Stirling Moss, in his Vanwall, during the 1957 British Grand Prix at Aintree, on July 20. Moss retired the car...
I suppose the first question one has to ask is how one defines greatness in a racing car. One of...
Jerry Titus Frank Biela Photo: Stefan Warter 1 George Follmer drives a Ford-powered Lotus 70 to victory in the L&M Continental Formula A race at St. Jovite, Quebec, Canada (1970). 2 Multiple Le Mans 24-Hour-race winner Frank Biela is born in Neuss, Germany (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Clay Regazzoni Norman Dewis OBE Manfred Winkelhock Nigel Bennett 1 The CART Michigan 500 is won by Nigel Mansell driving...
Jean Behra Gordon Johncock 2 Jean Behra dies in an accident during the German Grand Prix at Avus (1959). 4...
Mike Lawrence There is a minor industry in new James Bond novels and if we include Young James Bond and the Moneypenny series there are more than three dozen. Anthony Horowitz has been commissioned to write a new novel, due in September, which will be set in the glamorous world...
The author enjoyed slipping snugly into 2617 and giving it a proper run during an HGPCA test day at Silverstone. Photo: Pete...
Situated on the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens, the sleepy market town streets of Bourne came alive to the sound of music, or to the noise of roaring racing engines on this occasion, to paraphrase the words of Oscar Hammerstein. The event was BRM Day, the 50th Anniversary celebration of...
Imagine you are a designer in late 1952. One day you are sitting, staring out of the window, when your...
1958 BRM P25 Chassis 258 It may come as a surprise to many people that Stirling Moss always regarded the...
The Eifelland Type 21 displayed on VR’s stand at Race Retro, Stoneliegh, UK last weekend was a true star. Luigi Colani’s F1 racer hadn’t been seen in England in its current guise since the 1972 British GP, driven by Rolf Stommelen. Sadly, just a few weeks after the GP, the...
Raymond Mays demonstrates the BRM V16 during an “Ancien Pilotes” demonstration race in the late 1960s. Photo: J Pearson Archive Aspiration...
“Boy’s Own” Racer Personally speaking, I’m not an advocate of racing specials, especially those cars built that have little, or no period history. Having said that, I am always curious to investigate the background of interesting cars. The who, why, what and heritage of a vehicle sometimes holds an intriguing...
1964 World Champion Our Ed McDonough had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how...
Laury, Lucy O’Reilly and Harry Schell were father, mother and son. They were all larger than life characters who made...
From 500-cc racing to a works ride with Cooper and later a British Hillclimb Championship, Mike MacDowel has had a diverse racing career. Mike Jiggle sat down with the British Champion to learn more about his fascinating racing life. Looking at the records, I have read that you started in...
I was a student at the University of Grenoble, when I became very friendly with the children of the organizer...
Mike Lawrence Australia has decided to demote FF1600 and install Formula 4 as its national starter series. Formula 4 gives each country the choice of approved chassis and engines, each one limited to 150 bhp, but everyone runs the same kit within the national series. One-spec formulae, I hate ’em....
June 2004 Vanwall—Green for Glory By Ed McDonough When most enthusiasts of ’50s British motorsport, think about the consummate Grand...
In this profile we explore the life and afterlife of a more modern Formula One car. Indeed, what does happen...
John Michael “Mike” Hawthorn won the Formula One World Championship in 1958, and in doing so became the first British driver ever to win it. He first appeared at Goodwood in 1952 as a comparatively unknown and amazed everyone by driving this very, very quick Cooper-Bristol, and became a star...
With the recent passings of Carroll Shelby, Roy Salvadori and Ted Cutting, all key players for Aston Martin’s World Sportscar...
Frank Costin had a reputation for innovation and creativity unsurpassed in British motorsport. He brought skills and knowledge from the...
Arie Luyendyk David Piper James Hunt Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson signs with Tyrrell for the 1977 F1 season (1976). 2 Australian Touring Car racer Jim Richards born in Otahuhu, New Zealand (1947). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
Vanwall Group, the successor to the legendary British Vanwall motor racing team of the 1950s, has announced the renaissance of...
Pavel Kasik recently bid farewell to his beloved Tatra T77 only days after completing its 20-year restoration. The Tatra started...
Vanwall VW14 Vanwall is best remembered for becoming the first British racing car manufacturer to win a World Championship Grand Prix. The first wins came back in 1957 when Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss shared the winning car at the British Grand Prix at Aintree. Moss won again at Pescara...