If I asked you to pick a brand associated with high performance and motorsport, chances are good the name Volkswagen...
I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit...
All American Racers’ DGF Formula Ford has its first track test at Willow Springs Raceway (1977). 1 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille drives a Matra MS5 to victory in the F3 race at Magny-Cours, France (1968). 2 – The All American Racers DGF Formula Ford has its first track test at Willow Springs...
Jim Crawford would have turned 70 this year. After a brief stint in Formula One with Lotus he rebuilt his...
1 • Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in...
1965 Lola T60-Cosworth SCA Photo: Pete Austin Since the birth of the Formula One Championship, in 1950, there has been a ladder for potential Grand Prix drivers to climb to qualify, or rather amass the necessary skill set/finance, to be able to race at the top level. Obviously, like all...
Heinz Melkus was born in 1928, in Dresden, and from an early age developed a passion for cars. Heinz was...
There are people in motorsport who just get on with the job; they don’t look for any plaudits or praises, but simply soldier on doing what they know best. They are very talented people who, in a biblical sense, “hide themselves under a bushel,” but without them certain things in...
Winning the 1970 Monaco Formula Three race was seen as my ticket to a Grand Prix future. I’d made my...
Tony Hulman Jerry Titus Photo: Doug Stokes 1 Jeremy Dale, driving a Spice-Oldsmobile, wins the IMSA WSC race at Phoenix,...
Today, I believe, drivers are arriving in Formula One far too early in their racing career. The top echelon of our sport is something they should aspire to, not arrive at due to the amount of money they can give a Formula One team, or by spending one year in...
I was approached by Theodore after the ’82 British Grand Prix. I’d begun the season not even knowing if I...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
Johnny of the ready smile and blonde hair was a motor racing shooting star who might have aspired to becoming the new Jim Clark. His rise to fame, however, came to a sudden—even if temporary—standstill after a horrendous 10-car, 150 mph Formula 3000 accident while driving Jordan Racing’s Reynard-Ford Cosworth...
Like many motor racing fans, my original dream of becoming a World Champion racing driver started when I was a...
Being a driver for Scuderia Ferrari, I must say, is the most amazing job any driver can have. The opportunity...
1977 LEC CRP1 Month by month, Vintage Racecar tries hard to bring readers some of the world’s finest competition cars—some with impeccable racing pedigrees, or others that have an interesting history. This month, our profile of the 1977 LEC CRP1 F1 car is more about the determination of racing driver David...
I could talk about David Purley, or Dave as I’ve always known him, all day long, but for the sake...
I grew up on a farm in Northern Ireland, far removed from motor sport, and my parents strongly disapproved of...
Initially, Jean-Pierre Jabouille made his mark in France’s national Formula Three racing in 1968. Not only did he race, but he also maintained his own car and earned enough money to move continually forward to the next meetings. At the time, a certain François Cevert was dominating the French F3...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
That’s some ride from West Lothian, Scotland to winning the great Indianapolis 500 three times, not to mention four IndyCar...
Last month we presented the first half of European Editor Mike Jiggle’s interview with engine wizard John Judd, and the discussion continues in this month’s conclusion, as Judd explains how he became an engine manufacturer and talks about his interactions with motor sport luminaries such as Ken Tyrrell and Tom...
Eddie Irvine has been a shrewd operator for most of his adult life. He carefully maneuvered himself into the second...
The first time I recall sitting in a racing car was as a child at the BRM works at Bourne,...
Following a successful championship year in Formula Three in 2001—winning the British F3, Masters of F3 and the celebrated Macau F3 GP—it was not so surprising to see Takuma Sato appear in F1 the following year. Many thought it would be aboard a Honda-powered BAR, but for whatever reason it...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African...
It is early 1964 and having recently qualified as a doctor, I had signed up for a short-service commission as...
Beating Peter Gethin for the European Formula 5000 champion-ship was something really special. I had a great car and tremendous support from Alan McKechnie to thank for that. Had it not been for Alan’s support, I may not have “made it” at all. For the 1974 F5000 season, we changed...
