In 1938, Tazio Nuvolari left Alfa Romeo after narrowly avoiding serious injury when the uncompetitive car he was driving burst...
December 2008 The Donington Grand Prix; Donington, October 3, 1936. Prince Bira coming out of Holly Wood with the ex-Whitney...
Attendees at this year’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone were drawn by celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the British Racing Driver’s Club and the 60th anniversary of Silverstone Circuit, but on the eve of the race the mood changed. A new ten-year agreement was announced, securing the future of...
Mercedes-Benz rocked Donington Park with its mighty “Silver Arrow” confrontation with Auto Union in 1937 and 1938. Back then, the...
It may sound corny, but Dick Seaman’s short life really was the stuff of Hollywood movies. He was tall, handsome,...
Donington Park, UK April 19-20, 2008 Brandon Smith-Hilliard puts the power down in his Masertai 250F CM9.Photo: Peter Collins 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. Our membership removes most ads, lets you...
Following an extremely successful inaugural season in 2007 the GT & Sports Car Cup race series for Pre-66 GTs and...
Having grown up the son of racer and team owner Reg Parnell, it’s little wonder that Tim Parnell has lived...
1984 Toleman TG184-01 When the Grand Prix circus returned to Europe after the American races in 1984, Ayrton Senna was still a Formula One newcomer. The Toleman team had been struggling for three years and had only begun to get a few results toward the end of 1983. While the...
Bobby Allison Bill Kraus 1 Stefan Bellof dies from injuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the...
Back in late May, I flew over to England to, among other things, be a part of the GPLive event...
At the final press day for GPLive at Donington Park in the UK, the threat of snow failed to stop a lunch time demonstration of one of the great cars that will be featured at the event on May 18–20. VR’s European Editor, Ed McDonough, was in the driver’s seat...
Brooklands and Donington are two names that conjure up the halcyon days of British motor racing. Brooklands, near Weybridge in...
The Donington Grand Prix Collection put their first works Renault Formula 1 car on show during the “World Series by...
Donington, UK March 27, 2005 A Lotus Elan gets it all wong in the Miller Oils Classic Sports Car race. Photo: Keith Booker 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. Our membership...
Britain’s Historic Sports Car Club held its season opener on Easter Day at Donington Park with a nine-race program. The...
Tom Wheatcroft, 82, owner of the Donington Park circuit and the Donington Grand Prix Collection, recently received an honorary doctorate...
Hans Ruesch has had an amazing life. At age 23, he won the Donington Grand Prix (with Richard Seaman as co-driver). By age 40, two of his novels had been made into major motion pictures. By age 70, when most men are retired, he was the world’s leading spokesman against...
The heavy toll on people and machinery over the summer months resulted in a somewhat thinner entry than hoped for,...
The third round of the FIA World Championship for Thoroughbred Grand Prix Cars was held at England’s undulating Donington Park...
The VSCC and the Historic Grand Prix Car Association joined forces with Donington Park to savor the return of Auto Union Grand Prix cars to the Derbyshire circuit for the first time since before World War II. Audi sent a 1936 V-16 C-Type, 1938 V-12 D-Type, a host of racing...
Donington, England Apr. 8 Howard Culley piloted his unique 1964 Attila MkIII in the RJB Thundersports Championship race for sports...
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