One of my favorite motor racing personalities was Piers Courage, a talented young gentleman racer, as well as a member...
September 2005 The Amazing Summer of ’55 By Eoin Young There is no logic why 1955 was destined to ring...
I first raced at Monaco in 1955, a famous year for the Grand Prix, when Ascari went into the water. I remember, because I was behind him…not very far…at one stage. I started in 6th place and I was going well, but there was this big fight at the front,...
It’s the month of May, which can signify but two things in the motor racing world, the Indy 500 and...
A.J. Foyt Peter Gregg 4 Six-time IMSA Camel GT champion and two-time SCCA Trans-Am champion Peter Gregg is born in...
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, thus starting the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula...
Walter Hayes Jim Clark 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles Examiner Herald-Express International...
Monaco January 27–February 2, 2005 11-time American rally champion John Buffum was 2nd overall in the Plymouth Barracuda S with...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 15–16, 2004 Caption.Photo: Peter Collins 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 access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts...
I first became interested in Formula One when my husband took me to the Monaco Grand Prix in 1982—the race...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 15–16, 2004 Paul Osborn, in the ex-Schumacher F2000 Brazilian GP winner, leads a 312T5 during the...
The 4th Grand Prix Historique de Monaco, held May 15–16, was again over-subscribed and Jean Sage, former team manager for Renault F1 and now in charge of entries, said he had made “at least 200 new enemies,” as so many people want to run in this star event. Except for...
John Fitch Tony Adamowicz 2 Tony Adamowicz, racer and founding vice president of the Polish Racing Drivers Association, is born...
Walter Hayes Paddy Hopkirk 1 Count Eliot Zborowski is killed in an accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France...
On May 23rd, during this year’s Monaco Grand Prix weekend, the legacy of Juan Manuel Fangio was honored when a life-size bronze statue of him standing next to his Mercedes Benz W196 was unveiled at the entrance to the pitlane near Rascasse corner. Taking part in the unveiling were Jochen...
Takuma Sato On the very rare occasion of two current Grand Prix drivers having their first taste of historic motor...
Monaco Jan. 25-30 The Plymouth Barracuda “S” of Canadian Tom Jones and American Ralph Beckman at Lachamp Rafael.Photo: Ed McDonough...
August 2001 Monaco Driving Shoe By Piloti On the whole, racing-grade driving shoes tend to have two drawbacks: 1) Because they are lightweight, they tend not to be very comfortable to walk in; and 2) They tend to be so garish that if you can stand walking in them, you...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 27-28 The 1963 Lotus 27 of Tony Thompson is chased through La Rascasse by the 1963...
Grand Prix De Monaco In the world of Formula One, few races can lay claim to more history than the...
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