1975 Eagle 755 F5000 Photo: Casey Annis In 1967, the SCCA began a fledgling “professional” category for open-wheel formula cars...
A new event in the British racing calendar took place in July 1973, the Avon Motor Tour of Britain. The...
Australia is blessed with a wide range of historic motorsport from circuit racing to “around the houses” speed events. Speed on Tweed held in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales has now become the place to be in September with local conviviality mixed with enough Castrol R to keep anyone...
Jochen Rindt Richard Attwood 2 Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough drive a Jaguar XJS from the U.S. Atlantic Coast to...
Derek Bell initially made a name for himself, racing in open-wheeled cars including Formula 2 and Formula 1. However, it...
1982 Porsche 956 & 1988 Porsche 962 It is now 25 years since the Porsche 956 first appeared and started another of Porsche’s amazing periods of domination, this time in long-distance racing in the Group C and IMSA categories. Having decided that they wanted to win races outright rather than...
Jerry Marshall Tazio Nuvolari 1 Ferdinando Minoia drives an Isotta-Fraschini to victory in the Coppa Florio race in Italy (1907)....
The Le Mans Classic has now become the most prestigious of all historic racing events…if competition for entries is anything...
In 1981, I set up my own team to do the Indy 500. I bought a McLaren M24 Cosworth and was reasonably successful that year finishing 3rd behind Unser and Andretti. During the race, Rick Mears had a pit-stop accident, suffering burns to his face. After the race, my wife...
If you arrived at Goodwood just after the gates opened on any of the three days (September 16-18) there’s every...
Although he was first afflicted with the racing “bug” when his father took him to Reims as a child, Alliot did...
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...
Gigi Villoresi. Jean-Marie Balestre.Photo: Ercole Colombo 1 Willi Kauhsen, driving the Bosch-sponsored Porsche 917/10, wins both heats of the Interserie...
Some of the biggest names in Formula 5000 history will gather for a panel discussion in the paddock at Mazda...
The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny skies at California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last weekend, with more than 300 vintage Porsches from all over the world assembled to celebrate the marque while participating in seven race...
The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny...
Beating Peter Gethin for the European Formula 5000 champion-ship was something really special. I had a great car and tremendous...
What kind of racing driver is it who forgets how many times he’s won? One of the most successful, of course. Too many victories to remember. That’s Britain’s Derek Bell, “Mr. Nice Guy” as he is known among most of his contemporaries. Which is remarkable in itself. Not too many...
Vern Schuppan The motor racing career of Australian Vern Schuppan has been written up extensively over the years. Born in...