The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost,...
• Goodwood has announced provisional dates for its 2016 Festival of Speed and Revival meetings, planning to stage the former...
British racing legend, Formula One television analyst, 2009 Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee, businessman and all-around raconteur David Hobbs will share his escapades as the highlighted guest speaker during the annual Picnic in the Park at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on Saturday, August 20. The annual picnic is...
• British racing legend, Formula One television analyst, 2009 Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee, businessman and all-around raconteur David Hobbs...
Brian Redman – Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks By Brian Redman with Jim Mullen It’s always good to see a new...
What kind of racing driver is it who forgets how many times he’s won? One of the most successful, of course. Too many victories to remember. That’s Britain’s Derek Bell, “Mr. Nice Guy” as he is known among most of his contemporaries. Which is remarkable in itself. Not too many...
Tom Kendall may be best remembered for his dominant 1997 championship season in the SCCA’s Trans-Am series when he set...
Giuseppe Campari Riddelle Gregory 3 The ISRS race at Zolder, Holland, is won by Didier Theys and Freddy Lienhard, driving...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine of choice was the venerable small-block Chevrolet V8 of 5-liter displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics between the governing body, race organizers...
Vaso Bill Vukovich Sr. John Cobb 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car...
His nickname was always “Tony A-to-Z,” in part because his last name was Adamowicz, but in larger part because his...
Kirk F. White took a circuitous route to his successful classic car business in Philadelphia, entering the workforce earlier than most young men after his father passed away when he was a pre-teen. Because he had to help keep the family afloat financially, he went to work as a gofer...
Richard Petty Carl Haas 1 Chuck Daigh, driving a Lotus 19-Climax, wins the USAC-sanctioned sports car race at Mosport, Ontario,...
On the evening of Saturday, September 2, during Historic Festival 35 presented by the Prestige Family of Fine Cars, Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park will host a party, the “60 Year Celebration,” that will not only celebrate six decades of tradition, beauty and speed at the track, but also kick-off fundraising...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
David Hobbs, whose career as a champion racecar driver spanned three decades and his stint as a television commentator four...
1969 Mirage M2-BRM The Mirage profiled here is no optical illusion, although it is certainly as beautiful as some optical...
Watkins Glen International has announced that David Hobbs has accepted an invitation to serve as Grand Marshal for the Hilliard...
The International Motor Racing Research Center has announced the speakers who will participate at this year’s “Legends Speak.” The interactive program is part of the Grand Prix Festival being held in Watkins Glen, N.Y., on Friday, Sept. 7. The event will take place in the gazebo at Lafayette Park located...
John Surtees Luigi Chinetti Niki Lauda Ronnie Peterson 1 Porsche officially begins work on the 956 (1981). 3 Ludwig Heimrath...
David Hobbs Jacky Ickx Ayrton Senna “Wally” Willmott 1 Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for his...
I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit “Come Together” somewhere in the back of my head. I have often used the metaphor of how some of the most interesting motor racing tales are based on an almost...
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