1 The Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD is homologated for Group A rallying (1992). 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to...
February 2019 Ralph de Palma Enzo Ferrari Alan Jones Jim Crawford 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and...
Bob Tullius Aldo Andretti Romolo Tavoni Oscar Koveleski 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 2 British sports car racer and entrant David Piper is born (1930). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers...
Patrick Depailler Nanni Galli Dick Seaman Ludovico Scarfiotti 1 Rikky von Opel drives the Ensign F1 car he financed for...
Jacques Laffite Graham Hill Hannu Mikkola John Barnard 1 Allan Moffat and Jackie Ickx drive a Ford Falcon Cobra to...
Bob Wollek Desire Wilson Jacky Ickx Rick Mears 1 Zora Arkus-Duntov, who will go on to become the “Father of the Corvette”, is hired as an engineer by General Motors (1953). 2 Sixty-six year old Warren Johnson becomes the oldest NHRA drag race winner when he wins in Pro Stock...
1 F1 & sports car racer Willy Mairesse is born in Momignies, Belgium (1928). 2 The Lancia-Bertone Stratos HF rally...
Hellé Nice Howden Ganley Keke Rosberg Bill Vukovich 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA...
1 Dan Gurney drives an AAR Eagle to victory in the USAC Rex Mays 300 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. Bobby Unser clinches the USAC championship (1968). 3 NASCAR great Robert Arthur “Bobby” Allison is born in Miami, Florida (1937). 4 The 1:1 foam model, from which the...
Jacky Ickx Peter Gethin Janet Guthrie Peter Bryant 1 Engineer Adrian Newey joins Red Bull Racing (2006). 3 Ernst Loof,...
September 2018 Heinz Melkus Tom Walkinshaw Jackie Ickx Francois Cevert 1– Mario Andretti wins three midget feature races at two...
1 Dr. Wunibald Kamm arrives in Florida to consult with the Cunningham race team on the design of their C-4RK race car (1952). 3 Walter Kaaden, one time head of the racing department of MZ Motorcycles, dies at the age of 76 (1996). 4 NASCAR great Buck Baker born (1919)....
August 2018 Danny Sullivan “Big Daddy” Don Garlits W.O. Bentley Frank Nichols 1 – “Big Daddy” Don Garlits becomes the...
Pat Flaherty A.J. Foyt John Watson Zora Arkus-Duntov 1 Zora Arkus-Duntov, who will go on to become the “Father of...
1 John Henry Bradley and Rodolfo Ponce drive a stripped-down Nash Ambassador to victory in the 500-kilometer Miguel Grau Road race in South America (1946). 3 FISA announces the total ban of ground effects in F1 (1982). 4 Bernard Darniche and Alain Mahé win the WRC Tour de Corse rally...
1 The BPR Global GT race at Dijon, France, is won by the Venturi 600LM of Michel Ferté and Michel...
John Watson Jean-Luc Thérier Danny Ongais Jackie Stewart 1 Ayrton Senna enters and wins his first go-kart race (1973). 3...
June 2018 Jackie Stewart Enzo Ferrari Bruce McLaren Tim Birkin 1 – Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for his first CART victory (1997). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
December 2018 David Hobbs Zora Arkus-Duntov Divina Galica James Hunt 1– Divina Galica tests a Hesketh 308E-Ford F1 car at Snetterton,...
Jurgen Barth Hellé Nice Alfonso de Portago Jochen Mass 1 Jackie Ickx and Jochen Mass win the 800Km of Selangor...
James Garner Gordon Johncock Adrian Newey Rick Mears 2 The Tony Southgate designed TWR Jaguar XJR-5 is tested for the first time, at Snetterton, England (1985). 3 Kurt Ahrens Sr. drives a Cooper to victory in the Halle-Saale-Scheife Formula II race in East Germany (1955). Become a Member & Get...
Dewey “Rajo Jack” Gatson Nanni Galli Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jacky Ickx 1 Australian touring car driver Tony Longhurst is born in...
Arie Luyendyk David Piper James Hunt Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson signs with Tyrrell for the 1977 F1 season (1976)....
David Hobbs Chris Economaki Heinze Melkus Mike Hailwood 1 Engineer Helmut Flegl begins his career at Porsche (1966). 2 Mike Hailwood, multi-motorcycle world champion and 1972 European F2 champion, is born in Oxfordshire, England (1940). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
October 2018 Dan Gurney Wilbur Shaw Nino Farina Paul Radisich 1 – F1 & sports car racer Willy Mairesse is...
1 Test driver Norman Dewis O.B.E. begins a 33-year career at Jaguar (1952). 2 Tobacco advertising on radio and TV...
1 Bob Garretson, Brian Redman, and Bobby Rahal drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona, the first IMSA GTP race. Bill Koll, Rob McFarlin, and Jeff Kline win the GTU class in a Porsche 911 (1981). 3 Art Christman makes the first sub-10 second...
1 NASCAR driver Richard “Richie” Panch dies in an airplane crash near Winnsboro, South Carolina (1985). 2 Wolfgang Kaufman and...
1 Wendy Markey-Amey, British dancer and touring car racer dies at the age of 75 (2021). 4 NASCAR great Buck...
Hello, Posterity. This is the past calling. Writers and readers being separated by the editor’s deadlines, it’s still 1999 for me, but you’re already way off there in January 2000. So I thought it would be fun to toss a little time capsule over the Great Millennial Divide. Do you...