After three celebrations on the East Coast at Daytona and Lime Rock, Porsche’s triennial Rennsport Reunion came to California in...
Evolution of the Porsche 911 In Competition–1965–2010 By Michael Keyser & Bill Oursler With distinction as the longest-lived sports car...
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Turn Up the Gane Dear Editor, Thanks for an enjoyable and diverse November issue. I would like to make a...
Gilles Villeneuve Mark Donohue 1 Al Unser Jr. wins the CRA sprint car main event at Imperial, California (1981). 2 Gilles Villeneuve wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in a Ferrari 312T4 (1979). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
The 12 Hours of Sebring, March 25, 1961, featured heavy traffic in the Webster Turns. Shown leading this group is...
This month we offer you, courtesy of YouTube, a two-part review of the 1963 running of the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 12th edition of the storied event, culled from the archives of the late, lamented Speedvision’s “Victory Circle” series. There’s a brief introduction by host Dave Despain, whose comments...
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Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
Bruce Burness is one of those multi-talented behind-the-scenes players who lend so much richness to the world of motorsports, possessing not only the gift of clarity when working on the cars, but the enduring competitive spirit so common among those who make a difference in our sport. His secret seems...
The finned Cunningham D-Types of Walt Hansgen and Sherwood Johnston, wait with Duncan Forlong’s AC/Bristol and Curtis Attaway’s XK-120.Photo: Bob...
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Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL March 17–18, 2012 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...
1957 Lotus Eleven LM 150Photo: Shifting Focus It was still very early days for the small, but growing firm of Lotus...
Sebring International Raceway has announced that Vintage Speed LLC will serve as the event manager for the Sebring Historics scheduled...
The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans did not look as though it would be a walkover for Phil Hill, the number one driver of the Ferrari works team and 1961 Formula One World Champion. Born in Miami, Florida, on April 20, 1927, the Santa Monica, California, resident had joined...
Jerry Grant was one of the many American racing drivers who could, and did, drive virtually anything he could get...
Pete Lyons Any idea what we’re looking at here? Don’t wait for me to tell you, I only have the...
Pete Lyons Got paper and pen at hand? Or simple fingers will do: Try coming up with a list of the long-distance sports racing cars you’ve seen or learned of over the years, and that you still hold in reverence. Cunninghams, Jaguars, Ferraris, Fords, Porsches, classic enduro racers that you...
Captive Readership Dear Editor, I must share a couple things with you. Due to firefighting injuries/wear and tear I had...
John Fitch lived a life filled with adventure and invention that is difficult to capture in a brief such as...
Sam Posey was presented with the Spirit of Competition award at a gala dinner at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia during the first week of December. Posey distinguished himself as a racing driver by competing in Formula One, Indycars, Can-Am, Trans-Am, Formula 5000 and endurance races at venues like...
Tony Robinson: The Biography of a Race Mechanic By Ian Wagstaff Everyone knows that the best racing stories are those...
At the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 25, 1961, John Fitch shared this Briggs Cunningham-entered Maserati T61 “Birdcage” with...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary of his racing career. John FitchPhoto: Mercedes-Benz Before, after and during that career, however, John Fitch was much more than a racing driver. He served as pilot of both Light...
The author rides the iconically liveried Mirage up onto the curb while negotiating a left-hander at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin The...
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