmer Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Jacques Laffite Photo: Mike Jiggle 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital...
Known simply as “Prof” to many in the motor racing community and Sid to his near friends, Professor Watkins may...
Damon Graham Devereux Hill is the only son of a Formula 1 World Champion to have also won the title....
• The 2013 Donington Historic Festival has been extended from two to three days, following the outstanding success of the international historic motor racing event in its first two years. The Festival will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend, May 3-5, 2013. As noted in our November issue, the Festival will...