Kessler Cooper? Dear Sir, I just saw part of your article on Bruce Kessler [VR, Oct. & Nov. 2009] that...
That’s some ride from West Lothian, Scotland to winning the great Indianapolis 500 three times, not to mention four IndyCar...
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number of events and in their prestige. With fields at such events as Monaco, Goodwood, and Porto, F.Jr. has regained a level of interest in Europe not seen since its heyday...
In this month’s Racecar Profile [“Bound by Fate”], you’ll read that I recently had the opportunity to test drive the...
1969 Rennmax BN3Photo: Ian Welsh It can’t be denied that the world of motor racing, both contemporary and historic, is...
1967 Brabham BT24-Repco Sometimes all your birthdays and Christmases come at once. Shaking down the BT24 on Australia’s legendary Phillip Island circuit revealed it to be a nimble, responsive and forgiving beast. Photo: Casey Annis Picture the scene: It is February 2006 and the Vintage Racecar team has gathered at the...
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Canadian industries of aerospace and racecar design were at the forefront of...
Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula One World Champion, will take part in August’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, set for the...
At the time of writing, the McLaren MP4-12C is an unknown quantity. Regardless of how well it does, it is a landmark. The main load-bearing structure, what McLaren calls a “Monocell” is carbon fiber, using a system similar to injection moulded plastic. This has been the automotive equivalent of the...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
Ed Leavens’ career in racing could be compared to an iceberg where 9/10ths of the details of his career lie...
Having a father interested in motorsport, and him taking me to watch Tazio Nuvolari race at the 1938 Donington Grand Prix, directly led to my lifetime of involvement in the sport. Nuvolari really left an indelible impression on me. Initially, as a young boy, I emulated Nuvolari in my mind,...
This month’s Hidden Treasure begins with the sound of J. Why do I bring this up? Because for years I’ve...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category that began the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
We concluded last month’s opening segment of John Zimmermann’s interview with David Hobbs as he was preparing to turn his...
Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) has confirmed that it is committed to featuring Formula Junior run groups at three of its events this season: its season opener on March 23–25, at Infineon/Sears Point in Sonoma, CA; The Rolling Thunder weekend at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA, on May 18–20; and...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
David Wishart Hobbs was born into an Australian immigrant family in the British West Midlands city of Leamington Spa, five...
British racer Trevor Taylor is perhaps best known for being the Lotus Formula One teammate to Jim Clark in the early 1960s. However, Taylor earned his spot in Formula One by sharing the 1960 Formula Junior Championship, with Clark, at the wheel of a Lotus 18 [see this month’s Racecar...
1960 Jolus Formula Junior “Fair Dinkum?” Was my response to the question. Fortunate would be a good way of describing...
From West Coast Juniors comes word of a global celebration of the formula’s Diamond Jubilee that will begin next January...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. Lotus was the dominant force...
The Silverstone Classic, firmly established as “the world’s biggest classic racing festival,” celebrates 21 years since its inception this July...
• The Fabulous Fifties held its annual Lindley Bothwell Award dinner in early December at the Proud Bird restaurant near...
Pre-event publicity for the Silver Anniversary edition of the Silverstone Classic didn’t include anything about the British summer weather, but unfortunately inclement weather did play a major part in the weekend celebrations on two of the three days, with only Saturday being a sun day. Rain began falling in the...
The J. Frank Harrison story Given today’s racing environment with its multi-million-dollar corporate budgets, it can be hard to imagine...
When you first meet Walt MacKay, you are struck by what a quiet, modest man he is. Currently, he runs...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior regulations...
