I have just marked my half-century of being a motor racing enthusiast. On February 1, 1957, I bought a copy...
One was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, in 1902 and the other in a cramped workshop in Bologna, northern Italy, 35...
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...
The under-2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
1940 BMW 328 MM “Berlin-Rome” Touring Roadster The author puts the 328 MM Roadster through its paces at BMW’s Spartanburg,...
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...
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about...
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...
With the European Grand Prix season upon us, few circuits command as much respect as the notorious Nürburgring. While the new...
Bet you’re thinking of Fangio’s transcendent victory at the ’Ring. The launch of the Fuelie Corvette. The beautiful Scarabs. Jaguar’s...
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...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports;...
There isn’t much Karl Kainhofer hasn’t done in over 50 years of involvement in motorsports, from motorcycle racing in Austria...
This son of a German garage owner had never raced a car until May 26, 1935, at the superfast Avus circuit near Berlin. But by the end of 1936, he was the king of all he surveyed—the 1936 European Champion, with six Grand Prix victories to his credit. All scored...
Sexual debauchery, a regime’s imminent downfall and a kidnapping fit for a gentleman were some of the highlights of the...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
1969 Chevron B8-BMW In my book, 2006 was a good year. Got my pensioner’s bus pass, had two cataract operations, made my Le Mans debut…not necessarily in that order! I can only now reveal that it is possible to race at Le Mans with one eye! This may come as...
When I attend race meetings, I am often sought by those collecting autographs. I think I must be on the...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
1971 Alfa Romeo GTAm There is a slight inclination here to refer you to Tony Adriaensen’s remarkable tome Alleggerita and let myself off a complex historical hook. Explaining the evolution of Alfa Romeo’s competition models is challenging at best and maddening most of the time. After about 25 years working...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International...
The Nürburgring 1,000 km. Race; Nürburgring, May 22, 1960. Giorgio Scarlatti chases a Ferrari 250TR with his Ferrari V-6 246...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. There was even a European...
The French Grand Prix; Charade (Clermont-Ferrand), June 27, 1965. The great driver Jim Clark drifting the works Lotus on this...
The FIA (Federation International Automobile) sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed...
Racing transcends venue. I’ve done my time at grungy old bullrings, squalid street courses, insipid parking lots, sterile speedways, a forlorn airstrip whose primary enterprise seemed to be the drying of turkey manure—I’ve been to some really ugly race tracks and seen gorgeous racing regardless. Pete Lyons Yet how much...
August 2005 Kings of the Nürburgring By Chris Nixon Of all the world’s motor racing circuits, Germany’s Nürburgring is perhaps...
1970 Porsche 908/3 The author puts the 908/3 through its paces on Pierre Bardinon’s private Mas Du Clos circuit in...
A shortish, miserable-looking man with a square moustache strutted into the room, his face non-committal, his uniform vaguely operatic. He had come to see what he had got for his money. He stopped in front of the silver racing car and scowled. A man in a business suit described the...
