April 2017 Away from green at the Labatt’s 200 Can-Am race at Mosport on June 13, 1971, Jackie Stewart’s Lola...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
From 1964-1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a steppingstone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Jr., however with that category’s demise at the end of ’63, F2 was reformed...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements, otherwise there was no...
You cannot pigeonhole Hugh Dibley as a pilot or a racecar driver, as he has been a racecar constructor as...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Formula 1: All the Races, 1950-2015 By Roger Smith With the Formula One World Championship celebrating its 65th year and 935 races by the concluding race of last season—the Abu Dhabi GP in November, 2015—some fans may be asking where and when did it all begin? This third edition of...
News emerged late last week that prominent racing entrepreneur Carl Haas had died on June 29, at age 86, from...
It started with a phone call from the photographer/journalist Bernard Cahier. He said, “Carl Haas has a problem. Brian Redman...
When I was young, growing up in Spain was very difficult for lovers of motor racing. The Spanish were then known for bull fighting, football and golf. In the 1960s, I saw Harry Källström driving the Lancia Fulva in the Rally of Spain, part of the European Rally Championship. Harry...
Denny HulmePhoto: Hal Crocker Jim ClarkPhoto: Trevor Taylor Collection 2 The TWR Jaguar XJR-6 is driven for the first time...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
A field of nearly 40 Can-Am cars is expected to be in action at the 2016 WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by Hawk next month at Elkhart Lake’s Road America. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the fabled unlimited SCCA series, they will tackle the scenic four miles of...
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had...
Charlie Kemp was born in Mississippi, and his inimitable southern drawl once led Carroll Shelby to say that had Charlie...
On May’s first weekend, Vintage Racecar’s European team was on hand to greet many subscribers and friends, old and new, at the Donington Historic Festival. The first of the event’s three-days offered challenging weather conditions from sun to heavy rain — and even snow — as all four seasons played...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
The 74th Goodwood Members Meeting transpired last weekend at the Chichester circuit, with a broad array of classic and historic racing cars delighting participants and spectators alike. The event will likely be most remembered, however, for a pair of nasty-looking accidents that turned out to be somewhat less severe than...
Niki Lauda M. von Brauchitsch 1 Richard Petty drives a Ford Torino to victory in the NASCAR Grand National race...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed formula cars were manufactured to serve as a steppingstone to Formula One...
Next July’s Silverstone Classic has announced plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Can-Am Series with a pair of special commemoration races at its annual summer event, set for July 29-31. The two races will be the culmination of a three-round Can-Am 50 Interserie Challenge being organized by...
The Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) and Bonhams have announced a new series for under-two-liter sports racing cars built between...
It is early 1964 and having recently qualified as a doctor, I had signed up for a short-service commission as...
Beating Peter Gethin for the European Formula 5000 champion-ship was something really special. I had a great car and tremendous support from Alan McKechnie to thank for that. Had it not been for Alan’s support, I may not have “made it” at all. For the 1974 F5000 season, we changed...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Next July’s Silverstone Classic has announced plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Can-Am Series with a pair...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was an “unlimited” racing series co-sanctioned by the SCCA in America and the CASC in Canada. Although governed by a basic set of rules—the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements—there were no...
