On September 8, the Vintage Racecar Journal was very proud to sponsor the first Gallery Opening reception at the International...
Roy Thomas, designer of the Titan formula cars for Charles Lucas Engineering and later co-owner of Titan Cars, passed away...
Previously the sole bastion of CART and NASCAR, the famed California Speedway recently inaugurated its new infield road course with a vintage race event organized by the Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA). The new road course can be run in several configurations including a stand-alone track within the superspeedway and...
The historic racing world waited months to see what the impact of Coy’s departure from its usual spot as the...
The 2001 Targa Florio Autostoriche Rally, November 3-4, came closer to recreating the fabulous Sicilian road racing event of the...
During the 1960s, it was not uncommon for successful motorcycle racers to eventually make their way into the four-wheeled racing world. The list of successful transplants includes names like John Surtees, Joe Leonard and the focus of this month’s featured Web site, Mike “The Bike” Hailwood. Mike Hailwood competed on...
January 2002 Best Damn Garage in Town The World According to Smokey Yunick Ask people who have been around the...
Magny Cours, France Sept. 21-23 The Maserati 6 CM (s/n 1552) of Irvine Laidlaw. Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a Member...
Road Atlanta, GA Sept 13-16 The 1973 March F5000 of Greg Wold. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz 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...
Laguna Seca, CA Sept. 8-9 Joe Hish in his 1992 Chevy Intrepid. Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member & Get...
Danville, VA Oct. 27-28 The 1967 Donohue Camaro of Pat Ryan. Photo: Scot Sanborn Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
While indulging one of my secret vices the other day – watching motorcycle racing on TV – I started thinking about something a commentator mentioned. This is the last year of 2-stroke engines in the Grand Prix bikes. Next season they start using 4-strokes. Not that anyone asked me, but...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
Bobby Rahal A.J. Foyt 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 6 Indy 500 winner Pat Flaherty...
Seen during morning practice at the Gibraltar GP of 1963, this unidentified, but high-spirited driver was going like Jack-the-Bear: literally clawing his way around the circuit in a very hairy drive. While his private-entry Type 37 Bugatti was much admired and beautifully turned out, its performance was nonetheless dated, being...
I have been asked a number of times who had the most influence on my career, the way I drove,...
Perhaps the better question is: “When is a Porsche, not a Porsche?” These may seem to us enthusiasts like trivial, seemingly obvious questions, and yet the answers are allegedly being debated in a boardroom in Stuttgart, with the very future of a revered company hanging in the balance. Until recently,...
Brian Redman is well-known as one of the most successful and versatile sports car drivers of the late ’60s and...
1971 Ferrari 312P Photo: Peter Collins Sports car enthusiasts with an historical bent argue three great periods of sports car racing: 1) the 1950s, when early production sports cars starting turning into prototypes (Jaguar C and D Types, Ferrari Testa Rossa, Porsche RSK); 2) The late 1960s and early 1970s,...
The newly formed Prewar Racing Association (PRA) and CSRG have announced that one of the largest gatherings of Prewar racecars...
With over 400 entrants, the September 2001 historic race meeting held at Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway went down in the...
It was recently announced that three-time World Champion Sir Jack Brabham will serve as grand marshal for Road America’s Merrill Lynch/Brian Redman International Challenge weekend to be held on July 18-21, 2002. According to Brabham, “I am looking forward to a return visit to one of the world’s outstanding circuits.”...
This year’s Retromobile, to be held February 8-17 at Paris’ Porte de Versailles, will feature the central theme of 100...
The future of the Monterey Historic Automobile Races was assured in the beginning of December when a new long-term agreement...
Sebring International Raceway has received early commitments from 19 former winning cars to be part of the festivities for the 50th annual Mobil 12-Hours at Sebring to be held March 16. Sebring management is trying to have as many winning cars of the prestigious race on hand as possible for...
It seems almost unthinkable today, but for decades the only thing between Grand Prix pit workers and destiny was a...
This month’s featured Web site is the official site of the American-based Historic Grand Prix (HGP) race group. Made up...
February 2002 Mintex Man By Guy Loveridge with Bob Richardson Affectionately known as the “Mintex Man,” Lionel Clegg was one of the many people in postwar Britain who was extemely influential in the development of British motorsport, yet received none of the accolades that he likely deserved. Become a Member...