The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost,...
Two names have become synonymous with Corvette over the years—Zora Arkus-Duntov and Dick Guldstrand. From the airport circuits of California...
GT350 Dear Editor, As a 30-plus year owner of a GT350H, the Hertz car on the cover of your Roadcar section of the August issue caught my attention. While a very well done and laid out article, there are a number of inaccuracies that came to my attention: Become a...
The road was as straight as the crow flies without any trace of the slightest change of scenery. Driving down...
I wrote in this space, last month, that racecar drivers are just like us in that they too are human...
Mike Lawrence Australia has decided to demote FF1600 and install Formula 4 as its national starter series. Formula 4 gives each country the choice of approved chassis and engines, each one limited to 150 bhp, but everyone runs the same kit within the national series. One-spec formulae, I hate ’em....
Bugatti type 57 Grand Prix – A Celebration By Neil Max Tomlinson To dispel myths and legends of any subject...
“It was the best of times…it was the worst of times.” – Charles Dickens PROLOGUE I’ve forgotten more about my...
During the French Grand Prix at Rouen-les Essarts on July 8, 1962, John Surtees aims the Bowmaker Lola Mk4-Climax into the Nouveau Monde hairpin. He finished 5th after various mechanical bothers. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
My favorite racing days were with John Jordan. John Jordan was a great man, he was a true enthusiast who...
A GT40 hot on the “Longtail” of a Porsche 906/6 as they leave the Esses. Photo: Roger Dixon During the 1960s...
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, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher The famed Ford GT40 appears to be one of the most talked about and sought-after cars in...
Haskell Wexler is an Oscar-winning cinematographer, taking home the coveted golden trophies for his work on Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Bound for Glory. Not many car enthusiasts, however, know about his racing experiences. Wexler took driving lessons from Carroll Shelby, but gave it up when he discovered just...
Ian Ashley Lola T330 F5000. Photo: BRDC Archive Motor racing is a very expensive hobby, but once you start with...
Gary Pearson stretches his and the D-type Jaguar’s legs during a Goodwood Revival.Photo: Roger Dixon My first open-wheeled car was...
1985 Lola T711-Chevrolet Photo: Kary Jiggle Most sports go through periods of change for whatever reason. Sometimes, these changes are to liven things up when things get a little stale, or as a response when it is perceived that the public is losing interest. Other times it’s driven by sponsors...
Woody WoodardPhoto: Yours Truly Photography Woody Woodard was employed as a mechanic by Roger Penske, and in so doing worked...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher As historic racers, to some extent our “Holy Grail” is to find a racecar with real, documented...
Photo: Mike Jiggle For me, the 2006 Champ Car season started off with a big bang, winning the first four races at Long Beach, Houston, Monterey and Milwaukee. Although most teams were running the same Lola chassis as we were, due to the demise of Reynard, Newman/Haas had provided me...
Photo: Pete Austin I think I was among the first group of drivers who found a route to motor racing...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the theory that the best drivers would win if they were...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine of choice was the venerable small block Chevrolet V8 of five liters displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics between the governing body,...
Brian RedmanPhoto: John Zimmermann Honored with his own night by the Road Racing Drivers Club this year at Long Beach,...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
Mike Lawrence We are seeing some quite extraordinary prices paid for certain cars, and some people have recalled the late 1980s when prices shot through the roof. Then the bubble burst and, in its wake, so did bankruptcies, court cases and at least one suicide. This time, however, I think...
If there are so many of us desperately searching for our old racing cars, why in the heck are we...
Gilles Villeneuve Patrick Tambay 1 Patrick Tambay drives a Ferrari 126C2 to victory in the Grand Prix of San Marino...
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 beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
