Ken Tyrrell once said that, contrary to what had been written about him, he had no special talent for spotting...
You could have been forgiven if you thought the racing world were coming to an end on April 12th. That...
People have often expressed surprise that the Indianapolis 500 was included in the World Championship, between 1950 and 1960. For the first two years of the series it made sense, because both formulae allowed engines of 4,500-cc. After 1951, it made no sense at all, but the 500 was included...
This week, Maserati celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Maserati 8CTF’s fantastic win at the Indianapolis 500. On Sunday May...
This month’s featured Web site showcases the race photography of Larry Neuzel. Organized by race series and year, this site...
Georges Louis Frederic Boillot Biography Georges Louis Frederic Boillot was born in Valentigney, France on August 3rd, 1884 A mechanic by training he began automobile racing in 1908. He went on to join drivers Paul Zuccarelli and Jules Goux to help create a novel range of racing cars as part...
Ricardo Rodriguez Giancarlo Baghetti 2 Ricardo Rodriguez dies in a crash during practice for the nonchampionship Mexican GP (1962). 3...
The Celebration of Automobiles that proved so popular with fans and participants in 2011 will return to the Indianapolis Motor...
Photo Gallery from the 2018 Indianapolis 500 Legends Day demonstration laps, held on May 26, 2018. Subscribers, click here for more photos from the Indianapolis Legends Day....
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has added another element to its ongoing centennial festivities by announcing it will host the 100th...
Hall of Famer Jim McElreath passed away last Thursday, in his hometown of Arlington, Texas, at the age of 89....
My brother, Jim Hurtubise, started out racing on dirt tracks in California against seasoned drivers like Parnelli Jones and Allen Heath. After “Herk,” as he was known, had done all he could in the West, he worked his way back to “the bull rings” of the Midwest, the heartland of...
The history of motor sport is, in many ways, a history of barriers being broken. In the automobile’s 19th-century infancy,...
Two-time Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi (above, Roger Dixon photo), who also won a pair of Indy 500s and...
Three-time Indy 500 winner and King of the Hill at Pikes Peak Bobby Unser will be the guest of honor at the fourth annual Legends of Riverside, scheduled for March 31–April 1 at the Riverside International Automotive Museum in the California city. “Riverside was a fantastic race track,” noted Unser,...
To have a successful career as a racer and then parlay that into a successful career as a team owner...
Heveningham provides the perfect setting for a concours event with its tiered, Kim Wilkie-designed, sweeping lawn terraces to display beautiful...
Horn (right) and the legendary mechanical genius Harry Arminius Miller (center) smile for the camera with the AAA official who’s testing their car’s fuel. Sixty-five years ago, Ted Horn became the first driver ever to win three consecutive American National Championships by employing crafty strategy as much as outright speed....
VR: How did you start writing? CC: My wife had a job with the local police department working nights doing...
Two black and gold Indycars campaigned by the legendary Smokey Yunick will be crossing the auction block this coming January 17 at Worldwide Auctioneers’ Scottsdale sale at the Scottsdale Auto Park on McDowell Road. The first is the 1969 All American Racers Eagle Mk7 Santa Ana, chassis number 69-703 (above,...
July 2017 Porsche 914 – The Racing History By Roy Smith Writing about a subject is relatively easy when there...
The world of Formula One enjoyed a jolt of much needed excitement during the recent Spanish Grand Prix, when young...
John Greenwood Rick Mears 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida (1974). 2 Alpine Renault A110s finish 1-2-3 in the Tour de Course rally in France, with Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Michel Vial on board...
Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1963 Jim Clark in his Lotus-Ford. He qualified on the second row and finished second overall,...
Just about everything there is to write has been written about American racing legend Mario Andretti, but we would be...
• The proposal by the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association to hold a race meeting in conjunction with the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, has been approved by the FAA. The event, scheduled for March 17-20, one week after the Concours, will be held on a temporary circuit at the nearby Fernandina...
Longtime Indianapolis 500 car entrant Rolla Vollstedt, perhaps best remembered for bringing Janet Guthrie to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in...