June 2001 Prototypes—The History of the IMSA GTP Series By J.A Martin & Ken Wells From 1981 to 1993, American...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in...
Beltoise Dear Editor, Interesting reading in your April issue about the P201 and Jean-Piere Beltoise’s involvement with BRM. I am, however, vastly surprised at reading comments attributed by the author to Tim Parnell and Tony Southgate about JPB’s “handicap.” Did Parnell and Southgate live in caves, or were they misquoted?...
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Prototype I have to confess that we sometimes get very carried away by some of the...
1969 Porsche 917K In 1969 it was make-or-break time for Porsche. After over a decade of dominating small-bore racing, the...
1985 Lola T711-Chevrolet Photo: Kary Jiggle Most sports go through periods of change for whatever reason. Sometimes, these changes are to liven things up when things get a little stale, or as a response when it is perceived that the public is losing interest. Other times it’s driven by sponsors...
Historic motor racing organizer Masters Historic Racing has confirmed details of its series of races for Group C /GTP/IMSA sports...
This official site for Aston Martin Racing offers an insider’s view of the marque’s competition efforts over the years. Most...
Sixty years ago was when—for me—the world became modern. Many people will laugh at that; some will understand but have a different date in mind; maybe a few will feel as I do. Pete Lyons The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing coupe is—for me—the first GT car of our contemporary era....
It is interesting to note that the two most iconic constructors of Italian road-going sports cars—Ferrari and Maserati—only grudgingly began...
Following their highly successful “GT & Sports Car Cup” race series now in its third season, Flavien and Vanessa Marçais...
July 2017 Porsche 914 – The Racing History By Roy Smith Writing about a subject is relatively easy when there isare plenty of period pieces from which to glean information, but with little research material available and certainly no books on the subject, celebrated author Roy Smith has had the...
1964 Lotus 30 During his test drive at Silverstone, the author found that most of what he’d heard about the...
The first efforts with the 924 rally car involved a non-turbo version, the Monte Carlo Rally 924, of Jürgen Barth...
I’m always a little bit shocked when I see the worlds of modern and historic racing intersect. Recently, I was trolling through a mountain of relatively uninteresting automotive press releases when my attention was piqued by a headline that read “Ginetta to debut new LMP competitor.” Ginetta? Debuting a new...
Well-known American historic racer Duncan Dayton has announced that he and his team, Highcroft Racing, have purchased an ex-Dyson Racing...
A sudden snarl under my elbow, the mighty baritone of a big, twin-cam six with open pipes. Then a flash of pale green: four bold, beautifully teardrop-shaped fenders. It’s an Aston! No – the Aston! The very Aston Martin DBR1 that won Le Mans in 1959! Knifing through traffic here...
Pete Lyons Have you ever crushed an aluminum can, then found yourself wondering, “Could I straighten it back out, like...
Grand Prix racing comes with a new look in 2009. Among other significant technical changes—wider cars, grooveless slicks, and Kinetic...
My first exposure to Formula Ford came as a lot of us began hearing about how neat it was in Britain, and certainly in 1968 I was aware of all the car importers and the future American manufacturers getting started in the class. By 1968, my career racing sports cars...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
100 years ago, almost anyone could become a car manufacturer. The automobile—and the advance in technology to create it—was in...
The 275 GTB occupies a very rarified space in the pantheon of Ferrari road car history. It sits at an important nexus where Ferrari road cars were evolving, becoming more sophisticated, no longer just racecars turned out for the street. Old techniques were giving way to new adaptations of racing-proven...
During the Fifties, a number of women were involved in the sports car craze. This was during a time when...
This year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. Its first public viewing was at the September 1963 Frankfurt Auto...
The grounds around Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England, were alive to the sound of horsepower! On land, water, and in the air, there was much for the 35,000 “Pageant of Power” crowd to enjoy. For the second running of this event, subtitled the “Goodwood Festival of the North,” the displays of...
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Prototype Many individuals and companies have an enviable record at Le Mans. However not many can match...
1982 Porsche 956 & 1988 Porsche 962 It is now 25 years since the Porsche 956 first appeared and started...
The FIA Sports Prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set fourth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...