John BarnardPhoto: Mike Jiggle In the first two installments of our multi-part interview with John Barnard he discussed his early...
Wandering through that great Goodwood paddock of my mind, I delight in thousands of historic racing machines at every hand....
In 2001, our Ed McDonough spoke with Phil Hill about his championship year in Formula One and the oftentimes challenging politics of racing for Ferrari in the ’60s. In remembrance of Hill and his achievement, we reproduce that interview here, which first appeared in VR in our September 2001 issue....
The final round of the Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series 2004, held at Spa September 17–18, was narrowly...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Nearly 50 years ago I stood on the bank at Mulsanne Corner and watched the bright French sun flash on the windscreen of the #24 Matra driven by Henri Pescarolo and Johnny Servoz-Gavin. There were so many things that made a lasting impression on my first visit to Le Mans...
Dan Gurney, as American as we make ’em, was once proposed to be President, and I still think our conflicted...
In late October, the FIA’s Formula One commission removed Belgium’s historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit from the 2003 Formula One schedule due...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
One of the races I remember well from my career was winning the 24-Hours at Spa in 1968. I drove...
My story of Formula One came into being after I’d driven my GT40 and got all that out of the...
A brand-new series of historic races, for the Sir Stirling Moss Trophy, has been launched by Motor Racing Legends (MRL). Inspired by the success of the one-off race bearing Moss’s name at the Algarve in October, the new series will be for genuine, pre-1961 sports cars and sports racers. “The...
We continue our interview with John Grant, now Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club. In Part One we learned...
Bob Holden For anyone involved in motor sport within Australia, the name of Bob Holden has been a prominent one...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as...
A graduate in mechanical engineering, they called the nephew of Pinin Farina il dottore, the doctor. An austere, intolerant man,...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961; the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963; and the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as the...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
The fourth renewal of the Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance will be held February 27, 2011 at the La Quinta Resort...
January 2018 • Two new venues and a return to popular historic festivals highlight Masters Historic Racing’s eight-race European calendar for 2018—including having all five Masters categories represented at the prestigious Silverstone Classic for the first time. The season commences on March 22 with a Test Day at Brands Hatch,...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
The author rides the iconically liveried Mirage up onto the curb while negotiating a left-hander at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin The Mirage story is, in some ways, a rather complex one, in that the Mirage was a rare example of a well-known racing car that had not been developed consistently year...
Al Unser Photo: Mike Thomsen Mario Andretti Photo: BRDC 1 Willi Kauhsen drives a Porsche 917/10 to victory in the...
Last year we celebrated a century of Grand Prix racing. The Grand Prix de l’Auto Club France was the first to bear the title and we still have a French Grand Prix, therefore it must be the world’s oldest race, right? I disagree and nominate the Indianapolis 500. The 500...
Brian Redman – Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks By Brian Redman with Jim Mullen It’s always good to see a new...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Brian RedmanPhoto: John Zimmermann Honored with his own night by the Road Racing Drivers Club this year at Long Beach, Brian Redman remains one of our sport’s treasures. A lifelong racer, he claimed 18 major international endurance race victories in a succession of Fords, Porsches, Ferraris and BMWs, and won...