Not long ago, our resident sage—the good Dr. Lawrence—noted that innovations in road cars have always come from sports cars,...
Racing cars and airplanes have shared an inter-connection dating all the way back to the dawn of the 20th Century....
Recently, well known collector and conservation stalwart Fred Simeone commented, “Certain cars nowadays have become so historically important that their strenuous use threatens to destroy their originality and integrity.” Hmm. I’m not sure how I feel about that statement. I appreciate his point. After all you wouldn’t want to damage...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher At the beginning of February, Nissan made a pretty bold announcement when it revealed it would return...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher The famed Ford GT40 appears to be one of the most talked about and sought-after cars in the automotive world these days, yet ironically, probably not the “GT40” that you might be thinking of. Undoubtedly, the GT40 that you would conjure in your mind is the GT40,...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Seventeen years ago, I started this magazine, in no small part, because I was finding it increasingly...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Elsewhere in this issue you’ll read of the passing of an individual that you’ve likely never heard...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Unless you’ve somehow managed to live completely “off the grid” for the past few months, by now you’ve likely seen the footage online of Jules Bianchi’s stomach-churning crash in the October 4th running of the Japanese Grand Prix. In short, on lap 46—in a driving downpour brought...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher On the Roadcar side of the magazine this month, I have written about a venerable British icon—Jaguar—that...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher As historic racers, to some extent our “Holy Grail” is to find a racecar with real, documented...
Author Robert Heinlein once wrote, “A generation which ignores history has no past—and no future.” With a recent announcement by Formula One “Supremo” Bernie Ecclestone, I can’t help but wonder if this aphorism doesn’t hold true for Formula One, as well. The impetus for all this was Ecclestone’s recent pronouncement...
With this entire issue—both Racecar and Roadcar—we join the rest of the motoring world in celebrating the 100th anniversary of...
If you grew up in the United States, then you were weaned on “The American Dream” —the idea that anyone...
Casey Annis / Editor I was very interested to read James Beckett’s profile last month on the Martini F3 car, if for no other reason than the Martini marque is one that I have long heard of, yet knew nearly nothing about. One of my many naïve assumptions (that James...
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the disturbing news of Michael Schumacher’s December accident. While snow skiing, off piste, on...
Whether you are a lifelong fan or a recent convert, undoubtedly you have a racing touchstone, that is to say...
The year 2013 saw a number of significant automotive and racing milestones honored. Aston Martin’s 100th anniversary and the Corvette’s 60th, by themselves occupied much of the automotive world’s attention; but there was another anniversary in 2013 that came and went with nary a whisper. Once I realized this, I...
Let me just go ahead shout “Fire” in a crowded theatre… aerodynamics have killed road racing. Perhaps I should refine...
Looking back across the pantheon of Formula One greats one can find a rare subset of champions who not only...
For the better part of the past 10 years, I’ve wanted to devote an issue of VR to the history of women in motorsport. Not because there was some commercial angle to be taken, but because while it is almost never acknowledged, women have had a place in racing history,...
I was given the opportunity recently to see an advanced screening of Ron Howard’s much-anticipated movie Rush. I was allowed...
I can’t help but laugh when I hear race commentators today, talking about drivers with “long careers.” “Veteran” drivers these...
A lot of great names are associated with the racing of Corvettes. Many of those great names—racers like Bondurant, Fitch and Guldstrand—either were, or went on to become, successful professional racing drivers. But in the late ’50s and early ’60s the Corvette also attracted an extraordinary collection of “Gentleman Drivers”...
I’m always amazed at how these issues can sometimes take on a life of their own. Those of you who...
I’ll confess, upfront, that I’m really not a NASCAR fan. But that fact didn’t deaden the shock, when I learned...
In this month’s feature article, we pay tribute to one of Britain’s oldest racing circuits, Donington Park. Founded in 1931...
Due to the lead time it takes to print and distribute any given magazine, I sit here today, writing this...
As you’ll read on the Vintage Roadcar side of the magazine this month, I recently had a very interesting and enjoyable conversation with Amelia Island Concours founder, Bill Warner. While Bill is probably most widely known for having created one of the country’s top concours events, it may come as...
