Born to a Paris butcher and his wife in April 1937, the late Jean-Pierre Beltoise had won the incredible number...
Involved with mechancial things virtually all his life, John Barnard first worked in racing at Lola, then a fertile training...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on that role has had to make many difficult and radical decisions to secure the future of Silverstone Racing Circuit—The Home of British Motor Racing. Some may ask who is John...
Johnny of the ready smile and blonde hair was a motor racing shooting star who might have aspired to becoming...
Chris Amon Lance Reventlow 2 Achille Varzi dies in a low-speed accident while practicing in the rain at Bremgarten for...
Bruce McLaren Umberto Maglioli 2 Bruce McLaren is killed in an accident while testing the McLaren M8D Can-Am racer at Goodwood, England (1970). 5 Umberto Maglioli, who gave Porsche its first overall Targa Florio win, is born in Biello, Italy (1928). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
Jackie Stewart Skip Hudson 1 Indy car driver Tom Sneva is born (1948). 2 F1 and endurance racer Jan Lammers...
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly...
1968 Lolita MkI & the 1969 Lolita MkII My first car was a British Motor Corporation Mini. I had just turned 17 and, with $200 burning a hole in my pocket, I just had to have a car. I didn’t need one, of course, but fired with the impetuosity of youth...
Racing transcends venue. I’ve done my time at grungy old bullrings, squalid street courses, insipid parking lots, sterile speedways, a...
Lucky Vintage Racecar subscriber, Mr. A. Finley-Day of Worcestershire, England, scooped our promotional prize at Race Retro. A copy of...
April 2008 Sister Speaks Dear Editor, Thought you might like to hear from the sister who owned the beautiful blue MGA, which was the subject of Pete’s excellent-as-usual “Fast Lines” article in your December issue. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Jackie Stewart Mario Andretti 1 Gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911). 2...
All American Racers’ DGF Formula Ford has its first track test at Willow Springs Raceway (1977). 1 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille drives...
Jackie Stewart Gilles Villeneuve 1 Ayrton Senna dies in a crash during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, Italy (1994). 1 Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson win the Mille Miglia in just over 10 hours, a record never to be broken (1955). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
John Surtees Photo: Mike Jiggle I first drove what was to become Graham Hill’s 1966 American Red Ball Special Indy...
I first drove what was to become Graham Hill’s 1966 American Red Ball Special Indy winner at the Brickyard, in a test organized by George Bignotti, during the latter months of 1965. George was the very distinguished chief mechanic who, I believe, holds the record of seven Indy 500 winners....
It is early 1964 and having recently qualified as a doctor, I had signed up for a short-service commission as...
Montjuic translates from medieval Catalan as “Hill of the Jews,” or an alternative derivation may be from the Latin Mons Jovicus “Hill of Jupiter.” Whatever the origin of its name, this hill that overlooks Barcelona’s harbor has been known as Montjuic for more than a thousand years. Now using the...
It exploded at me around a blind embankment, big truck, top-heavy, heeling as it hurtled downhill. What its driver saw,...
1968 German Grand Prix – Jackie Stewart’s Greatest Race By Jackie Stewart For Grand Prix drivers the German Grand Prix...
When the sports car scene started to heat up again in ’65-’66, I went to work for Motorsport Design in Connecticut, and we built a McLaren M6A for John Cannon. After that I was hooked on the Can-Am so I moved back to California, when I became Peter Revson’s mechanic...
When he was a kid in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Patrick Depailler’s idol was French motorcycle champion and racing driver Jean Behra....
The French, two-time Can-Am champion and former Ferrari F1 driver speaks with Nasir Hameed about his early days, his time in in the Can-Am and F1 and his love for the American Rockies. Patrick Tambay Please tell us about your earliest racing memories? Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
I mean looking at it from a generational aspect and selfishly too because I own it, it has to be...
1983 Tyrrell 012/01-Cosworth The Tyrrell proved to be nimble and responsive around the dunes of Zandvoort. Photo: Pete Austin Since the...
May 2011 Collage – Jackie Stewart’s Grand Prix Album Sir Jackie Stewart The wives and girlfriends of racing drivers of the 1960s and 1970s, in most cases, were enthusiastic members of the team. They played an active part in the pit and paddock at race meetings, usually seen sitting on...