The Expert’s Guide to Collecting FUNDAMENTALS OF MOTORSPORT BOOK COLLECTING by Chris Knapman Book collecting is a very personal pastime,...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete, with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed, as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the...
There are many racing drivers, a lesser quantity of great racing drivers, and a very small number who transcend mere...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, genuine thoroughbreds. The development of the racing sports...
I was born in Capetown, South Africa, a very long way from the epicenter of motor racing, Central Europe. Motorsport,...
I guess the best period in motor racing for me was when I managed to have my first drives in...
July 2007 Porsche 917—Zuffenhausen’s Le Mans and Can-Am Champion Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen By now well-known to the readers of this magazine, the development of the Porsche 917, in 1969, marked Porsche’s “coming of age” in the world of international long-distance sports car racing. Over the next two years, the...
Louis Chiron Biography Born in August 1899, the son of a French hotelier in Monaco he became that principalities most...
Ferrari—let the word roll over your tongue. Doesn’t it taste good? Have you ever experienced—can you even imagine—a better name...
There isn’t much Karl Kainhofer hasn’t done in over 50 years of involvement in motorsports, from motorcycle racing in Austria to being Porsche’s man in the USA, to his involvement in virtually every facet of Penske Racing. Born just before the Second World War in Vienna, Austria, Kainhofer became involved...
For many years now, I have been synonymous with sports cars and sports car racing. Of course, when I started...
Monte Carlo, Monaco January 25–31, 2007 Choc’s BMW 2002 Tii.Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
1991 Toyota Eagle MKIII GTP It’s amazing how one hair-brained idea can change the course of history. Such was the case when Dan Gurney took a call from a travel agent in Long Beach, California, named Chris Pook. Pook wasn’t trying to sell Dan on a trip to the Caribbean;...
Richard Attwood started his racing career in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3, but by 1963 had won the Monaco Formula...
The Guards Trophy Race; Brands Hatch, August 23, 1963. Roger Penske with his John Mecom-entered Zerex Special, which was actually...
When I attend race meetings, I am often sought by those collecting autographs. I think I must be on the list of one of the most obscure names in Formula One. As a small boy, and into my teens, my bedroom walls were littered with pictures of the great Jo...
March 2007 Racing in the Rain By John Horsman The name John Horsman may not be a household name in...
Following the steep rise known as the Montee du Beau Rivage, the Virage de Massenet is a relatively quick and...
The Monaco Kart Cup celebrated its 10th anniversary on the street circuit in the tiny principality, Oct. 13–15, and added two new events to the now-traditional Six Hours of Endurance and the Monaco 4-Stroke Contest. These were races for the Junior FIA-CIK class and a separate series for Historic Karts....
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 20–21, 2006 Historic setting for Tipo B Alfa Romeos!Photo: Keith Booker Become a Member & Get...
Waiting the two years before the Monaco Historique rolls around is always worth it. There is always a sensational array of cars, there are great added attractions, it’s full of interesting people and it’s…Monaco. This year’s event, held May 20–21, was again well-organized and very entertaining. Denis Welch achieved his...
The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 22, 1955. The start of a dramatic race. Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling...
Monte Carlo, Monaco January 26–February 1, 2006 The team of Craff/Wibaux corner their Alpine 1600S on the Col de Pertuis.Photo:...
Jim Clark Peter Bryant 2 Four-time 500-cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion and auto-racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born in Birmingham, England (1940). 3 Carrol Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles Examiner Herald—Express International Grand Prix at Riverside, California (1960). Become a Member &...
There is very little doubt that the most glamorous and exciting of all historic racing events is the Grand Prix...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Round Sainte-Devote depicts the start of the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix with Jackie Stewart and Chris Amon leading the field into the legendary first corner of the circuit in their March 701 cars. Both Stewart and Amon would later fall out with mechanical troubles which would set the stage for...
