I was a student at the University of Grenoble, when I became very friendly with the children of the organizer...
Hermann Lang Vittorio Jano 1 The first Ford GT40 is completed, 11 months after pencil was first put to paper...
The Historic Sports Car Club’s Derek Bell Trophy will have a new look for 2009, following confirmation that MSA championship status has been granted to the series for the first time. Now to be known as the HSCC Historic F5000/F2 Championship for the Derek Bell Trophy, the category will be...
All American Racers’ DGF Formula Ford has its first track test at Willow Springs Raceway (1977). 1 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille drives...
Return to Power, a new series for 3-liter Formula One cars that raced between 1966 and 1971, is set to...
The 40th anniversary of the world-beating Ford DFV F1 engine—the most successful F1 engine of all time—will be celebrated at Brands Hatch on June 30–July 1, during the Autoglym HSCC Historic Festival. Headlining the weekend’s program of top-level historic motorsport will be Round Six of the FIA Historic Formula One...
Forty years ago, in 1977 and ’78, Mario Andretti was the man to beat in Grand Prix racing aboard Colin...
I think it was in 1957 that I saw Fangio race at Silverstone, it was a catalyst for me to...
1964 Elva-Porsche One of the most important characteristics of a performance or racing car is the power-to-weight ratio. The goal is to maximize power, but not at the expense of too much weight or unreliability. Not enough power means you can’t keep up with other cars. Add in the engine...
Like Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi is one of the elite. A driver who has won the Formula...
2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the successful move John Surtees made from motorcycles to cars, and he remains the...
November 2010 Entered by the French Maserati importer John Simone, this ungaily Maserati 151 was guided by Lucien Bianchi into 13th (and last) position in the Guards International Trophy contest at Brands Hatch on August 6, 1963. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
The name Robin Donovan may not mean much to most, but this man has quietly gone about his business and...
In what is believed to be one of the few one-make series in historic racing, Masters Historic Racing has launched...
The Formula Junior Historic Racing Association has unveiled a special, international series of 10 events to commemorate this year’s golden anniversary of the Formula Junior. Special Formula Junior races will be held in New Zealand (January, Pukekoe); Australia (February, Philip Island); Italy (June 6–8, Monza); Britain (June 28–29, Brands Hatch...
This year’s Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch on the weekend of May 27-28 promises to be a thriller with...
Masters Historic Racing has released the schedule of events for its 2017 European racing season, beginning in Barcelona at the...
When Jack Brabham was demobbed from the Royal Australian Air Force in 1947, even he did not realize he was about to establish an Australian motor racing dynasty, but that is exactly what he did. Jack would win no fewer than three Formula One World Championships, the last in 1966...
Formula Ford, as unlikely as it may seem now, brought me closer to being on the inside of professional motor...
Brands Hatch, Kent, UK May 28–29, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
Here we are at the Motor 6 Hour Saloon Car Race at Brands Hatch on July 6, 1963. This Ford Cortina...
The Guards Trophy Race; Brands Hatch, August 23, 1963. Roger Penske with his John Mecom-entered Zerex Special, which was actually an F1 Cooper in a sort of two-seat configuration. Penske won handily from the Cooper Monacos of Roy Salvadori and Tim Mayer. Once again he showed that he was both...
My racing started during the spring of 1962 at the Goodwood racing circuit, I was racing a Lotus Elite. I...
To Salute Dan Gurney’s selection as Featured Guest for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, we asked the All American Racer to make a tough call It’s like tasking a parent to choose between children. Each is dearest for different reasons. Nonetheless, we believed it not inappropriate to ask Dan Gurney...
Jochen Rindt Richard Attwood 2 Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough drive a Jaguar XJS from the U.S. Atlantic Coast to...
Brands Hatch, England July 17–18, 2004 David Stevenson’s 1962 Lotus 22 heads Barry Westmoreland’s similar car at Stirlings.Photo: Peter Collins Become...
The Masters Historic Festival will take over England’s undulating Brands Hatch circuit on the weekend of May 23-25, offering a full schedule of events, but with a focus on Touring cars from the 1960s through to the 1990s. Five races for Touring Car competitors will be featured for the Pre-’66...