Eldon Rasmussen Eldon Rasmussen was the second Canadian (after Billy Foster) to race in the Indianapolis 500 in the modern...
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,...
Canadian Bill Brack was running a Lotus 41 in 1968, as well as the “Hot Wheels” Mini Cooper, and I...
Photo: Radu Repanovici Canada’s famed Mosport Park, now being called Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, will host an all-new “Celebration of Speed” this June 27-29. Called Glory Days, the event will offer attendees the spirit and style of England’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, but in a Canadian setting, with the intention...
Pete Lyons There is no great genius without a trace of madness,” declared the Roman philosopher Seneca, and can we...
Two-time Canadian Formula B champion Craig Hill has died at the age of 78. Hill was an outgoing character who...
Villeneuve won four races, including Indy, on his way to the 1995 CART Indycar crown. Photo: John Zimmermann Collection This self-confident Canadian is one of the élite. Only he, Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi have won motor racing’s grand slam, the CART Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula 1...
When considering my greatest racecar, the question seems far too big for me to give a simple answer. I drove...
The Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal rejoined the FIA’s World Championship for Formula One calendar this year after a one-year...
Bahamas Half-Pint Dear Editor, Hugh Dibley’s splendid piece on racing a Formula Junior Lola at Bahamas Speed Week (Legends Speak, November 2013) is another example of why I enjoy your magazine so much. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
Spiking interest in F3 Dear Editor, Your story on Spike Rhiando and the Trimax gave me the impetus needed to...
Phil Remington From hot rods on California’s dry lakes, to the Scarabs (both sports cars and Formula One), to the...
Victory in the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport on September 26, 1964, fell to Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team, with Pedro Rodriguez and Lodovico Scarfiotti taking the top two places in Ferrari 330Ps, while Walt Hansgen, seen here in a 275P, completed the N.A.R.T. 1-2-4 finish. Become a Member...
The Eagle Formula Ford that I won the SCCA Runoffs with in 1978 was a car I was involved with...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup, co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC, was essentially an “unlimited” series. Although there was...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights, and various safety requirements. However, there...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series co-sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America and...
When you first meet Walt MacKay, you are struck by what a quiet, modest man he is. Currently, he runs...
The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) has announced that the 2014 running of the Canadian Historic Grand Prix will take place at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park—aka Mosport—on the weekend of June 13-15. The CHGP is the largest and most popular event of its kind in Canada, and one...