The year 2015 marked the 60th anniversary of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson’s victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia, racing...
My personal record with the Mercedes 300 SLR was six starts, three wins, two 2nd places and one “withdrawn when...
Here’s a sure bet: a lot of what you know about the Mille Miglia, and most of how you feel about it, came through the writings of a short, towering genius of a journalist named Denis Jenkinson. Can there be any racing fan who has not thrilled to the epic...
I have just marked my half-century of being a motor racing enthusiast. On February 1, 1957, I bought a copy...
Privateer Bruce Halford took part in the epic 1957 German Grand Prix, finishing 11th in his Maserati 250F. It was...
Of Bastards & Wenches Photo: Vince Johnson Dear Editor, Well done. Loved your responses to the letters regarding the “Glorious Illegitimate Child” and the “Wench Included”! Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers...
November 2017 Denis Jenkinson Alan Jones Photo: Pete Austin 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One...
Porsche is one of those marques about which I feel ambivalence. Unless the six numbers click into place on the National Lottery, I am never likely to go out shopping for one. The lottery, like a second marriage, is a triumph of hope over experience, but we all have our...
Every Brit in motor racing of a certain age blames Bill Boddy and Denis Jenkinson for the fact that we...
I did 525 races. I had five wheels come off, I’ve had seven or eight brake failures, and I have...
Holiday Gift Guide 2009 Oyster Perpetual Datejust II $7,525 41mm, stainless steel case, 18kt white gold fluted bezel, 31 jewel chronometer movement with Oyster bracelet. 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....
Is 263.4 kph, or 163.7 mph, the maximum speed of a new twin-turbo V12 people-carrier? The speed of a motorcyclist...
Raymond Mays demonstrates the BRM V16 during an “Ancien Pilotes” demonstration race in the late 1960s. Photo: J Pearson Archive Aspiration...
Harry Miller Tony Adamowicz 1 Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson win the Mille Miglia in just over 10 hours, a record never to be broken (1955). 1 Graham Hill passes his rookie test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indianapolis 500 (1963). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...