On New Year’s Day of 1967 the South African Champion, John Love, was pipped at the post in the season...
Arie Luyendyk David Piper James Hunt Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson signs with Tyrrell for the 1977 F1 season (1976)....
In the history of racing there have been formulae that quickly become popular and continue to grow, while others are launched, but for whatever reason, lack popular appeal and just fade away. Usually after a lot of money has been wasted on them! Who remembers F100, Formula Talbot, or even...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the FIA (Federation...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed formula cars were manufactured to serve as steppingstones to Formula One and...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be twoseaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements,...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association opened its 2017 racing season at the SVRA Open Wheel World Challenge at Indianapolis Motor...
Engineer, Champion Rider, Champion Driver and Team Manager John Surtees, four-time motorcycle World Champion, aboard one of his title-taking MV Agusta bikes in 2010.Photo: Roger Dixon Mark Donohue talked of “the unfair advantage,” the way in which a driver with an engineering background was always one step ahead of his competitors....
It is an unfortunate fact of life that as we age, so we lose more and more friends to the...
This portrait of the legendary John Surtees, by mixed media artist Jonathan (Joff) Carter, commemorates the unique, astounding, achievements of...
June 2017 The Dutch Grand Prix: Zandvoort, July 18, 1965. John Surtees at speed in Tarzan Corner during practice with the Ferrari 158/63. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
From 1964-1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a steppingstone to Formula One and the...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was established by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950 with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first World Drivers Championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed formula cars were manufactured to serve as a steppingstone to Formula One...
Like his uncle Gianni Agnelli, Ludovico Scarfiotti was a suave, well-mannered gentleman who was no stranger to the privileges of...
Neville HayPhoto: Kary Jiggle Neville Hay is a great communicator and over many years has provided the commentary at race meetings, both at home in the UK and abroad. His work hasn’t been confined to trackside broadcasting, but includes radio and television, commentating on events such as the British Grand...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Bandini in the Ferrari T1512/63 during the non-championship International Trophy race at Silverstone in the Spring of 1965, where he...
John Surtees Biography The eldest of three children, John was born on February 11, 1934 in Tatsfield, England. His father Jack, who owned a motorcycle shop on Tamworth Road in Croydon, South London was a three-time British motorcycle sidecar champion so it’s not surprising that by the time he was...
Richard Petty Emilio Villoresi 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 ...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was established by the FIA (Federation...
Jo Siffert Andy Granatelli 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr. drive the Löwenbrau Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1987). 5 Malcolm Campbell drives his Napier-Campbell to a World Land Speed record of 256.086 mph (1931). Become a Member & Get...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
A.J. Foyt Mike Costin 1 A.J. Foyt drives a Coyote-Foyt to victory in the USAC Championship race at Pocono, Pennsylvania,...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
The Royal Automobile Club has awarded the historic Segrave Trophy to John Surtees OBE. Speaking at the award ceremony, RAC...
Pete Lyons There is no great genius without a trace of madness,” declared the Roman philosopher Seneca, and can we...
After some fifty years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950 with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first World Drivers Championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
