There were a number of outstanding road-race weekends during the fifties. Phil Hill’s win at the first Pebble Beach comes...
From time to time, event organizers make the mistake of asking me to speak or MC at their event. You...
“I find Richie Ginther interesting. Good, competent, intelligent and safe. He can drive big cars and small cars and it doesn’t matter to him which. He knows his limitations and drives within them, he’s not trying to prove he’s the greatest. But he’s that good anyway, he doesn’t have to...
The British Grand Prix; Silverstone, July 10, 1965. Tire smoke fills the air as the field moves off with Jackie...
Derek Bell Andrea de Adamich 1 The Lancia Fulvia 1.6 is homologated for rallying (1969). 2 The first post-WWII road...
Although he will probably be remembered mainly for a contrasting pair of Indycar accomplishments, Jerry Grant was yet another of the American all-rounders who could, and would, drive virtually any kind of car. After a tour of duty as chauffeur for the head of NORAD Command in Colorado, the Washington...
Luigi Villoresi John Fitch 1 The Ford Sierra RS500 is homologated for Group A touring car racing (1987). 1 F1...
This site bills itself as “a celebration of motorsport,” and that just about says it all. Now in its fifth...
Moss at His Best When it was announced in 1958 that the capacity limit for Formula One would change from 2.5 liters to 1.5 liters for the 1961 season, many constructors thought the changes would never be implemented and that the “lack of power” from smaller engines would not be...
Robert Donner Jr., whose interest in cars began as a toddler while his father was an Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg...
Jean Behra Gordon Johncock 2 Jean Behra dies in an accident during the German Grand Prix at Avus (1959). 4...
November 2009 Canadian Hidden Treasures Dear Editor, I enjoyed your recent “Hidden Treasures” article on Roy Hayman. There are of course more things he has done, including converting Horst Kroll’s old Lola to a Frisbee look-alike. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Once upon a time it was not unusual to find American constructors on Grand Prix entry lists… With February’s announcement...
The Le Mans 24 Hours, June 15-16, 1963. Richie Ginther prepares to climb into the Rover-B.R.M. turbine car that ran...
Open-wheel racing champion Michael Andretti, road racer Richie Ginther, and perennial drag-racing king John Force will lead a class of seven racing greats into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, when the organization stages its annual induction ceremony on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at the Fillmore Detroit. These three,...
One of the most enjoyable—at least for me—of fifties events was the Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races. The last...
Fifty years after its first victory, to the day, Ford returned to Le Mans and won again, this time in...
We called it the “Bruce and Denny Show,” and it was total dominance of the Can-Am Championship by McLaren Cars from 1967 to 1971, during which they won 43 of the series’ 71 races, 23 of them consecutively. It was an astounding performance in which New Zealander Bruce McLaren won...
Can you imagine the sheer agony if you were a Formula One fan and had to watch two dozen Grand...
There are many racing drivers, a lesser quantity of great racing drivers, and a very small number who transcend mere...
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