Alfa Romeo had gone from zero to hero and beyond from the 1911 Targa Florio to the 1936 Mille Miglia....
1957 Climax-powered Jomar 1957 Climax-powered Jomar. Photo: Harold Pace You know the story. Start with a svelte English chassis, add...
Peter Collins Sir Stirling Moss 2 Stirling Moss drives a Maserati 250F to victory in the Glover Trophy Race at Goodwood, England (1956). 5 Jim Clark wins the unlimited sports car race and the Formula Libre race at Full Sutton, England (1958). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Canadian industries of aerospace and racecar design were at the forefront of...
Motor Racing History – The Big 12 Cylinders & The Arrival of Sponsorships, Advanced Safety and Aerodynamics Checkbook Racing The...
Motor Racing History – New British Teams & The Rear-Engined Revolution The Rise of British Racing Green Green cars began appearing more frequently on the grids of the the world’s Grand Prixs. BRM the first major British effort was floundering but Tony Vandervell (ed. a good Dutch name) who left...
Motor Racing History – Origins of the First Automobile Races and the First Grand Prix Dawn of Automobile Racing The...
Motor Racing History – Early Racecourse Development Racing on public roads was illegal in England and British drivers had to...
Motor Racing History – Radical Technical Innovations & The Era of Ground-Effects The Birth of Ground-Effects Two major developments occurred during 1977, the Renault turbo made its debut at the British Grand Prix while the Lotus-Ford 78 debuted in Argentina. Both would effect racing for years to come. The Lotus...
Motor Racing History – Formula One And A World Championship For Drivers In 1946, following World War II, only four...
Motor Racing History – The Pre-War Grand Prix Period Formula Libre Grand Prix racing in accordance with a strict formula...
Motor Racing History – The Monsters F1 Turbo Engines The Turbo Years The war between FISA and FOCA continued into 1981 causing the postponement of the Argentine Grand Prix. Bernie Ecclestone threatened to run its own World Professional Championship but luckily an agreement was struck at a summit meeting in...
Moving ahead with its ambitious agenda for advancing vintage racing, Historic Motorsports Productions has named the featured marques for the...
Mike Hawthorn George Follmer 1 Paul Frere drives an Ecurie Belge Cooper T51-Climax to victory in the 80-lap Formula Libre South...
1969 Chevron B8-BMW In my book, 2006 was a good year. Got my pensioner’s bus pass, had two cataract operations, made my Le Mans debut…not necessarily in that order! I can only now reveal that it is possible to race at Le Mans with one eye! This may come as...
For the last 20 years or so of his life, Rodger Ward and I were friends. Even though I had...
1935 Sulman Singer We all have defining moments in our lives that remain with us. Moments that leave an indelible...
Probably the most important thing I considered in designing a racecar back in the ’50s was to try to achieve the maximum possible power-to-weight ratio. To that end, I was always figuring out how I could safely reduce the car’s weight while maximizing the horsepower. Of course, things like handling,...
There are many racing drivers, a lesser quantity of great racing drivers, and a very small number who transcend mere...
In the early 1980s, the Marlboro British F3 Championship was reckoned the most desirable to be in. The top three...