Over 200 cars took part in this year’s Silver Flag Hill Climb, staged in the stunning Italian Province of Piacenza,...
Nino Vaccarella Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson wins the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in a John Player Special...
The two-time British National Hillclimb Champion who also gave five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell his initial international opportunity to race, Peter Westbury, has died at the age of 77. Westbury won the 1963 Hillclimb Championship aboard his homebuilt Felday 1, powered by a supercharged Daimler V8, then repeated his...
Lola 50 Years celebrations continued in the somewhat unlikely location of Italy’s Castell’Arquato, the start and headquarters of the Vernasca...
The Silver Flag Hillclimb won the award for Best European Historic Event in 2005, and that accounted for the entry...
Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk reopened the Kop Hillclimb after 84 years, speeding up the hill in a 2009 Mini after the marshal dropped the Union flag. Although there had been a previous event in 1999 called the Risborough Revival, it had 150 cars present and was described as “low key.”...
At the Prescott Hillclimb on May 9, 1948, a truly momentous career began with the first hillclimb run (in a...
Motor sport anniversaries and centenaries seem to have filled the calendar in the last few years, and as our sport...
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...
This unique 1938 Mercedes-Benz Gelandesport 170VS is the only remaining example of 10 specially built by the factory to compete...
Few early American racers did more than Ak Miller. He was a well-known hot rodder, successful long-distance racer, had more...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a road circuit near Nimes, France (1947). 3 Jody Scheckter drives a Trojan T101 to victory in the L&M Continental F5000 race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio (1973). Become a Member...
There is a road in Bennington County, Vermont, called Skyline Drive. It takes you to the top of Mt. Equinox....
As enthusiasts and students of racing history, we have a natural tendency to idolize, if not deify, the great men...
Southern California has always been a hotbed of car aficionados. The hot rod craze started there and, after WWII, it became a focal point for sports car enthusiasm. During the late forties, sports car owners began forming clubs so they could organize events. The Sports Car Club of America grew...
Robert Newman You might well ask “Who the hell’s he?” when you read the name at the top of the...
Giuseppe Campari discovered 17-year-old Giulio Ramponi in 1919, when the youngster was working as a trainee for a Milan fuel...
THE STORY OF MALAYA’S RACING SPECIALS The Malayan-built Special has always been an integral part of the racing movement in that part of the world, yet it is an aspect of the motoring scene that is least understood and often neglected. Initially, these Specials were simply “cobbled” together using bits...
I guess I have done most types of motorsport at one time or another…trials, sprints, rallies, hill-climbs and races. I...
The International Hillclimb course, Klosters-Davos in Switzerland, on August 27, 1961. This BMW 700 was being driven by Mark Aron who was from the town of Zweisimmen in Switzerland. He was third in the class for cars under 700-cc. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High...
After nearly 50 years a new chapter in motor sport history was written at Chateau Impney with a fiercely competitive...
Gyndier Drive, Tewantin, Queensland, Australia November 15-16, 2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The Port Jefferson Hill Climb will celebrate its 100th anniversary this July 18 with festivities including an automobile parade around the village and a Classic and Antique Auto Show at the Port Jefferson Village Center—as well as the actual Hill Climb itself. The event is held as a benefit for...
Need a change of pace from the usual closed-course vintage race events? Bored with the same corners on all-too-familiar tracks?...
Pete Lyons I edged my toes to the brink of an abyss a thousand feet deep, issuing my own small...
The UK’s oldest hill climb venue, Kop Hill, will once again host two days of motorsport action September 24–25, 2022. Over 400 historic cars and motorcycles each day will be taking on the famous hill. Many more will be on display in the Paddock, where you can get up close to...
Vintage Racecar and Historica Racewear, in association with the British Women Racing Drivers’ Club (BWRDC), have introduced the “Champion of...
How amusing, I often smile, that a breed of racer I associate with conservatism generally speeds around to the left....
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about his career and motor racing in general. He was very helpful when VR’s European Editor asked him to contribute to his Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 book, and he was just...
