Dan Gurney, as American as we make ’em, was once proposed to be President, and I still think our conflicted...
The aristocracy of automobile marques in the days before the Great Depression was comprised almost exclusively of products from European...
Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Butch Leitzinger, John Paul Jr., John Schneider, Andy Wallace and James Weaver) share the winning Dyson Racing R&S MkIII-Ford in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1997). Become a...
Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis hosts America’s most important racing event, the Indianapolis 500, aka Indy 500. The 1920 Duesenberg 183 Grand...
Jimmy Murphy Biography Jimmy Murphy was born in 1894 but tragedy soon struck the Murphy family when his mother died...
Jimmy Murphy Biography Jimmy Murphy was born in 1894 but tragedy soon struck the Murphy family when his mother died while Murphy was two and his father succumbed to injuries suffered in the great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 which left Murphy an orphan. Forced to work for a living...
2 Swede Savage dies from injuries suffered in a wreck 33 days earlier during the Indianapolis 500 (1973). Pedro Rodriguez...
Jean-Pierre Jarier Jim Hall 2 Giancarlo Baghetti wins the French Grand Prix (1961). 2 Future F1 racer Piers Courage meets...
Rick Mears Alain Prost 1 John Surtees drives a Ferrari 312 to victory in the nonchampionship Syracuse Grand Prix in Italy (1966). 2 The Junior Car Club holds its first high-speed trials at Brooklands in England. Of the 48 entries, 22 win gold medals and 5 win silver medals (1925)....
September 2007 Graham Hill Scrapbook, 1929–1966 By Philip Porter Over the past couple of years, we’ve brought you reviews of...
Karl Kling David Brown 1 Ferdinando Minoia drives an Isotta-Fraschini to victory in the Coppa Florio race in Italy (1907)....
The 48 Best Grand Prix Drivers in Formula One History This website since its inception has covered The history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and events with a special focus on the history of Formula 1. At its core is the Grand...
One was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, in 1902 and the other in a cramped workshop in Bologna, northern Italy, 35...