I guess I have done most types of motorsport at one time or another…trials, sprints, rallies, hill-climbs and races. I...
The 9th edition of the Silver Flag Hillclimb in early July was the largest and best yet of the historic...
Since the very beginning of motorsports competition, a common thread has run through the sport: It takes money to go fast. An old joke goes something like, “You know how to make a million dollars at racing? Start with five million!” In this day of Formula One teams spending half...
The Silver Flag Hillclimb won the award for Best European Historic Event in 2005, and that accounted for the entry...
From 500-cc racing to a works ride with Cooper and later a British Hillclimb Championship, Mike MacDowel has had a...
Nino Vaccarella Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson wins the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in a John Player Special Lotus 72 (1973). 3 Nino Vaccarella drives a Maserati 200SI to victory in the Mendola Hillclimb in Bolzana, Italy (1960). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about...
Hershey, Pennsylvania May 5–6, 2007 A 1976 MG Midget takes the hill.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Vincenzo Lancia Keith Duckworth 2 Jochen Rindt drives a Lotus 72-Ford to victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (1970). 3 Graham Hill drives a Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 330LM to victory in the 133-mile Guards Trophy Race at Brand Hatch, England (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
His contemporaries called him the “Garibaldino,” a term they reserved for the best of their select band. Like Giuseppe Garibaldi,...
How amusing, I often smile, that a breed of racer I associate with conservatism generally speeds around to the left....
Few early American racers did more than Ak Miller. He was a well-known hot rodder, successful long-distance racer, had more than one legendary run in The Carrera Panamericana in the 1950s, was a frequent winner at the hillclimbs at Pikes Peak, tried his hand at road racing, and even roared...
Southern California has always been a hotbed of car aficionados. The hot rod craze started there and, after WWII, it...
I was born in Italy into a family that was involved in motor racing—both my father and my uncle were...
Karl Abarth was a magician. A waver of wands whose magic brought the exquisite pleasure of higher-performance motoring and motor racing to men and women of modest means. His speciality was conversion. And he turned the Fiat 500 and 600 low-powered tin boxes into teeth-gnashing, tire-smoking predators that won thousands...
Lola 50 Years celebrations continued in the somewhat unlikely location of Italy’s Castell’Arquato, the start and headquarters of the Vernasca...
Need a change of pace from the usual closed-course vintage race events? Bored with the same corners on all-too-familiar tracks?...
Gyndier Drive, Tewantin, Queensland, Australia November 15-16, 2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Bill Milliken has had an interesting life. As an engineer in both the aviation industry and later consultant to the...
The Lotus 19 took sports car racing to a whole new level upon its debut in 1960, rendering rivals such...
With no fewer than 32 world championship victories to his credit, Jochen Mass is one of the most successful sports car racers of all time. He was only beaten to the unofficial title of the most successful by his longtime co-driver, Jacky Ickx, who has 37 wins. Born in Munich,...
THE STORY OF MALAYA’S RACING SPECIALS The Malayan-built Special has always been an integral part of the racing movement in...
Tony Marsh left nothing to chance during his long motor racing career. Indeed, he tried the whole gamut the sport...
I guess genius rather than hero is the correct way to describe Ferdinand Porsche, whose cars mobilized humanity and provided employment for tens of thousands. Let’s settle for heroic genius, which is what you might call a man whose cars put over 21 million families on the road and have...
Castell’Arquato, Italy June 22–28, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
1934 MG K3 Magnette It was one of those little stories that stays with you. The first all-historic motor racing meeting...
It wasn’t the fact that Roy Lane won four British Hillclimb Championships, it was the timing of the wins. His first two came in the 1975 and 1976 seasons at the wheel of his McRae GM1-Chevrolet; his third championship was some 16 years later in 1992, and his final title...
Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk reopened the Kop Hillclimb after 84 years, speeding up the hill in a 2009 Mini after...
Robert Donner Jr., whose interest in cars began as a toddler while his father was an Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg...
As enthusiasts and students of racing history, we have a natural tendency to idolize, if not deify, the great men who have helped build and shape our sport. We revere the drivers like Graham Hill, who scored victories at Le Mans, Indy and Monaco. We virtually worship constructors like Colin...
