BMW CSL In the world of production sedans – touring cars, as they are known in Europe – few if any...
Organizers of the 2000 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance have announced that this year’s event, to be held March 9-12, will...
41 year-old German Christian Danner is one of a very small number of active drivers with connections to the heady…and dangerous…..days of Formula 2. He drove for some of the “old style” privateer F1 teams, succeeded in touring cars of all types, went on to Indy cars, and continues in...
John Surtees Niki Lauda 5 NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip is born (1947). 6 Porsche 906 wins its class in its...
On January 15, 2000, the Vintage Racecar Journal in cooperation with the Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA), were proud to...
One of the side benefits of the race reporter trade is getting to hobnob with motor racing’s glitterati at their glamorous soirees. Like the night I went to Stirling Moss’s birthday party, where I stuck my camera lens into his cake. It was my first Can-Am at Bridgehampton in 1966....
Holman & Moody This is the official web site of this venerable Ford racing and tuning specialist. This site features...
Home tracks – every racer has one. For some, it may be the track nearest to where you live. For...
These are days of confusion. As I write this, there are either three days left in the Millennium or, depending upon which interpretation of the Gregorian calendar you subscribe to, a year and three days. And, if that’s not confusing enough, consider that I am writing this in December for...
HSR-West recently announced the creation of a four-race Challenge Series for 2-Liter Sports Racers. According to HSR-West President Ed Swart,...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
February 2000 Modena Racing Memories By Graham Gauld In the 1950s and early 1960s, Modena was at the center of the Italian sports car and Grand Prix universe, as were Ferrari, Maserati, OSCA, Stanguellini and other manufacturers that called Modena home. In his new book, “Modena Racing Memories”, author Graham...
The last time we spoke, we talked about the importance of having the correct fastner for a given application. This...
Click here to read Part 1 of Something Special One of the chief complaints about early sports racers is that...
As of December 30, Stirling Moss will now be known as Sir Stirling Moss. Sir Moss was knighted in the Queen’s New Year’s Honors List in recognition of his long-term contribution to motorsport. Moss spoke to VRJ upon hearing the news: “To me, it’s greater than all the victories I...
“…several thousands of blue eyes stared incredulously at the remains of the red racing car… they searched in vain among...
Las Vegas, Nevada Nov. 6-7 The 1967 Ford Cortina of Monica Escandon. Photo: David Yoshimura Become a Member & Get...
The Second Annual “Race at the Base” will be held May 5-7 at the Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and will be sanctioned this year by the Virginia Beach Racing Association and co-sponsored by the United States Navy and the City of Virginia Beach. According to race director...
Summit Point Raceway, Virginia Nov. 11-26 The 1963 Daimler SP250 of Charles Magby holds off the 1953 MG TD of...
We posed the question two issues back, “Who are the two Americans who would have been most likely to succeed...