To celebrate the 100th year of Chevrolet, Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., will host a special tribute to the...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 13–15, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
In the days when racing’s regulations were somewhat less restrictive than perhaps they are now, designers occasionally looked beyond current conventions to try something new and different Racers are renowned for their knack for circumventing daunting situations, finding solutions to problems considered insoluble and generally thinking outside the proverbial box....
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Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI July 16–17, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
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Former F1, sports car and F5000 driver Peter Gethin died on December 5 after a lengthy illness. Gethin is remembered...
Bruce BurnessPhoto: John Zimmermann When last we left Bruce Burness (April VR) he had just initiated his lasting association with Trevor Harris where they performed what he called “the ultimate male-bonding experience.” In this second part of VR Associate Editor John Zimmermann’s interview, Burness discusses the achievement he considers the...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 19–20, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The Paddock at Watkins Glen in 1954 is filled with a representative sampling of the caars being raced, including Jaguar XK120 coupes and roadsters, a couple of Porsche 356 roadsters and a coupe, an Austin-Healey 100 and lots of T-series MGs, all getting their numbers on and preparing to go...
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More on the Missing Cunningham Dear Editor, On page 20 of the November, 2012 issue there is a letter with the title “Missing Cunningham?” I would like to respond to the writer, Michael Jacobsen to clarify the record. First, the photo that appears is of a Cunningham C-3 Vignale Coupe,...
Dam Problems Dear Editor Pete Lyons article (Fast Lines, Dec. 2012) was interesting because I was involved with both Jim...
Pete Lyons There is no great genius without a trace of madness,” declared the Roman philosopher Seneca, and can we...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds as it streaks across the heavens, then disappears from view as suddenly as it appeared. This also is an apt description of the 1950’s racing career of a Northern California...
• The Jaguar XK120 that Norman Dewis drove to set the production car land speed record of 172.412 mph on...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 16–19, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
The Hawk with Brian Redman, one of North America’s most popular and well-supported vintage racecar weekends, is set to take place July 16-19 and will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its home track, Elkhart Lake’s Road America, perhaps the most beautiful road circuit in the USA. Also honored will be...
The old, established events in historic racing never cease to amaze the participants and spectators who flock here to Road...
A four-race 2016 calendar has been announced by Formula 5000 Drivers Association President Seb Coppola. Also revealed was a 2018 return to the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as a featured race group. The F5000 races were among the most popular at last year’s Rolex event,...
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Denny Hulme Gianpiero Moretti 1 Gober Sosebee, driving a Chrysler, wins the NASCAR Grand National race at Hayloft Speedway in...
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He raced automobiles and yachts, manufactured sports cars, established a significant auto museum and distributed Jaguars. His overriding goal was to win Le Mans with an all-American car driven by Americans....
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had...
The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK, one of America’s largest and most popular vintage racecar events,...
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