The Watkins Glen 6 Hours, on July 21, 1973, served as the final round of that year’s World Sportscar Championship...
The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny...
Motor Racing: The Pursuit of Victory By Anthony Carter This new book is not a treatise on the competitive spirit that drives all racers toward excellence on the track, but then again, perhaps it is, just not in an analytical how-it’s-done sense. Following on from his previous Motor Racing: Reflections...
We were very honored to be given the opportunity to work with Porsche Cars North America to produce this special...
Derek Bell initially made a name for himself, racing in open-wheeled cars including Formula 2 and Formula 1. However, it...
The Earl of March has recently confirmed the theme of the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed, which is “Hawthorn to Hamilton—Britain’s Love Affair with World Motor Sport.” Britain has always played a key role in the global motor racing industry, forging successful relationships with the rest of the motor sport...
Ten years have passed since the Earl of March set out to revive the glory days of motor racing at...
Four celebrated legends from the 24 Hours of Le Mans top a star-studded lineup of speakers appearing at the inaugural...
Gooding & Company continued to set the auction world on fire with eleven world records set at its Amelia Island Auction on March 10, 2012. The company doubled its results from 2010 and established a record $36 million in sales with a 91 percent sell-through. Led by the Porsche racing...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced that this year’s class of inductees will include Indy 500 winner...
Ronnie Peterson Giuseppe Campari 1 James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, wins the German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring. Niki Lauda...
Derek Bell Gaston Chevrolet 2 The Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company holds a press conference in Carmel, California, to announce the formation of the Bud Moore Mercury Cougar Trans-Am series racing team (1966). 3 F1 and sports car racer Derek Daly is born (1953). Become a Member &...
Graham Hill Frank Costin 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroen (1989). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell, and Al...
The two-time British National Hillclimb Champion who also gave five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell his initial international opportunity to...
As preparations proceed for the 2nd Annual Bahamas Speed Week Revival, scheduled for November 24 through December 2 in Nassau, a number of exceptional cars and drivers have committed to the event. BSWR Patron Sir Stirling Moss and Event Ambassador Derek Bell, MBE, have recently been joined by Grand Marshal...
I grew up on a farm in Northern Ireland, far removed from motor sport, and my parents strongly disapproved of...
Ralph DePalma John Surtees 1 Sportscar racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr....
Derek Bell Andrea de Adamich 1 The Lancia Fulvia 1.6 is homologated for rallying (1969). 2 The first post-WWII road race in the United States is run through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York (1948). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
A record, sellout crowd of 149,000 poured into the Goodwood Circuit, near Chichester in West Sussex, England, last weekend for...
Peter Gethin may have been the son of a jockey, but he pursued a different kind of horsepower, making his...
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural, Historic Sportscar Racing staged its 2nd annual Classic 24 at Daytona presented by IMSA last weekend as the history-rich Rolex 24 at Daytona was celebrated under sunny Florida skies. The Classic 24 format features six chronologically based race groups with each running...
July 2010 During the Spa-Francorchamps 750km Race on May 4, 1975, Henri Pescarolo extracts full speed from his Alfa Romeo...
Following the razzmatazz of the Goodwood Revival weekend, Monday morning should have been back to business, but a couple of...
Rick Mears Alain Prost 1 John Surtees drives a Ferrari 312 to victory in the nonchampionship Syracuse Grand Prix in Italy (1966). 2 The Junior Car Club holds its first high-speed trials at Brooklands in England. Of the 48 entries, 22 win gold medals and 5 win silver medals (1925)....
I remember the 1968 Oulton Park Gold Cup Race very well because it was my first Formula 1 drive, and...
Bob Wollek was a champion many times over before he even got into motor racing. He won no fewer than...
The 1982 Porsche 956 was a car that we started with a clean sheet of paper. Everything was new, the monocoque, aerodynamics—which included “ground effect” completely different to that of a Formula One car, the gearbox, everything except the engine, which had proved to be very reliable and no need...
The 11th annual Salon Privé Chubb Insurance Concours d’Elégance, set for Thursday September 1 at Blenheim Palace, has announced three...
The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny skies at California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last weekend, with more than 300 vintage Porsches from all over the world assembled to celebrate the marque while participating in seven race...