On June 22, a glittering crowd turned out to honor Tom Wheatcroft, the owner of Donington Park, in celebration of...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Triumph marque, more than 60 Triumphs took to the track for this year’s SVRA...
Famed Hollywood director John Frankenheimer passed away on July 6 from complications arising from a stroke. He was 72-years old. Frankenheimer was best known to the movie-going public for his award-winning films, “The Manchurian Candidate” and “The Birdman of Alcatraz.” However, in the racing world, Frankenheimer has always been remembered...
Sir Stirling Moss returned to the Worcestershire Hillclimb venue at Shelsley Walsh for the first time in 53 years, the...
On June 8-9, more than 170 historic racing machines descended on Vernasca, Italy, for this year’s Silver Flag Hillclimb. Known...
While many historic racers love Monaco for its glitz and history, equal numbers venture across the coast to the southwestern corner of France to Pau for the challenge of the circuit itself. Monaco and Pau are two demanding circuits, but Pau wins on the sheer concentration needed to master it....
This year’s Meadowbrook Concours, to be held August 4 in Rochester, Michigan, will pay special tribute to the legacy of...
A group of F5000 enthusiasts are in the process of creating an F5000 Registry with an eye toward uniting owners...
On June 21-23, HSR-West and the California Speedway hosted, what was for both organizations, their first spectator historic event. A large and diverse field of 283 cars turned up to support the new event, which took place on California Speedway’s 2.8-mile road course that incorporated much of the banked oval....
Jack Turner began building his own racing special in 1951 and early successes with the car quickly led to a...
September 2002 Mosport — Four Decades of Racing By Bob Bockington Canada’s Mosport International Raceway turned 40 years old last...
Sears Point, CA May 31-June 1 The 1974 Brabham BT44 of Dan Marvin. Photo: Jim Williams 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...
Pau, France May 25-26 The 1922 Tyrrell 002 of John Delane. Photo: Ed McDonough Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Danville, VA June 7-9 The 1958 Tojeiro Aston Martin of Nicholas Cooke. Photo: Scott Sanborn Become a Member & Get...
Mid-Ohio, OH June 13-16 Jon Wolfe, in his 1976 Triumph TR8, flies the Union Jack in celebration of Triumph’s 50th anniversary.Photo: Gordon Jolley 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...
Some of us – we know who we are – go all slack in the knees before certain racing machines....
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Lance...
Robert Benoist Björn Waldegård 3 Teo Fabi wins the Mid-Ohio CART race. Only CART win for engine supplier Porsche and final CART win for chassis maker March (1989). 3 Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a new Land Speed Record of 301.129 mph in his Blue Bird on the Bonneveille Salt Flats...
When Lancia retired from racing in 1955, the team of Jano-designed D50s were handed over to Ferrari and formed the...
In my last column, I cited the Connew as one of my favorite stories in motor racing. The Connew PC1...
Takuma Sato On the very rare occasion of two current Grand Prix drivers having their first taste of historic motor racing at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, Jordan’s Takuma Sato and Minardi’s Alex Yoong agreed to provide a joint insight into the ex-works Lotus 49 and 72 they were respectively...
We are very proud, this month, to be the first magazine to bring you a test drive of the rare...
Among the guests of honor at the recent opening of a new Motor Sports Gallery at the National Motor Museum...
Photo: Pirelli Eugenio Castellotti was deeply concerned about his best friend and mentor. Four days earlier, Alberto Ascari plunged his Lancia D50 headlong into Monte Carlo harbor at more than 120 mph, while he was leading the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix. The 1952-53 Formula One World Champion was plucked from...
Lancia D50 VRJ European Editor Ed McDonough recently became the first journalist to seriously test a D50 of any type,...