There isn’t much Karl Kainhofer hasn’t done in over 50 years of involvement in motorsports, from motorcycle racing in Austria...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports;...
The Nürburgring 1000-km Race; Nürburgring, June 7, 1959. Jean Behra (right) has just leaped out of his Ferrari 250TR/59 as co-driver Tony Brooks fills the tank. They would finish 3rd behind the sister car of Phill Hill and Olivier Gendebien while the Aston Martin DBR1 of Stirling Moss and Jack...
Bet you’re thinking of Fangio’s transcendent victory at the ’Ring. The launch of the Fuelie Corvette. The beautiful Scarabs. Jaguar’s...
With the European Grand Prix season upon us, few circuits command as much respect as the notorious Nürburgring. While the new...
BMW’s rich history in motorsports competition began prior to World War II. The 328 (1936–’48) driven by Ernst Henne won in its 1936 Nürburgring debut, setting the standard for the 2-liter sports car class. BMW 328 Brescia open roadsters took 3rd, 5th and 6th place during the1940 Il Gran Premio...
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about...
In April 1964, a new Gran Turismo racer 40-inches high rolled out of the Ford Advanced Vehicles factory in Slough, England, and in an inspired moment, Ford decided to call it the GT40. This whole project had been brought about by Ford’s failure to buy Ferrari in 1963, so it...
1940 BMW 328 MM “Berlin-Rome” Touring Roadster The author puts the 328 MM Roadster through its paces at BMW’s Spartanburg,...
The under-2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
The German Grand Prix; Nürburgring, August 2, 1953. World Champion Alberto Ascari sits in his Ferrari 500/F2 in front of the pits with Mike Hawthorn in another of the Ferraris behind him. The Italian led from pole position, but his car retired. He then took over a similar car from...
One was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, in 1902 and the other in a cramped workshop in Bologna, northern Italy, 35...
I have just marked my half-century of being a motor racing enthusiast. On February 1, 1957, I bought a copy...
David’s repeated defeats of Goliath this summer—American Le Mans Series victories by Porsche’s RS Spyder over Audi’s much bigger and stronger R10—takes us right back to the early days of Porsche, when it made its name as an upstart giant-killer. Pete Lyons It’s a natural human trait to root for...
The Nürburgring 1000 km Race; May 31, 1970. Airborne! A Dechent-team Porsche 908/2 driven by Rudi Lins and Willy Kauhsen...
At the end of 1969, during the height of the Ferrari-Porsche World Sports Car Championship “wars,” Jo Siffert was wined and dined at Maranello by Enzo Ferrari, who offered him a deal for 1970. But it was not only the bravura of the Swiss in a racing car that interested...
There are many racing drivers, a lesser quantity of great racing drivers, and a very small number who transcend mere...
As a young mechanic Tony Robinson answered an ad for work with London’s Ray Martin Motors. Little did he know...
The Expert’s Guide to Collecting FUNDAMENTALS OF MOTORSPORT BOOK COLLECTING by Chris Knapman Book collecting is a very personal pastime, but don’t just buy every motor-racing book you see that’s cheap. First establish a theme that reflects your particular interests: endurance racing, Formula One, road cars or the works of...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
During the fifties, everyone’s hero was Juan Manuel Fangio. He won the World Driving Championship five times, an achievement that...
Jimmy Stewart, elder brother of three-time F1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart, has passed away. He was 77 years old. Stewart started his motor racing career at the age of 19, competing in local Scottish hillclimb events. Early success saw him progress to circuit racing driving a Healey Silverstone, and...
March 2008 The Nürburgring 1000 km Race, June 1, 1958. Gino Munaron in the Karussell with the Ferrari 250TR/58, which...
Tazio Nuvolari always used to say that if your car burst into flame, jump out and save yourself before it...
The ex–Geoghegan 1960 Lotus Elite The ex–Chamberlain 1960 Lotus Elite The 1967 Lotus Elite Twin Cam No matter what year it is, there is always a celebration of something or other. Each month through Vintage Racecar’s Time Capsule page, we are reminded of significant events that have occurred throughout the...
April 2008 Carlo Demand In Motion and Color By Gary Doyle Due to the volume and prevalence of racing photography...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
I was a student at the University of Grenoble, when I became very friendly with the children of the organizer of the sports car races at Le Mans. This would be in July 1956. I was invited to go to the Le Mans 24 Hour race because I could speak...