Sebring, FL March 16–17, 2006 Bill Mazzoni leads a group through Turn 4 in his Chevron B16 during practice.Photo: Fred...
Sebring, FL March 3–5, 2006 The 1964 Porsche 356C of John Winter leads another 356 and the 1962 Elva Courier...
July 2006 Speed, Frozen in Time : Vintage Racecar Images By Jamie Hankin Readers of Vintage Raecar will be familiar with the fine art photography of Jamie Hankin, which has been featured in numerous “Art History” columns over the years. Now, after much demand for his haunting images of current...
Dave Friedman in his book on American sports car racing in the golden era of racing called Dr. Dick Thompson...
Turn 17 at Sebring, which ends the back straight—and “begins” the front straight—could actually be called the “World’s Biggest Hairpin.”...
Sebring, Florida October 14–16, 2006 Phillippe Reyns in the 1963 Jaguar XKE Factory Lightweight.Photo: Chuck Andersen 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...
Andre Ribeiro Len Sutton 1 Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
1991 Toyota Eagle MKIII GTP It’s amazing how one hair-brained idea can change the course of history. Such was the case when Dan Gurney took a call from a travel agent in Long Beach, California, named Chris Pook. Pook wasn’t trying to sell Dan on a trip to the Caribbean;...
Like any good race-nut, over the years I’ve tried to chip away at my list of the “great automotive wonders...
There isn’t much Karl Kainhofer hasn’t done in over 50 years of involvement in motorsports, from motorcycle racing in Austria...
Sebring, FL March 1–4, 2007 The 1985 Porsche 962 of John Brice belches flames in the Hairpin.Photo: Chuck Andersen 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...
Sebring, FL March 14–17, 2007 The 1958 Lister Chevy of Udo Horn.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Turn One at Sebring is one of the fastest corners in North America. It also has the distinction of being...
In early April, I made my way to Las Vegas for the inaugural Champ car Vegas Grand Prix. This new event featured just three races through the streets of downtown Las Vegas, the main Champ car race, an Atlantic race, and a historic Formula One race sanctioned by Historic Grand...
July 2007 Porsche 917—Zuffenhausen’s Le Mans and Can-Am Champion Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen By now well-known to the readers of...
One of the most enjoyable—at least for me—of fifties events was the Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races. The last one was held during April 1956 and, from then on, races in the area were held at Laguna Seca Raceway. In my May column in this magazine, I remembered the...
For the last 20 years or so of his life, Rodger Ward and I were friends. Even though I had...
Bruce Leslie McLaren won the first-ever Grand Prix of the United States in 1959, but really established his life’s legacy...
David’s repeated defeats of Goliath this summer—American Le Mans Series victories by Porsche’s RS Spyder over Audi’s much bigger and stronger R10—takes us right back to the early days of Porsche, when it made its name as an upstart giant-killer. Pete Lyons It’s a natural human trait to root for...
There are many racing drivers, a lesser quantity of great racing drivers, and a very small number who transcend mere...
On August 4, 2007, an icon of American racing and my dear friend, John Fitch, turned 90 years old! In...
The Expert’s Guide to Collecting FUNDAMENTALS OF MOTORSPORT BOOK COLLECTING by Chris Knapman Book collecting is a very personal pastime, but don’t just buy every motor-racing book you see that’s cheap. First establish a theme that reflects your particular interests: endurance racing, Formula One, road cars or the works of...
This is the sad tale of my first chance to own a sports car and how I blew it—the chance,...
Today the name Rahal is synonymous with motor racing. Bobby Rahal has entered the history books as a top Indianapolis and sports car driver, and his son Graham seems destined to continue in his footsteps. A few older “motorheads” remember that Bobby’s father Mike was also involved in competition, starting...
As the years pile up, I find myself learning more about people I used to know than I ever appreciated...
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL November 30–December 2, 2007 Byron DeFoor takes Turn 11 in his 1973 BMW CSL.Photo: Chuck...
Jim Clark Frank Williams Photo: Williams F1 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African Grand Prix (1975). 2 First engine ever designed by Ernst Fuhrmann, the Porsche Type 547 (Carrera), runs in Zuffenhausen for the first time (1953). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...