Every year Lord March, the inspiration and drive behind the glorious Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival events, provides the...
Event organizers can confirm that the legendary pre-war “Silver Arrows” will appear in the UK at the 2012 Goodwood Revival,...
A number of years ago, in the early days of Vintage Racecar when I think we were still in “black and white,” the editor/publisher, Casey Annis, whom you now all know well, came to England to have a look at what the new “European team” was doing. I took him...
Bonhams has announced that it has been commissioned to sell a recently discovered 1928 Mercedes-Benz 26/120/180 ‘S’ Type Sports Tourer,...
As preparations proceed for the 2nd Annual Bahamas Speed Week Revival, scheduled for November 24 through December 2 in Nassau,...
U.S. Presidential election fever hit Goodwood, and the Revival candidate was none other than Dan Gurney. Posters, pin badges and car stickers bore the legend: “Dan Gurney For President.” The designs mirrored the period campaign emblems of the 1960s, but this time were a signature and homage to the motor...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 14–16, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
The world’s finest gathering of significant and authentic racing Ford GT40s will be assembled at the 2013 Goodwood Revival, September...
A special added feature of Silverstone’s April 21-21 VSCC Spring Start meeting will be a recreation of the historic Commander Yorke Trophy races. This will take the form of a 25-minute race on Saturday and a 20-minute contest on Sunday, for which a field of at least 30 500-cc F3...
Sydney Motorsports Park, Australia November 23–25, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
My driving roots were from my Dad and my brother who both raced. I was brought up with and around...
• Three fixtures of American racing have been inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame. Carroll Shelby, Bobby Rahal and Skip Barber were enshrined during a March 2 dinner in Las Vegas for their contributions to SCCA racing. Shelby, more widely known as winner of the 1959 Le Mans 24...
Jean Alesi leads away from the start of the RAC TT Celebration race in Sir Anthony Bamford’s Ferrari 250 GTO/64.Photo:...
The Bahamas Speed Weeks Revised Edition, including the Revival Meetings By Terry O’Neil From 1954 to 1966, the Bahamas Speed...
Local Bahamian physician Pablo de Souza attacks the Fort Charlotte hillclimb in his 427 Cobra replica.Photo: Casey Annis bahamas speed week REVIVAL 2013 Over the past 10-20 years, the collector car community has seen a number of “destination events” spring up. Whether a road race, a rally, a concours or...
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA November 23–24, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Mike Lawrence This year we celebrated the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Within weeks, what had been RAF Westhampnett, now the Goodwood Motor Circuit, was virtually deserted as operations moved to France. Before the first Revival, I went with Stirling Moss, his manager Ken Gregory, and the engineer, Tony Robinson, to...
Gary Pearson stretches his and the D-type Jaguar’s legs during a Goodwood Revival.Photo: Roger Dixon My first open-wheeled car was...
Recently, well known collector and conservation stalwart Fred Simeone commented, “Certain cars nowadays have become so historically important that their...
Thruxton Motorsport Centre, Andover, UK April 4–5, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
• Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) has announced that American racing legend Bobby Rahal has entered the second annual Classic 24...
Mike Lawrence Australia has decided to demote FF1600 and install Formula 4 as its national starter series. Formula 4 gives...
Goodwood Circuit has announced provisional dates for its 2016 Festival of Speed and Revival meetings, planning to stage the former on June 23-26, and the latter on September 9-11. Tickets for the two events will go on sale Thursday November 5, with key features of the outings to be announced...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 11-13, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
The theme for Goodwood’s 2016 Festival of Speed, scheduled for the weekend of June 23-26, will be “Full Throttle –...
The theme for Goodwood’s 2016 Festival of Speed, set for the weekend of June 23-26, will be “Full Throttle—The Endless Pursuit of Power,” with the event celebrating the most powerful competition cars and bikes in the history of motor sport. Alongside its central theme, FoS 2016 will also celebrate the...
What kind of racing driver is it who forgets how many times he’s won? One of the most successful, of...
Touring car racing has usually been seen as the court jester to the serious stuff of single-seaters, but in a...
Goodwood has announced the dates for its three major 2017 vintage racecar events. The first of these is the 75th Members’ Meeting that will take place on the weekend of March 18-19, a confirmed date that will not change. The other two events, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, listed on...
