The Donington Grand Prix Collection was the venue for a glittering “Tribute to Ayrton Senna” Dinner Party, at which FIA...
At the end of May, I was in Italy following the Mille Miglia Retrospective. There was a time when I...
Keeping a promise to America’s Porsche owners and racing fans made in 2001, Porsche Cars North America, in conjunction with Brian Redman and his Intercontinental Events, Inc., recently announced the Porsche Rennsport Reunion II, to be held April 23–25, 2004, at Daytona International Speedway, the home of Porsche’s first overall...
The 28th Annual Retromobile classic car exposition took place in Paris again this year from February 7-16. This was a...
There have been classic races at Le Mans, and races for classics, but the 2002 Le Mans Classic was about as close as you could come to seeing the “old days” recreated at the Le Sarthe circuit. The Peter Auto organization took on a tremendous task of trimming the entry...
I think you might call me accident prone. I had the Miller 4WD car that Dean Butler has now, and...
Le Mans, France June 14, 2003 Overall winner Willie Green at the wheel of his 1971 Ligier JS3.Photo: Greg P. Johnson 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...
Just before we went to press, we received the very sad news that American racing pioneer Briggs Cunningham Jr. had...
The final round of the seven race FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix (TGP) season was run at Estoril, Portugal, on October...
Walter Hayes Jim Clark 1 Count Eliot Zborowski killed in accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France (1903). 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
In late October, the FIA’s Formula One commission removed Belgium’s historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit from the 2003 Formula One schedule due...
Luigi Villoresi John Fitch 1 The Ford Sierra RS500 is homologated for Group A touring car racing (1987). 1 F1 racer Patrick Depailler is killed in a crash during testing (1980). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
While it is oftentimes overlooked, north of the equator, Australia and New Zealand have a long and rich motor racing...
Silverstone, UK August 30 The 1926 Bentley 3-Liter of Robin Hine. Photo: Peter Collins 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 our...
Back in the 1960s, if you raced or rallied an Austin Mini Cooper, you would have met and probably been...
Virginia International Raceway has announced that Canadian racing pioneer Bill Sadler will be a guest of honor at this year’s...
On June 12, the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Novi, Michigan, will induct racer and high performance driving school founder Bob Bondurant. Bondurant started his racing career driving a Morgan in 1957 and soon graduated to racing a Corvette, which he drove to a West Coast championship. Bondurant’s winning ways...
On May 7th, H&H auctions held its first London-based sale at Olympia. Of particular interest was a trio of Brabhams...
The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC) will celebrate “The Centenary of Ford” with a full weekend of vintage racing on May 24-25 at The River’s Edge Road Course at Mission Raceway Park. For more information contact Mike Tate at [email protected]...
The 53rd Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will showcase the magnificent cars of Ettore Bugatti on August 17, 2003, at...
This year’s running of the California Mille (April 26-May 1) challenged its participants both with new features such as a...
The roar of Can-Am thunder will once again reverberate through the hills of Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, when more than 20 Can-Am cars take part in the U.S. Sports Car Invitational to be held October 3–5. In addition to a Can-Am race which will feature Lolas, Shadows and...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Lance...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
We aren’t timeless, but our artifacts can be, and the achievements they represent should live forever. That’s at least some comfort as I mourn the loss of a friend while simultaneously celebrating the rebirth of a car he did much to make immortal. My friend was Carroll Smith, author, engineer...