This year seems to be littered with 50-year celebrations of various marques, teams, and occasions in motor racing. The 50th...
Tony Boynton was like many teenage boys whose primary interest in cars was looking forward to the day when he...
Notable American Grand Prix Drivers Michael Andretti The son of a racing legend, Michael Andretti was the Indy Car Champion in 1991 and making quite a name for himself. Having listened to his father’s recollections of his Formula One career the younger Andretti attempted to follow in his dad’s footsteps....
(From Left to Right): Steve McQueen, Pedro Rodriguez, Masten Gregory, Peter Revson, Mario Andretti.Photos: Hal Crocker That was Mario Andretti’s...
This is the story of a hero who was more heroic than most. You may not have heard of Archie...
As everyone knows, after the 1960 racing season, Carroll Shelby retired as a driver and became even better known for creating Cobras and Shelby Mustangs. But perhaps fewer know that he ventured into car creation somewhat before. During the fifties, Shelby, Jim Hall, and Jim’s brother, Richard, had a dealership...
I drove the Birdcage Maserati for Lucky Casner’s Camoradi Team on three occasions in 1960, beginning with the 1,000 kilometers...
There comes a time, all too often in history, when there arrives the “end of an era,” and with the...
John Greenwood Rick Mears 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida (1974). 2 Alpine Renault A110s finish 1-2-3 in the Tour de Course rally in France, with Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Michel Vial on board...
Stirling MossPhoto: Keith Booker I have had many co-drivers in my career…John Fitch, Juan Fangio, Peter Collins, Harry Schell, Tony...
September 2008 The Tourist Trophy: Dundrod Circuit (northern Ireland), September 11, 1954. Masten Gregory slides out of the Hairpin with...
Masten Gregory is seen with his Cooper 51 at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on May 31, 1959, where he finished an excellent 3rd. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only....
Jim Hall Enzo Ferrari 1 Daytona International Speedway opens for practice (1959). 3 Jim Hall wins the first United States...
Peter Bryant, best known in motor racing circles as the creator of the Titanium-chassied Ti22 Can-Am car, died of a...
Roberto Moreno Photo: Pete Austin Mike Hawthorne Photo: BRDC Archive 1 F1 race winner and six-time Le Mans victor Jacky Ickx is born in Brussels, Belgium (1945). 4 Graeme Lawrence drives a Ferrari Dino 246 to victory in Tasman Cup race at Levin, New Zealand (1970). Become a Member &...
Jack Brabham Richard Petty 1 Dereck Bell, Hans Stuck, and Al Holbert drive a Rothmans Porsche 962 to victory in...
Bruce McLaren Jean Alesi 1 Rudolph Caracciola, driving a Fanfir, finishes 4th in his first auto race at Avus, in...
I had seen this well-used Lotus 18 sitting in a grumpy little foreign car repair shop hard along Ventura Blvd. in Studio City, California. The guy who owned the shop and the Lotus was named “Buck” something or another as I recall. I kept driving by and looking at that...
April 2007 Birthday Card Dear Editor, Just want to offer my warm congratulations on reaching the 100-issue mark. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited...
Tiger Tales Dear Editor, I have to point out a rather large error in your article about the Sunbeam Tiger....
Don Garlits Ayrton Senna Photo: Bury Mason 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South...
Tazio Nuvolari always used to say that if your car burst into flame, jump out and save yourself before it crashes. A similar philosophy to that of the bespectacled Masten Gregory, who often shocked fellow competitors and spectators alike by standing up and leaping from his troubled cars, once or...
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame recently inducted the late Grand Prix and sports car driver Masten Gregory into its...
Eddie Rickenbacker Rick Mears 1 Roberto Lippi drives a Stanguellini to victory in the Formula Junior race at Vallelunga, Italy...
Two major exhibitions opened recently in “Motorland,” as the locals often call Modena, the unofficial home of Italy’s high-performance racers and road cars. One quietly commemorates the heated competition between Ferrari and Maserati cars on the race tracks of the world in days gone by, while the other honors one...
The North American Racing Team: An evocative name that is steeped in history and encompasses one man’s ambitions, his passion,...
Masten Gregory Bob WollekPhoto: Porsche 2 Jackie Ickx and David Hobbs drive a Gulf Ford GT40 to victory in the...
George Follmer Masten Gregory 1 David Bruce-Brown, the first American to win a Grand Prix, dies during practice for the American Grand Prize race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1912). 3 The FIA declares that beginning in 1993, all F1 cars must have flat bottoms. Ground effects chassis are essentially outlawed (1982)....