The author enjoyed slipping snugly into 2617 and giving it a proper run during an HGPCA test day at Silverstone. Photo: Pete...
The Inaugural Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic 6 Hours of The Glen came to a safe and successful conclusion this...
In 1928, Ettore Bugatti shone a spotlight on his incomparable racing cars with the hosting of his very own ‘Bugatti Grand Prix’. Contested at Le Mans, the thrilling race would be replicated in 1929 and 1930, before disappearing from the calendar. However, in 1987, the historic event became the inspiration...
Watkins Glen International has announced a new standalone road racing event, the Masters & HSR Race Weekend, hosted by Masters...
The United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, October 3, 1971. François Cévert guided his Tyrrell 002 to a comfortable first...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced its racing schedule for 2020. The Association has announced three official races for the 2020 Revival Race Series. The 2020 U.S. Formula 5000 Revival Races will take place at the following venues: July 23-26: Road America – The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian...
Photo Gallery from the Sept. 7–8, 2019, SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York....
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association is pleased to announce the results of its race event to close the 2019 season...
Watkins Glen International has announced that Hurley Haywood has been named Grand Marshal of the 2019 Hilliard U.S. Vintage Grand Prix, September 5–8. “The name Hurley Haywood is synonymous with sportscar racing, especially at The Glen,” Watkins Glen International President Michael Printup said. “He is a true living legend of...
Race team owner and former champion racecar driver Bobby Rahal will be honored on June 27 by the International Motor Racing...
Photo Gallery from the Sept. 7–9, 2018, SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//svra-u-s-vintage-grand-prix-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”red”]Subscribers click here...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Sept. 7–9, 2018, SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. Jaguar were everywhere. Photo: Michael DiPleco Photo: Rich Martin Photo: Rich Martin Photo: Rich Martin Photo: Rich Martin Photo: Rich Martin Concours cars prepare to leave on their tour of the original Watkins...
The International Motor Racing Research Center has announced the speakers who will participate at this year’s “Legends Speak.” The interactive...
Watkins Glen International has announced that David Hobbs has accepted an invitation to serve as Grand Marshal for the Hilliard...
A group of motorsports industry experts will discuss “Racing Safety Through the Years” at the International Motor Racing Research Center on Saturday, May 19. The panel of five will cover the progression of racing safety from the early 1950s to recent times. The conversation will showcase the challenges and solutions used in decades past as well...
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Canadian industries of aerospace and racecar design were at the forefront of...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were...
Artist John Rice created this watercolor painting of Dan Gurney and his Eagle 104-Weslake racing in his home GP, the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, in 1967, where he qualified 3rd but retired with suspension problems. Rice grew up about 100 miles from Watkins Glen, and was 9...
The life and times of Brock Yates, the legendary automotive journalist who passed away in October of 2016, will be...
The last surviving racer from America’s first post WWII road race, at Watkins Glen in 1948, Otto Linton, has passed...
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has announced a collaboration with Hagerty and the Blain Motorsports Foundation to produce a new, strictly exhibition series of three races dedicated to cars up to and through World War I. The events will be staged at SVRA weekends scheduled for the Indianapolis Motor...
Forty years ago, in 1977 and ’78, Mario Andretti was the man to beat in Grand Prix racing aboard Colin...
Watkins Glen Int’l., Watkins Glen, NY September 6-10, 2017 Michael Moss and Bud Bennett raced this Lola T70 MkIIIB in...
RM Sotheby’s has announced that its third New York sale, entitled ICONS, set for December 6 at Sotheby’s Manhattan headquarters, will present a pair of Le Mans racing legends from two of the world’s most revered marques: a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione and a 1952 Jaguar...
Longtime race steward John Bornholdt will share memories and stories from his long motorsports career at the International Motor Racing...
Tony Hulman Jerry Titus Photo: Doug Stokes 1 Jeremy Dale, driving a Spice-Oldsmobile, wins the IMSA WSC race at Phoenix,...
The notion of a halo conjures images of angelic cherubs and enlightened bliss in nearly everyone…except, apparently, for Formula One fans. In mid-July, the FIA made the controversial announcement that starting next year, all Grand Prix racecars must be equipped with a “safety halo.” For those not familiar, the halo...
This year’s Formula One World Championship commenced without the reigning champion in the field, something that has not happened since...
Luigi Chinetti Briggs Cunningham Photo: courtesy Art Evans 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino, who participated in two F1 races in the 1970s, born in Japan (1947). 2 Briggs Cunningham, racer, constructor and America’s Cup winner, dies at age 96 (2003). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
