The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Following their highly successful “GT & Sports Car Cup” race series now in its third season, Flavien and Vanessa Marçais...
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...
1969 Porsche 917K In 1969 it was make-or-break time for Porsche. After over a decade of dominating small-bore racing, the...
The very first Porsche spanned the Second World War like a bridge over troubled waters, from peacetime to peacetime. It...
This official site for Aston Martin Racing offers an insider’s view of the marque’s competition efforts over the years. Most of the emphasis is, as you might expect, on the current crop of coupes and prototypes that are contesting the FIA GT Championship and Le Mans Series in Europe—as well...
January 2009 The Automotive Art of Alan Fearnley Foreword by Murray Walker While there are—and have been—many fine automotive artists,...
My first exposure to Formula Ford came as a lot of us began hearing about how neat it was in...
Grand Prix racing comes with a new look in 2009. Among other significant technical changes—wider cars, grooveless slicks, and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (think “electric power-to-pass”)—there are new aero rules intended to improve a car’s ability to overtake another. Pete Lyons Included is this fascinating detail: Front wings will be...
From May 27 to July 3, Lime Rock Park underwent a major transformation. Not only was the original 7-turn configuration...
August 2008 Inside IMSA’s Legendary GTP Race Cars The Prototype Experience By J. A. Martin and Michael J. Fuller Among the most inspiring racing series of all time was IMSA’s Grand Touring Prototype category that enjoyed great competitive and popular success during the late ’80s and early ’90s. Essentially unencumbered...
During the Fifties, a number of women were involved in the sports car craze. This was during a time when...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in the hands of a dedicated engineer or enthusiast. Names like Colin Chapman (Lotus), John Cooper (Cooper) and Eric Broadley (Lola) are just a few of such individuals that set out...
1982 Porsche 956 & 1988 Porsche 962 It is now 25 years since the Porsche 956 first appeared and started...
The FIA (Federation International Automobile) sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed...
August 2006 Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1961 By Stirling Moss and Philip Porter This book is the second in a series of scrapbooks that take a revealing look at one year in the life of Stirling Moss. As described here previously with the first edition, covering the year 1955, the 1961...
Well-known American historic racer Duncan Dayton has announced that he and his team, Highcroft Racing, have purchased an ex-Dyson Racing...
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Prototype Many individuals and companies have an enviable record at Le Mans. However not many can match...
Few Americans have had as significant an impact on the history and direction of global motorsport as Texan Jim Hall. As both a driver and a car constructor, Hall created and guided the highly influential Chaparral line of sports cars, which almost singlehandedly ushered aerodynamics into the lexicon of professional...
December 2004 Speed in Sweden—A Century of Swedish Motorsport By Björn Tiedemann, et al. While it is easy to overlook...
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Prototype I have to confess that we sometimes get very carried away by some of the...
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...
June 2001 Prototypes—The History of the IMSA GTP Series By J.A Martin & Ken Wells From 1981 to 1993, American...
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