The 2nd annual Barber Historics, set for May 15-17 at Alabama’s Barber Motorsports Park with George Follmer serving as Grand...
George Follmer has been named Grand Marshal of the inaugural Barber Historics at Alabama’s Barber Motorsports Park in honor of...
Patrick Depailler “Lofty” England 1 James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, wins the German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring. Niki Lauda suffers life-threatening burns when he crashes his Ferrari (1976). 2 Brian Redman wins the IMSA sports car race at Portland, Oregon, in a Lola T600 (1981). Become a Member &...
The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny...
Hermann Lang Bernd Rosemeyer 2 Louis de Palma drives a Benz to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was an “unlimited” racing series co-sanctioned by the SCCA in America and the CASC in Canada. Although governed by a basic set of rules—the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements—there were no...
The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny...
• The Fabulous Fifties held its annual Lindley Bothwell Award dinner in early December at the Proud Bird restaurant near...
Next July’s Silverstone Classic has announced plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Can-Am Series with a pair of special commemoration races at its annual summer event, set for July 29-31. The two races will be the culmination of a three-round Can-Am 50 Interserie Challenge being organized by...
George Follmer has been named the Guest of Honor at this year’s annual pre-Long Beach Grand Prix Road Racing Drivers...
On the Thursday evening of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race weekend, the Road Racing Drivers Club hosted...
Don Nichols’ new AVS Shadow Mk. 1 made its first public appearance at the Labatt’s Blue Trophy race at Mosport, June 14, 1970. Its amazingly minimal frontal area got a lot of attention, and George Follmer drove it—which took some courage. The car retired from the race with overheating just past...
Tony SouthgatePhoto: Pete Austin At the end of the 1972 season, I left BRM to join Don Nichols and his...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I was given a rare opportunity to drive one of the ultimate...
Charlie Kemp was born in Mississippi, and his inimitable southern drawl once led Carroll Shelby to say that had Charlie raced as slowly as he talked he’d never have won anything! Charlie did win, however, and he won big. He finished 3rd in his very first race in a jalopy...
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had...
Despite the weather, the IROC Camaro proved capable on both the oval track at Rockingham and Silverstone’s club circuit. Photo: Pete Austin...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements, otherwise there was no...
Porsche, throughout its racing career, has created some of the most iconic machines of all time: the RSK, 904, 906,...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
Two of the most competitive drivers during the formative years of the Trans-Am series, Follmer and Jones will be reunited as co-Grand Marshals at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Aug. 12-15 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The pair are scheduled to be honored guests Saturday, Aug. 14 – which includes...
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