From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula...
Born to a Paris butcher and his wife in April 1937, the late Jean-Pierre Beltoise had won the incredible number...
If I asked you to pick a brand associated with high performance and motorsport, chances are good the name Volkswagen would not be one of the first names to pop into your head. Known as the “People’s car”—and forever linked to the bulbous but iconic “Bug” nee Beetle—by the 1960s,...
1 • Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in...
My early days of racing gave very few opportunities, starting with a Sprite I slowly progressed to Formula Ford and...
Following my initial foray into motor racing, I soon found I needed money, money, and more money. There were many false dawns with many teams, including Lotus. I did the Temparada series with Emerson Fittipaldi; the promise was, if Emerson did well, he would end up with a lot of...
The Formula Junior Category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Johnny of the ready smile and blonde hair was a motor racing shooting star who might have aspired to becoming...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created around the idea that the best drivers would win if all were...
Bev BondPhoto: Pete Austin I was born with a competitive spirit, my father represented Great Britain at Speedway, my mother...
Motor sport anniversaries and centenaries seem to have filled the calendar in the last few years, and as our sport...
August 2009 Man vs. Machine Dear Editor, With respect to Pete Lyons’s column, “Man? Or Machine?” [VR, March ’09], I get the feeling that Pete Lyons and I must share some similar DNA. For many years, I couldn’t understand why I had gradually lost interest in the current modern racing scene....
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly...
Alessandro Zanardi is an inspiration to us all. Here is a double CART champion who lost both his legs in...
Without doubt, I have to say my greatest racecar is the Jaguar XJR-9 LM that took me, Jan Lammers and Andy Wallace to victory at Le Mans in 1988. The car was designed by Tony Southgate and was ahead of its time using a full carbon fiber monocoque and undercarriage...
Kessler Cooper? Dear Sir, I just saw part of your article on Bruce Kessler [VR, Oct. & Nov. 2009] that...
August 2010 Formula III Racing In North America By Harry Reynolds This is the book a small band of believers...
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...
Nigel Mansell Biography Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE was born the 8th of August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. His...
The Historic Sports Car Club is targeting the 1600-cc Formula 3 cars of the early 1970s for a revival in...
Terror Over Brussels Dear Editor, I must urge you to reconsider the excellent winter vegetable the “brussel sprout” and draw your attention to the fact that it is spelt with a single “l” [First Turn, Feb, 2012]. The humble brussel sprout, and other vegetables, were served by my mother to our...
Since the very beginning of motorsports competition, a common thread has run through the sport: It takes money to go...
Spiking interest in F3 Dear Editor, Your story on Spike Rhiando and the Trimax gave me the impetus needed to...
If you were going to build an 850-cc sports racer in the 1960s, which engine would you choose? Larry Kropp answered that question with a Deutsch Bonnet air-cooled two-cylinder, and to this day he remains steadfast that his decision was spot on. In the ’60s Kropp was a toolmaker living...
As far as I’m concerned the greatest racecar I ever drove is the car that gave me the greatest happiness...
The author puts his back into steering the Trimax through a left hander at Mallory Park.Photo: Andy Thorpe Was Alvin...
When I attend race meetings, I am often sought by those collecting autographs. I think I must be on the list of one of the most obscure names in Formula One. As a small boy, and into my teens, my bedroom walls were littered with pictures of the great Jo...