Few, professional drivers can lay claim to having active racing careers that span 40 years. One of the only drivers...
Just before he opened the door to the garage, I’d swear he gave me the evil eye and muttered something...
“It’s pretty loud,” he warned, as the starter slowly cranked. The big Buick coughed a couple of times, belching vapors...
This month, Carroll puts down his wrenches long enough to reminisce about some of his early Can-Am experiences. Shelby American’s GT 40 program ended with Ford’s decision not to return to LeMans after our second victory in 1967. Prospects for my continued employment with the finest racing team that the...
Richie Ginther Sir Stirling Moss 3 Dario Resta dies in a crash during a speed record attempt at Brooklands, England...
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First comes denial. No, it can’t be that bad. The driver will get out ok. There’ll be pain and recuperation to undergo, maybe, but one day we’ll all stand together in some paddock and have a good chuckle about that scary little incident back in ’00. Not this one. Vintage...
Danville, VA Jun. 8-10 The Caterham’s of Burt Levy (#37) and Tom Yeager (#47) charge through the gorgeous Virginia countryside.Photo:...
Mosport Park, Canada Jun. 30-Jul. 2 The 1969 Marcos GT of James Therien. Photo: Bob Harrington Become a Member &...
Chichester, England June 23-25 Current F1 star Jean Alesi excited the crowd with his rainy run in the 1990 Tyrrell 019. Photo: Classic Images Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
September 2000 Where They Raced: Lap 2 Auto Racing Venues in Southern California, 1900-2000 By Harold Osmer Where They Raced:...
Perhaps nowhere else in the world are there as many racetracks per square mile of land as there are in...
Brazilian Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi will be a special guest of honor at SVRA’s Zippo Grand Prix to be held at Watkins Glen International September 6-10. Part of the weekend’s festivities will be a large gathering of Lotus cars in a special “corral” area. Fittipaldi will set aside...
This year, SAAC (Shelby American Automobile Club) celebrated its 25th year with an enormous five-day gathering of street and racing...
In a tragic accident during the Saturday afternoon Good-wood Festival practice runs, the 4-wheel drive Lotus 63 driven by the...
While the 2000 edition of Lord March’s Festival of Speed will be remembered by many as the year of disaster, there is still no denying that Goodwood pulls together one of the best collections of racing, road and experimental cars and the associated personalities of any event in the world....
European Editor Ed McDonough recently became the first person outside Team Lotus to drive one of the best kept secrets...
For five years, the Monaco Grand Prix played host to the cut-throat world of Formula Junior racing. The Grand Prix...
When our European Editor Ed McDonough heard that Maurice Trintignant was to appear at the Monaco Historics in late May, it became Ed’s mission to catch up with one of his boyhood heroes. Not only had Trintignant driven Grand Prix cars and sports cars before and after the war, but...
It’s amazing the things you can find when you’re not looking. Such was the case a year ago, when I...
“If Moss’s win in the Rob Walker-entered, 2-liter T-45 Mk3 Cooper at Argentina in early 1958 came as a surprise, Maurice Trintignant put the message clearly on the wall at Monaco in May. Driving an Alf-Francis modified, Walker-entered, 2-liter Mk3, the unobtrusive veteran set a new record while winning against...
Our journey began at Bellefille, an incredibly beautiful chateau about 20 clicks west of Le Mans. Bellefille, literally, “beautiful girl,”...
The ability to make a good MIG weld is a valuable tool for any automotive hobbyist. In fact, almost every...
Jean Behra Gordon Johncock 2 Jean Behra dies in an accident during the German Grand Prix at Avus (1959). 4 Dan Gurney wears the first full-coverage helmet, a Bell Star, in an F1 race (1968). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
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Mountaineers have their El Capitans, their Eiger North Walls, their Everests. For racers too, certain challenges rise above all others....
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 27-28 The 1963 Lotus 27 of Tony Thompson is chased through La Rascasse by the 1963 Lola Mk5A of Robin Longdon in the Formula Junior race. Photo: Steve Snyder Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
