Tony Southgate began his lengthy career in motorsports by joining Lola Cars in the early days of that venerable marque’s...
For three short years, in the early 1960s, Christabel Carlisle, now Lady Watson, was the name on the lips of...
At the end of 1969, during the height of the Ferrari-Porsche World Sports Car Championship “wars,” Jo Siffert was wined and dined at Maranello by Enzo Ferrari, who offered him a deal for 1970. But it was not only the bravura of the Swiss in a racing car that interested...
From 1964–1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula One and...
The international Diamond Jubilee Formula Junior celebratory Tour, now on its way to North America, got rolling with five race meetings in New Zealand during the Southern Hemisphere summer. With 40 to 50 cars turning out at each of the five circuits hosting races, a huge impression was made with...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Richard Attwood started his racing career in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3, but by 1963 had won the Monaco Formula Junior race and was a fast rising star. Success in Formula Two saw Attwood quickly move up to Formula One, with BRM in 1964, but the following years in F1...
He was known as “the Silver Fox,” “the Racing Grandfather,” and “Merle the Magician.” These nicknames might indicate a gentlemanly...
1935 Sulman Singer We all have defining moments in our lives that remain with us. Moments that leave an indelible...
From West Coast Juniors comes word of a global celebration of the formula’s Diamond Jubilee that will begin this January and run deep into 2017. This Formula Junior festival will kick off with a three-race serie in South Africa, beginning at Zwartkops (January 29-30), Killarney (February 5-6) and East London...
1968 Lolita MkI & the 1969 Lolita MkII My first car was a British Motor Corporation Mini. I had just turned...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed formula cars were manufactured to serve as a steppingstone to Formula One...
The year 2017 is shaping up to be memorable for a number of anniversaries: the 60th anniversary of Formula Junior; 60th anniversary of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca; and the 70th anniversary of one of the most recognizable brands in the world, Ferrari. These occasions, and much more, will be celebrated...
I can think of very few businesses—aside from magazine publishing—where the odds are more stacked against you than being a...
Peter Arundell showed promise right from the start of his career, finishing 2nd with his MG TC at a BARC...
This month’s test drive of the new Lotus Evora (see Product Review, pg 78) got me thinking about my own experience as a Lotus owner. Or rather, the strange path I took to become a Lotus owner. It was the early days of the Internet as a tool to find...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in...
Huffaker Engineering has been more successful, over a longer period of time, and in more forms of motorsport, than any...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Junior, but with that category’s demise at the end of 1963,...
Since 1991 those involved in motor racing, be they competitor, engineer, manufacturer, organizer or enthusiast, have made an annual pilgrimage...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have...
It is early 1964 and having recently qualified as a doctor, I had signed up for a short-service commission as medical officer for the Royal Air Force in Changi, Singapore, to start at the beginning of the summer. But there was a problem; I had an obsession for motor racing....
Organizers of the FIA Lurani Trophy for Formula Juniors have announced that they are canceling the 2020 championship due to...
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number...
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,...
1983 Tyrrell 012/01-Cosworth The Tyrrell proved to be nimble and responsive around the dunes of Zandvoort. Photo: Pete Austin Since the...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
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, commencing the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...