Stirling MossPhoto: Keith Booker I have had many co-drivers in my career…John Fitch, Juan Fangio, Peter Collins, Harry Schell, Tony...
Jaguar’s regal record in the world’s most prestigious sports car race was assembled over many years We may not automatically...
The MG Vintage Racers’ Newsletter celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, having been around longer than a number of vintage racing organizations. Founded in December of 1981 by MGTD racer Greg Prehodka with 40 of his MG racing buddies, it has helped MG racers stay in touch with each other...
The Don Dear Editor, These days I tend to read Vintage Racecar from the back forward, in as much as...
Carrera Panamericana 1950–1954 As covered several months ago in our “Lost McAfee Tapes” feature, the running of the Carrera Panamericana...
More than 100 friends of John Fitch gathered at his home in Lime Rock, Connecticut, to honor him on the occasion of his 95th birthday. A number of interesting cars were on display, including the one and only Fitch Phoenix and a beautiful two-tone burgundy Cunningham C-3 Cabriolet (#5233/5441) in which...
Captive Readership Dear Editor, I must share a couple things with you. Due to firefighting injuries/wear and tear I had...
John Fitch lived a life filled with adventure and invention that is difficult to capture in a brief such as...
At the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 25, 1961, John Fitch shared this Briggs Cunningham-entered Maserati T61 “Birdcage” with Dick Thompson, but they retired in the early going, sidelined by a broken gearbox. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
As you’ll read elsewhere in this issue, we sadly report that the elder statesman of American motorsport, John Fitch, has...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary...
Photo: Casey Annis The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in which the dreams of a number of individuals intersect, over a prolonged period of time. While each of these dreamers came from vastly different backgrounds and held often times very...
The Amazing Life of John Cooper Fitch, An American Hero by Art Evans John Fitch was an outstanding racer from...
Der Safety Wagen Dear Editor Just a note to say I enjoyed the article on the Herbert Linge Safety Wagon....
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He raced automobiles and yachts, manufactured sports cars, established a significant auto museum and distributed Jaguars. His overriding goal was to win Le Mans with an all-American car driven by Americans....
Mika Hakkinen Dario Franchitti Photo: Richard Dole 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, and his first...
The International Motor Racing Research Center has recently been gifted further items from the estate of the late John Fitch,...
January 2017 • The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced its 2017 schedule of events with the season kickiing off on the weekend of June 8-11 as part of the SVRA’s Open Wheel World Challenge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and follows up with a July 20-13 appearance at Road...
Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson,...
Sports car racing legend, engineer and innovator John Cooper Fitch will be the subject of a Center Conversations talk May...
April 28, 1957 may not be remembered as a day that changed history, but to a group of scrappy, stubborn dreamers in Lime Rock, Connecticut, it marked the realization of what only three years before had been merely a good idea. Build a racetrack in a cornfield, then invite other...
Another sports car racing pioneer has left us as Bill Pollack has passed away just nine days after marking his...
Bruce McLaren John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talledega 500 in a Dodge Charger...
The 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 11, 2018, on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island in Florida, will honor MG, celebrating the cars from Cecil Kimber’s Morris Garages that helped launch American sports car road racing in the years after World War II. The M.G....
Photo: Hal Crocker It is with a great deal of sadness that I write about Dan Gurney, who died on...
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