Peter Bryant, best known in motor racing circles as the creator of the Titanium-chassied Ti22 Can-Am car, died of a...
Once upon a time it was not unusual to find American constructors on Grand Prix entry lists… With February’s announcement...
Although my home was near to the Zandvoort circuit in Holland, my family had nothing to do with the motor industry or motor racing. However, as a young boy I became involved with the ground staff at the track. My job was to help out at the Skid Control Center,...
Pete Lyons Partway through an evening of kind words, warm recollections and congratulations, the moderator came on the mic and...
Don Nichols Don Nichols is one of only three Americans ever to field a winning car in a World Championship...
Some of the biggest names in Formula 5000 history will gather for a panel discussion in the paddock at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during next month’s Rolex Monterey Motorpsorts Reunion. The panel lineup currently includes Brian Redman, Vern Schuppan, Tony Adamowicz, John Morton, Howden Ganley and Shadow team owner Don...
A panel discussion featuring some of the biggest names in Formula 5000 history will take place in the paddock at...
Don Nichols’ new AVS Shadow Mk. 1 made its first public appearance at the Labatt’s Blue Trophy race at Mosport, June...
Tony SouthgatePhoto: Pete Austin At the end of the 1972 season, I left BRM to join Don Nichols and his Shadow race team, my brief was not only to design a Formula One challenger, but also to work on a new sports racing Can-Am car, the DN2. Shadow had competed...
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had...
The Can-Am Reunion Dinner scheduled for the Saturday of Monterey Classic Car Week, August 20 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel,...
Mika Hakkinen Dario Franchitti Photo: Richard Dole 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, and his first Formula One World Championship, in a McLaren-Mercedes (1998). 2 Craig Breedlove sets a new Land Speed Record in the Spirit of America Sonic 1 at Bonneville by running 555.48 mph/888.76...
Formula One, Can-Am and F5000 entrant and constructor Don Nichols passed away on August 21, at the age of 92....
When the sports car scene started to heat up again in ’65-’66, I went to work for Motorsport Design in...