Whether it is the FA Cup, Ryder Cup, America’s Cup, Webb Ellis Cup or the Ashes, Britain is famous around...
Julian Reddyhough and Gus Pope have achieved a convincing victory in Bespoke Rallies’ inaugural Pyrenees 1000 event aboard an Aston...
MOMO has announced the second MOMO Road to Rennsport, an exclusive road rally from Los Angeles to Rennsport Reunion VI. On September 27, 100 of the finest examples from Porsche’s 70 years will be participating on this exclusive rally event. MOMO’s Road to Rennsport will kick off with a private...
The Global Rally organization appointed Destination Rally for the organization of their Friendship Rally 2018 through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar...
Gabriele Guidetti paints an evocative picture of the aluminum–bodied Porsche 356 that Schlutter and Polensky drove to victory in the...
From June 21–24, over 100 drivers took part in the 2018 edition of La Leggenda di Bassano – Trofeo Giannino Marzotto, a 4-day, 670-km road rally through the Dolomites, reserved exclusively for sport-barchetta racecars manufactured before 1960. Repeating their vicrory from last year, the winners of the coveted “Trofeo Giannino...
Photo Gallery from the June 21–24 running of the “La Leggenda di Bassano—Trofeo Giannino Marzotto” run in the Italian Dolomites....
All American Racers’ DGF Formula Ford has its first track test at Willow Springs Raceway (1977). 1 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille drives...
The Andes adventure started in Antofagasta, on the coast of Northern Chile with 15 cars and teams from Belgium, Finland, the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France. In all there were three Mustangs, two Mercedes Pagoda, a Mercedes 280 SL, a 1937 Lagonda, a 1957 Bentley, two Porsches, two...
“Boy’s Own” Racer Personally speaking, I’m not an advocate of racing specials, especially those cars built that have little, or...
1934 MG Q-type The story of how, in 1923, the first MG—under the guidance of Cecil Kimber—grew from the Bullnose Morris car is well known. The secret of success for MG was that it was able to supply light, open cars at highly competitive prices. Known as the M.G. Super...
Robert Newman You might well ask “Who the hell’s he?” when you read the name at the top of the...
I have raced and rallied all over the world during my long career and am still actively involved in motorsport,...
I have a Minichamps model of the legendary Lancia Stratos HF rally car in Alitalia’s green and white colors sitting on my desk and every time I look at it, Italy’s “Il Drago” or “the Dragon” comes to mind. That was world rally champion Sandro Munari’s nickname because, according to...
July 2017 George Dowson, the co-designer of this sophisticated pre-war Lightweight Special, is seen demonstrating it at the Cockfosters Rally...
1969 Austin Maxi Rally Car Author found the Maxi rally machine to be very responsive to driver inputs. Photo: Kary Jiggle...
The 1970 World Cup Rally (WCR) has gone down in history as the longest and toughest rally ever. Criss-crossing Europe in five days the route took competitors to South America for another arduous three-week route to Mexico City. Tish Ozanne contacted me in October 1969 to see if I’d be...
It’s not often that a Formula One driver can turn his hand to World Championship rallying. Look at 2007 F1...
Mika Hakkinen Dario Franchitti Photo: Richard Dole 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, and his first...
This past February, the fifth annual Leadfoot Festival was held at international rally champion Rod Millen’s ranch on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand. Rod has semi-retired there after his championship-winning career, including toppling the Unser dynasty from Pikes Peak in the United States. Photo: Mark Dunstan What started five...
BMW has long followed a policy of racing cars and engines derived from production vehicles. Until BMW entered Formula One...
Chairman, Endurance Rally Association Fred Gallagher Fred Gallagher grew up in a part of Northern Ireland where those noted for...
The name of Noel Macklin is writ large in the history of British sporting cars. Marques such as Eric-Campbell, Silver Hawk, Invicta, Railton and Fairmile all owe their very existence to Macklin. Back in the March 2013 issue of Vintage Roadcar we looked closely at a very delectable 1929 Invicta...
Morgans were regularly used in England before World War II in Rallies, Trials and Speed Tests. This is a Morgan...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on...
Photo: Pete Austin The UK’s Celtic county of Cornwall is a land full of mystical fables and folklore of piskies, giants and mermaids, together with dramatically true stories of smuggling and pirates. It is situated on the southwest tip of England and has a coastline of around 445 miles. On...
Ultimately, I wanted to be a fashion designer—a very feminine thing to do—so from school that’s what I did. I...
James Beckett/Colin Beckett Skoda Favorit As changes swept through Eastern Europe, the Škoda Favorit became the car to bring Czechoslovakian...
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