As discussed throughout this issue the 2.5-liter Tasman Series was an annual event consisting usually of eight races run in...
Here’s a site dedicated to the technical side of Formula One, where the home page offers daily news and, not...
Most commonly known among the general populace for its oil-squirting, rocket-launching DB5 of the ’60s James Bond movies, the Aston Martin Car Company actually boasts a very long history of sports and competition cars dating back to the company’s founding in 1919. This month’s Web site is an unofficial site...
Started in 1968 as Formula A in the United States, Formula 5000, as it became known, featured open-wheeled “Formula One–style”...
Created by a quartet of members from the Binghamton Automobile Racing Club, this site bills itself as a repository for...
With the return of the month of June comes the return of one of racing’s most prestigious and historic races – the 24-Hours of Le Mans. This month’s Website is devoted not only to the current 24-hour race, but also to its rich history. From a historical perspective, this site...
Founded in 1911 by a Japanese engineer trained in the United States, the Datsun Motor Car Company ranks as one...
Dave Friedman Photography If you’re a regular reader of VRJ, then you’re probably familiar with the breathtaking photographic work of...
When the FIA announced a return to pure, purpose-built prototypes in endurance racing—with the introduction of the Group C category for the 1982 season—Porsche knew it needed to design a totally new racecar to succeed the Le Mans–winning 936. However, not since the revolutionary 917 of the early ’70s had...
The passing of any legend will always generate a fresh wave of interest in his or her biographical history, and...
The Web is a funny old place… there is no shortage of sites devoted to the greatest Formula One drivers of all time, names like Clark, Fangio and Senna, but what about the dozens of other drivers who raced in Formula One but didn’t bathe themselves in glory? Fortunately, there...
The broadly experienced Bill McGuire, whose several careers in the automotive world include consultancy, troubleshooting, education, negotiations and, of course,...
March Cars was created in 1969 by a quartet of Englishmen with a shared vision to construct racing cars for...
The scheduled revival of Bahamas Speed Week, set for the end of November, has generated much interest in the history of the major league sports car racing that regularly took place in the islands during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Designed to help promote tourism in the islands, Speed...
With the holiday season hard upon us once again, we thought it would be a good idea to take a...
Readers of this magazine should be familiar with the work of Jesse Alexander, one of America’s foremost motorsports photographers. As...
This month’s featured Web site is an impressive and extensive archive of photos and results from the last 40 years of professional motorsport. The organization of this site separates the content into decade-by-decade sections devoted either to Formula One or professional sports car racing. Pick a decade from the ’60s...
From 1958 to 1968, Meadowdale Raceway in Carpentersville, Illinois, played host to a wide variety of professional and amateur racing....
As one of the most recognized names in motorsport, the blood red cars of Ferrari are perhaps one of the...
There’s a fantastic trend building on the Internet: it is individuals creating Web sites to showcase their old amateur racing photography. While the photos are not always of “professional” quality, they oftentimes reveal interesting historical tidbits, overlooked by the professionals of the time. This month’s featured site is one of...
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number...
Several years ago we brought you this fantastic site devoted to photographs of ’50s and ’60s sports car racing, predominantly...
It’s hard to know where to start with this month’s featured Web site! What initially caught our eye was a surprisingly thorough section on all the various types of collectible automobilia. However, in addition, this site has an almost bewildering assortment of articles and sections devoted to virtually any aspect...
Considered by many to be one of the greatest periods in motor racing history, the late ’30s saw epic battles...
This is the site of the Endurance Rally Association, organizers of the Peking to Paris Rally featured in this month’s...
Over the years, Vintage Racecar has been fortunate to have been able to include the work of talented cutaway artist Shin Yoshikawa in numerous features and Racecar Profiles. Japanese-born Yoshikawa began drawing cars when he was 10 years old, and over the past 50 years has come to be known...
In many ways the racing career of Dave MacDonald embodies the image of the light glowing twice as bright, lasting...
While often overlooked in the annals of motorsport history, from 1963 to 1988 the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) provided some epic production car racing. In its early days, the ETCC was an affordable entry point for young drivers to hone their craft. Future stars like Baghetti, Ickx and Whitmore...