Rodger Ward Vincenzo Florio 1 Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form the Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 2 The First South...
Harry Miller Keke Rosberg 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, dies...
“Mephistopheles,” the Land Speed record-breaking Fiat, was one of the most fearsome of the aero-engined specials popular in the 1920s. Starting off as a 4-cylinder, 120-hp Grand Prix car with an engine of 18-liters, it was converted by Ernest Eldridge, who purchased it from John Duff after the engine blew...
Karl Kling Jim Clark 1 Lloyd “Lucky” Casner drives a Ferrari Testa Rosa to victory in a race at Opa-Locka,...
Gilles Villeneuve Carroll Shelby 2 The first South Africa Grand Prix, held on the Kyalami track near Johannesburg, is won...
With the prospect of landing a man on the moon, the American public was captivated by all things “jet-powered” in the 1960s. So, it’s perhaps little wonder that when a California hot rodder named Craig Breedlove set the World Land Speed Record in his jet-powered Spirit of America, he quickly...
Jackie Oliver Nigel Mansell 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a crash during practice for...
Lance Reventlow Enzo Ferrari 1 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons drive their Penske-prepared Lola T70 coupe to victory in the...
Lyn St. James Alex Zanardi 3 F1 and sports car racer Andrea de Adamich is born (1941). 3 Two-time CART Champ Car champion Allesandro “Alex” Zanardi is born (1969). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
Robert Benoist Björn Waldegård 3 Teo Fabi wins the Mid-Ohio CART race. Only CART win for engine supplier Porsche and...
Bobby Rahal A.J. Foyt 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 6 Indy 500 winner Pat Flaherty...
Thanks to the Ice Age, we were given the Bonneville Salt Flats upon which thousands of land speed racers have enjoyed nearly a century of high-speed, record-setting fun and excitement. The world’s biggest racetrack, some 4,214 feet above sea level, is also the world’s largest natural “dynamometer.” Located immediately east...
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