Renowned author, VRJ contributor, race engineer and team manager for the Le Mans-winning Shelby GT40 program, Carroll Smith succumbed to pancreatic cancer on May 16th, he was 71. Born in Oswego, New York in 1932, Smith started his driving career with the family tractor and later honed his skills driving...
Luigi Villoresi John Fitch 1 The Ford Sierra RS500 is homologated for Group A touring car racing (1987). 1 F1...
Sir Jackie Stewart’s career started in 1963, and though he no longer competes, there is no end in sight to...
This year’s running of the California Mille (April 26-May 1) challenged its participants both with new features such as a hillclimb for pre-1927 automobiles up San Francisco’s steep California Street, as well as rain, snow and even hail on several legs of the journey. Over 58 entries took part in...
At the end of May, I was in Italy following the Mille Miglia Retrospective. There was a time when I...
April 26-27, 2003 Hershey, PA The 1959 Porsche 356A of Tobey Ross. Photo: Jay Texter Become a Member & Get...
On May 23rd, during this year’s Monaco Grand Prix weekend, the legacy of Juan Manuel Fangio was honored when a life-size bronze statue of him standing next to his Mercedes Benz W196 was unveiled at the entrance to the pitlane near Rascasse corner. Taking part in the unveiling were Jochen...
Road Atlanta, GA April 24-27, 2003 The 1968 Datsun 510 of William Stewart dives inside the 1970 Porsche 914-6 of...
Perhaps better known as a car and motorcycle constructor rather than a racer, Alejando De Tomaso, 74, died in Italy,...
Donnington Park, U.K. May 4-5, 2003 The 1964 4.7-liter AC Cobra of James Lindsay/Bill Wykeham during the 40-minute Gentleman Drivers race.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...
The annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, to be held on August 17th will celebrate Ford’s centennial, showcasing some of the...
As announced at this January’s Autosport show in the U.K., a new race organization devoted to Group C and GTP cars held their first race of an inaugural six race season at Spa Francorchamps on May 3-4. The Spa race saw over 20 entries, including 18 Group C/GTP/IMSA cars (Argo,...
Sears Point, CA March 28-30, 2003 Art Hebert, driving a 1957 Porsche 356, tries an outside maneuver on the 1967...
On May 7th, H&H auctions held its first London-based sale at Olympia. Of particular interest was a trio of Brabhams...
Eighty-six year old Paul Frére drove his first 24-Hours of Le Mans in 1953, won the long distance classic in 1960 co-driving a Ferrari TR 60 with Olivier Gendebien, and since then, as journalist and commentator, has not missed a single year of the Le Sarthe classic. In short, Paul...
Ex-Essex Wire 1965 Ford GT40 #1010 One hundred years of Ford! Where do you start? There are far too many...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
August 2003 Ferrari – The Factory By Karl Ludvigsen So much has been written about the pride of Maranello that it is very hard to pick up a book on Ferrari and find much that is new. However, Karl Ludvigsen and Iconografix has managed to do just that with a...
We aren’t timeless, but our artifacts can be, and the achievements they represent should live forever. That’s at least some...