To me, and all of us who knew him and worked with him at Shelby American, Dave MacDonald was much...
After WWII, sports cars became more and more popular. As a consequence, road racing took hold in the U.S. For...
Jack Brabham Francois Cevert 2 Frank Griswold drives an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 to victory in the Junior Prix, the first road race through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York (1948). 3 Brian Redman drives a BRM-Chevrolet to victory in the Interserie race at Hockenheim, West Germany (1971). Become...
A.J. Foyt Pedro Rodriguez 2 Walter Sobraske, machinist for Miller, Schofield, Offenhauser and Meyer & Drake (later shop forman), born...
Bruce Burness is one of those multi-talented behind-the-scenes players who lend so much richness to the world of motorsports, possessing...
Author found the King Cobra to be a rewarding handfularound Sonoma Raceway. The late ’50s and early ’60s were a time of tremendous change in American road racing. The cars were changing—front-engine sports cars and home-built specials were being challenged by a growing onslaught of lightweight, mid-engined machines like the...
The epic battle between Ferrari and Cobra had begun, but initially the Italian cars were still the best. The winner...
Riddelle Gregory Vittorio Jano 1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing its W25 Grand Prix racecars as “Silver Arrows”...
Many might find it unusual that the 58-year old son of legendary racecar driver Dave MacDonald had never driven a race car on a racetrack, but it’s true. Going fast has always been in my blood—as evidenced by countless speeding tickets—but it’s only in the past five years that I’ve...
Attendees at next weekend’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will be able to reflect upon 60 years of racing history at...
January 2018 Of Nomads and IBECS Photo: Ferret Fotographics Despite having been a Director of Ian Bracey’s IBEC Racing Developments company back in the 1970s and 1980s, I had never seen the photo of the IBEC Group 6 car that accompanied the recent interview you conducted with Bob Curl. Mr....