Warwick Brown drives a Lola T430 to victory in the Australian GP at Oran Park in Sydney (1977). 1 •...
The 36th Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Celebration presented by Toyota Racing, which will formally usher the Class...
Ralph DePalma John Surtees 1 Sportscar racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr. drive a Löwenbrau-sponsored Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1986). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to...
Lola Cars founder Eric Broadley has passed away at the age of 88. Broadley was one of the early players...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in...
Inclement weather had battered and bruised England during the early summer months, leaving people wondering how Goodwood’s Festival of Speed would be affected. Although heavy dark clouds brought rain and gusting wind on Friday morning, almost on cue for the Red Arrows aerial display the grey sky cleared—as if commanded...
British racer Trevor Taylor is perhaps best known for being the Lotus Formula One teammate to Jim Clark in the...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, thus starting the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Modena Aerautodromo, December 15, 1964. John Surtees is about to head out to test the new Ferrari 330P2 that will be Ferrari’s mainstay sports car for the coming season. Mauro Forghieri (glasses) and Dr. Franco Gozzi stand beside the car in dark coats as Italian troops look on. Become a...
Al Holbert Clay Regazzoni 3 Brian Redman wins the F5000 race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, in a Lola T330. Jody Scheckter...
Back in 1962 a group of retired Grand Prix drivers led by the great Juan Manuel Fangio and Nino Farina...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior regulations...
2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the successful move John Surtees made from motorcycles to cars, and he remains the...
When Formula Junior came to the UK shores, to replace the now out-dated 500-cc Formula Three racing, I felt that...
November 2008 Can-Am Thunder DVD By Duke Video As highlighted in this month’s feature on the 1970 Can-Am event at Watkins Glen, the original Canadian-American Challenge Cup series was one of the most unique and awe-inspiring racing championships ever to grace the world motor sport stage. Part of the series’...
Jim Hall Enzo Ferrari 1 Daytona International Speedway opens for practice (1959). 3 Jim Hall wins the first United States...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
A life-size statue of John Surtees, the only man to have won the World Championship on two and four wheels, was unveiled at Mallory Park in the U.K. on July 14, as a tribute to the great motorcycle and Formula One star. Surtees was in humble mode as Sir Jack...
Our European Editor, Ed McDonough, has had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how...
1974 Matra M670B The name Matra became familiar to thousands of motor racing fans from the mid-1960s through the 1970s. However, for a long time, only the French knew anything about Matra except for their racing endeavors. Braking hard for a sharp left-hander, the author tries to keep the Matra...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was cosanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had handily claimed the championship, though Don Nichols’ dark and mysterious Shadow cars were finally beginning to live up to the promise they had shown over the preceding three years. No...
April 2017 Pit and Paddock – Behind the scenes at UK and European circuits in the ’60s and ’70s By...
The Goodwood Revival 2010 will be held 17-19 September on the celebrated West Sussex motor circuit with three days of...
The French Grand Prix; Rouen-les Essarts, July 7, 1968. At this race Honda introduced an all-new car built in Japan using an air-cooled V-8. Jo Schlesser, a 40-year old French driver of modest reputation, was called in when John Surtees decided to stay with his older V12 Honda RA 301....
