I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit...
The Monterey Historic event saw the return of racing action between the ultimate Can-Am machines that includes McLarens, Lolas, Huffakers,...
The Holman & Moody Ford Honker II is one of the forgotten CanAm cars. Interestingly, it was overshadowed by its counterpart, the Ford F3L or P68, which gained notoriety by competing in Europe during 1968 and 1969. Both cars formed part of the Ford Advanced Vehicles program, which followed the...
Spend a couple of minutes listening to the earth shattering sounds of a 1972 McLaren M8F powered by a 800bhp...
Monsters come alive. In 1966 things were spicing up with a totally new motor racing series – Can-Am. It started...
Unleashing the rampant horsepower of its global ‘Total Performance’ campaign, Ford funded many racing stables but could never quite commit wholeheartedly to the world’s most rewarding and highly publicised sports car racing series. The Ford Motor Company took “Total Performance” seriously. When it stepped into motor racing with fanfares around...
No racing car exemplified and exploited the admirable freedom of the Can-Am series rules more than the 1966 Chaparral 2E....
A half century has passed since the first Shadow made its competition debut at Mosport in the opening round of...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be twoseaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements,...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
Fourteen of the most popular run groups have been selected to participate in the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August...
To celebrate the arrival of the Corvette C8, Chevrolet’s mid-engine 1964 GS IIB (Grand Sport IIB) research vehicle will join the Silver Anniversary Amelia Island Concours’ Mid-Engine Corvette class on March 8, 2020. This will mark the first appearance of the one-off experimental 1964 GS IIB outside the Chaparral Gallery...
Tom Cantrell’s world revolves around excellence, and it seems he will go to any length to achieve perfection on, and...
Road America has announced that the special feature of the 2020 WeatherTech® International Challenge with Brian Redman will be the 50th...
Twenty years after earning his second consecutive Formula One drivers’ championship, Mika Häkkinen will demonstrate his considerable driving talents behind the wheel of the 1970 McLaren M8D/3 “Batmobile” at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on August 15-18 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. American racing legend Dan Gurney and British Formula...
This book is about a unique car in sports car racing history. It was designed by Peter Brock, famous for...
There is something about racing which gets into the blood more thoroughly than a good dose of Castrol R and...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be twoseaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements,...
In the earlier days of his racing career, Craig Fisher (who recently passed away) raced just about everything he could...
When you first meet Walt MacKay, you are struck by what a quiet, modest man he is. Currently, he runs...
Nine race groups have been announced by WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for its upcoming Spring Classic Showcasing Nitro Revival, set for the weekend of May 18-20 at the Central California circuit. The nine groups include the following: Can-Am (1966-1974); 2.5 Liter Trans-Am (1966-1972) (above, Jim Williams photo); Formula Atlantic (1967-1979)...
Jim Crawford would have turned 70 this year. After a brief stint in Formula One with Lotus he rebuilt his...
Photo: Hal Crocker It is with a great deal of sadness that I write about Dan Gurney, who died on...
Dan Gurney is a man whose accomplishments need no introduction. In addition to winning in everything from Formula One to NASCAR, Gurney laid claim to a long and successful career as a team owner, car constructor and truly one of racing’s nicest and most approachable individuals. As a long-time friend...
The second annual Spring Classic will take place at Laguna Seca on the weekend of May 18-20, featuring not only...
Fresh from winning the FIA Founding Members’ Heritage Cup for last year’s event, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will try...
When the sports car scene started to heat up again in ’65-’66, I went to work for Motorsport Design in Connecticut, and we built a McLaren M6A for John Cannon. After that I was hooked on the Can-Am so I moved back to California, when I became Peter Revson’s mechanic...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
Many magazine editors waste their monthly column space, by summarizing the content in that issue. What’s the point of that?...
Tony Hulman Jerry Titus Photo: Doug Stokes 1 Jeremy Dale, driving a Spice-Oldsmobile, wins the IMSA WSC race at Phoenix, Arizona, giving Oldsmobile the IMSA Manufacturers Championship (1994). 2 Ted Horn, driving a Horn-Offenhauser, wins the AAA Championship race on the dirt oval in Dallas, Texas (1947). Become a Member...
