If you dig through the internet long enough, occasionally you will discover an unexpected surprise. Such is the case with...
Takuma Sato On the very rare occasion of two current Grand Prix drivers having their first taste of historic motor...
Rush hour, Monterey-style – the start of Sunday’s Trans-Am finale. When an actor or a musician becomes a mega-star – becomes essentially a household word – they become known the world over by just a single name – Cher, Sting or Frank. In the automotive world, and certainly the classic...
Long time readers of Vintage Racecar Journal will be aware of the husband-and-wife photographic team of Walt & Louiseanne Pietrowicz...
Long Beach celebrated 30 years of racing on its famous street circuit with a full weekend of fierce competition that...
The 4th Grand Prix Historique de Monaco, held May 15–16, was again over-subscribed and Jean Sage, former team manager for Renault F1 and now in charge of entries, said he had made “at least 200 new enemies,” as so many people want to run in this star event. Except for...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
July 2005 The Cruel Sport by Robert Daley Two years ago, I received this e-mail from Robert Daley: “I am...
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number of events and in their prestige. With fields at such events as Monaco, Goodwood, and Porto, F.Jr. has regained a level of interest in Europe not seen since its heyday...
The Monaco Kart Cup celebrated its 10th anniversary on the street circuit in the tiny principality, Oct. 13–15, and added...
The Formula Junior Category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
On September 1–2, in conjunction with the Champ Car race in Assen, Netherlands, the Dutch Grand Prix will hold a special historic support race known as the Historic American Cup. Organized by Tachyon Motorsport, the Historic American Cup will include American racing cars (GTs and Touring) built before 1966. Other...
One of the premier historic motorsport championships has a new title. Effective immediately, the Thoroughbred Grand Prix series, which features...
In early April, I made my way to Las Vegas for the inaugural Champ car Vegas Grand Prix. This new...
February 2008 Dan Gurney’s Eagle Racing Cars By John Zimmerman Dan Gurney had already established himself as one of America’s dominant international racecar drivers when, in 1965, he set out on a path that select few drivers ever pursue—to build and win in a car of his own making. Back...
If I said to you the words “historic racing” and “green,” what comes immediately to mind? A British racing green...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was formed by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950 with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first World Drivers Championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
A primer on in-car video systems for the historic racer. Humans are such visual animals that even when our eyes...
Some of the world’s finest classic and antique automobiles will take center stage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the...
Monte Carlo, Monaco January 29–February 4, 2009 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 partner...
In early July, HMSA the sanctioning body for the annual Monterey Historic Automobile Races sent an email to all its...
Following their highly successful “GT & Sports Car Cup” race series now in its third season, Flavien and Vanessa Marçais...
George Follmer, the subject of this month’s VR Interview (page 30), was inducted into the Watkins Glen Drivers Walk of Fame during ceremonies at the International Motor Racing Research Center in early October. The Walk of Fame is a project of the Watkins Glen Historic Committee, sponsored by the Research...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Duncan Rabagliati, chairman of the Formula Junior Historic Racing Association, has announced the inclusion of Formula Junior in the three...
A brand-new series of historic races, for the Sir Stirling Moss Trophy, has been launched by Motor Racing Legends (MRL). Inspired by the success of the one-off race bearing Moss’s name at the Algarve in October, the new series will be for genuine, pre-1961 sports cars and sports racers. “The...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK October 17, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Sandown Racecourse, Springvale, Victoria, AUS November 7–8, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA) in 1950, with its first race being the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It began as a World Championship for drivers, but since it also featured the...