Porsche Cars North America has unveiled the official Rennsport Reunion V poster for the world’s greatest gathering of historic and...
Actor and Racer Paul Newman is said to have gotten the racing bug during the filming of the 1969 Universal...
In 1963, Rover and BRM teamed up to construct a turbine-powered sports car to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. First entered at Le Mans—as an experimental entry and so not officially categorized at the finish—in 1963, drivers Graham Hill and Richie Ginther drove the Rover-BRM to what...
From the very beginning of the automobile man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
I wrote in this space, last month, that racecar drivers are just like us in that they too are human...
MG’s fabled Competitions Department enjoyed near constant success on the international racing stage. With victories in road racing, rallying, trials and Land Speed Record attempts, the postwar competition and special tuning department in Abingdon, England, was synonymous with “Giant Killing” performance right up through 1967. However, the late ’60s brought...
What if…? It’s a question that has dominated the history of the XJ13, a prototype built by Jaguar in 1966 in...
The Expert’s Guide to Collecting FUNDAMENTALS OF MOTORSPORT BOOK COLLECTING by Chris Knapman Book collecting is a very personal pastime, but don’t just buy every motor-racing book you see that’s cheap. First establish a theme that reflects your particular interests: endurance racing, Formula One, road cars or the works of...
In 1994, I became Technical Director for RML Ltd., which was competing in the RAC British Touring Car Championship. John...
This past February, the fifth annual Leadfoot Festival was held at international rally champion Rod Millen’s ranch on the Coromandel...
On March 11, 2018, the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will celebrate and honor the British icon that changed the world of sports cars forever. A full class of Jaguar XKEs will take to “The Amelia’s” field nearly six decades after the XKE’s glamorous public debut by Jaguar founder...
Neville HayPhoto: Kary Jiggle After a very successful year in 1935, Prince Chula Chakrabongse, who financed Prince Birabongse’s racing, decided...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher At the beginning of February, Nissan made a pretty bold announcement when it revealed it would return...
Both my father and my grandfather had raced, so racing was in my genes. Like most modern drivers my early career started in karts, which would be 1983. Four years later, aged 18 years, I moved on to Formula Ford, progressing to the German Formula 3 championship in 1989, driving...
The Road Racing Drivers Club has chosen Monterey Historics founder Steve Earle as the recipient of its Bob Akin Award,...
Historic motor racing organizer Masters Historic Racing has confirmed details of its series of races for Group C /GTP/IMSA sports...
Two liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. There was even...
Although my home was near to the Zandvoort circuit in Holland, my family had nothing to do with the motor...
The world of Formula One enjoyed a jolt of much needed excitement during the recent Spanish Grand Prix, when young...
Environment affects evolution. Case in point: racing sedans. European sedans, contending with high fuel costs and operating on winding and narrow roads, ended up looking different from their American counterparts, raised on cheap fuel in more open spaces. Racing venues also differed, with sedan racing in Europe dominated by road...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
Ferrari has announced the start of a factory Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) program that from 2023 will see the manufacturer...
Jerry Marshall Tazio Nuvolari 1 Ferdinando Minoia drives an Isotta-Fraschini to victory in the Coppa Florio race in Italy (1907). 2 Peter Gethin drives a Chevron B9B to victory in the F3 race at Brands Hatch, England (1968). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
June 2008 The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, June 9-10, 1973: Two N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytonas surge along next...
Silverstone Auctions has opened its catalogue for entries to the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with a very rare and...
Sixty years ago, an American sportsman built his own cars to tackle the world’s greatest endurance race Many in America today see road racing as more a sub-genre of motor sport, with the nation thoroughly consumed by oval racing on tracks that seem to dot the continental 48-state landscape with...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Chris Lawrence, synonymous with names such as Lawrence Tune, Deep Sanderson, Monica and Morgan passed away in late August. While...
The historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours has become one of the most prestigious and sought-after entries on the international historic racing calendar. As such, and in celebration of the Centenary of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, Motor Racing Legends has announced that this year’s Le Mans...