Peter Bryant, best known in motor racing circles as the creator of the Titanium-chassied Ti22 Can-Am car, died of a...
John Surtees Biography The eldest of three children, John was born on February 11, 1934 in Tatsfield, England. His father...
Chris Lawrence, synonymous with names such as Lawrence Tune, Deep Sanderson, Monica and Morgan passed away in late August. While he could be described as a very talented engineer with an eye for design and “off the wall” thinking, his business acumen left a lot to be desired. As a...
As you’ll read in this month’s news—and likely learned from our web site back on March 10—multi-time motorcycle and Formula...
Lola Cars founder Eric Broadley has passed away at the age of 88. Broadley was one of the early players...
Black Jack and his Brabham biplane are evidence of the aerodynamic wilderness in which the Grand Prix teams found themselves once “The Wing” worked its way into F1’s consciousness.Photo: Chris Willows Red Bull gives you wings” says the advertising strap line for the energy drink that funds not only the...
Mike Hailwood had won no fewer than nine World Motorcycle Championships before he ever competed in his first Formula One...
The Morgan Motor Company With no thoughts of cars in mind, I first visited Malvern in the high summer of...
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...
Tazio Nuvolari John Fitch 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987). 2 Jochen...
How amusing, I often smile, that a breed of racer I associate with conservatism generally speeds around to the left. But we don’t do politics here, just history, so let’s have a look back at interesting times when oval drivers first tried their hands at turning both ways. The big...
Rick Mears Alain Prost 1 John Surtees drives a Ferrari 312 to victory in the nonchampionship Syracuse Grand Prix in...
Honoring a legend Goodwood is proud to announce that the exceptional career of John Surtees – to this day the...
Sad news emerged early today that motorcycle and Formula One World Champion, John Surtees has passed away at the age of 83. The Surtees family has released the following statement: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our husband and father, John Surtees CBE. John, 83,...
The North American Racing Team: An evocative name that is steeped in history and encompasses one man’s ambitions, his passion,...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were...
Andre Boillot Rex Mays 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One world title at Suzuka in a McLaren-Mercedes (1998). 3 Ferrari wins the World Sportscar Championship as the Maserati factory team is destroyed in the final round at Caracas, Venezuela. Afterwards, Maserati abandons their racing...
An opportunistic mix of Group 5 endurance racers and Group 7 thundercars enlivened Watkins Glen’s 1970 Can-Am Text and Photos...
Growing up as young lad near the metropolitan borough of Wolverhampton, a city in the West Midlands of England, I...
Gaston Chevrolet Ricardo Rodriguez 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital after crashing his Lotus during practice for the nonchampionship Mexican Grand Prix (1962). 2 The Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company holds a press conference in Carmel, California, to announce the formation of the Bud...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Nigel Mansell John Surtees Photo: Pete Austin 2 Paul Tracy wins the CART Champ Car race through the streets of...
The 75th renewal of Goodwood’s annual Members’ Meeting took place last weekend at the historic Chichester circuit, awarding classic cups and trophies in a dozen classes, the winners of which are listed below. The event also marked the recent passing of the legendary British double World Champion John Surtees with...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was an “unlimited” racing series co-sanctioned by the SCCA in America and the CASC in Canada....
Third-time charm! That’s what we Can-Am fans were hoping for 40 Septembers ago. On the first of this month in 1968, our beloved Big Bangers would bellow to life for their third season. Maybe this time the grandly unrestricted sports cars, stunningly powerful and torque-rich machines that were faster than...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
Practice—the Peco Trophy Race; Brands Hatch, August 5, 1962. John Surtees practicing at Brands Hatch in the Bowmaker Ferrari 250GTO for the Peco Trophy Race where he was to finish 4th. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804...