Hamilton/Rolt Jaguar C-Type Sit down with a pen and a piece of paper – write out a list of your...
Whatever the French might say, an American named James Gordon Bennett, Jr. is the great granddaddy of the modern Grand...
While best known in current racing circles as the Director of CART’s Indy Lights Series, Roger Bailey has had a long and colorful career in motorsport that includes working as a mechanic for teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Cooper. John R. Wright sat down with Bailey during the CART Toronto...
The feature this month on the C-Type Jaguar which won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1953, the car I...
To write this column I am taking time off from completing my contribution to a book. I need to take time off because I am facing one of the words I dread most – it is “Brooklands.” Brooklands haunts me. As an Englishman, I am supposed to know about cricket....
My first trip to Westwood (remember Westwood?) in B.C. with my freshly reconstructed Lotus Eleven was a heady time –...
Rick Mears Howden Ganley 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run...
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You know that brief sense of disjointedness between us and some celebrity we meet who up to then had been...
Chichester, England Sept. 14-16 Pit stop for the Frank Sytner/Rob Wilson 1962 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type during the RAC TT enduro.Photo:...
Watkins Glen, NY Sept. 6-9 The 1966 Tornado Thunderbolt of Bob Wismer. Photo: Jay Texter 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 membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all...
Lime Rock, CT Aug. 31- Sept. 3 The 1967 Lola Mk IIIB of Duncan Dayton is hotly pursued by the...
Cheltenham, England Aug. 4-5 Simon Williamson lights up the wheels of his 1923 Delage DH V12. Photo: Classic Images Become...
December 2001 Mario Andretti—A Driving Passion By Gordon Kirby If you excessively break the speed limit – almost anywhere in the world – chances are good that as you roll down the window the officer will ask you, “Who do you think you are, Mario Andretti?” Without exaggeration, there is...
Though not generally well known, the little Sunbeam Alpine chocked up an impressive array of racing victories in the U.S....
As first reported in VRJ in October 2000, the legendary Cisitalia has moved a little closer to making its comeback....
A rare piece of Champ car history is currently being offered for sale via private treaty, by Christie’s Motor Cars. The 1968/70 Vel’s Parnelli Jones Lola-Colt racecar, known as the “Johnny Lightning Special,” is significant in that it helped carry Al Unser, Sr., to the 1970 USAC driving championship with...
The 2002 Chrysler Jeep Classic Speed Festival, which was to be held on Oct 20-21 was cancelled several weeks after...
On September 25, several hundred enthusiasts of the famed Can-Am race series joined stars such as Phil Hill, Dan Gurney...
On September 21, a special going away party was held for the Eagle TG104 that carried Dan Gurney to a historic all-American victory at the 1965 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, as well as victory in the 1967 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch. Built by Gurney’s All-American Racers in Santa...
The 2001 Goodwood Revival, coming days after the shattering events in the USA, was even more of an Anglo-American celebration...
For the second year, the Historic Grand Prix (HGP) organization took to the track as a support event for the...