Keeping a promise to America’s Porsche owners and racing fans made in 2001, Porsche Cars North America, in conjunction with...
Silverstone, UK August 30 The 1926 Bentley 3-Liter of Robin Hine. Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, doors, a windscreen, brake lights and meet various safety requirements....
Brazilian Nelson Soutomaior, perhaps fortunately for race commentators, adopted his mother’s maiden name of Piquet when he arrived in Europe...
Emerson Fittipaldi Peter GreggPhoto: Hal Crocker 1 American Motors Corporation hires Craig Breedlove to set long distance high-speed records with...
Goodwood Revival Period dress is mandatory in the paddock—good taste, well… 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...
It was another good year to be at the Goodwood Revival…sunshine for four days, some of the best racing in...
Some of you model makers, I know, and probably you historic artists too, have been wondering why Jo Siffert’s 1971 Can-Am Porsche, which normally was painted all Day-Glo red, had blue trim on its nose for a couple of races mid-season. At long last I can tell you why. That’s...
I have just watched “The Italian Job,” the 1969 original. At the time of writing, the remake has not hit...
Famous host of “The Tonight Show”, Jay Leno, recently made an appearance at VARA’s Goldenstate Classic race at Fontana driving...
Kiwi racing star Graham McRae, who competed in F1, F5000 and the Indianapolis 500, was hospitalized on September 2, after a bizarre three-hour standoff with Auckland police. According to Auckland area newspaper and television reports, police were called to an industrial complex in response to reports a man had threatened...
Peter Bryant’s colorful career spans nearly three decades of motorsport and includes time spent working in Formula One, sports car...
Pittsburgh, PA The big 1953 Allard J2X of Alan Patterson. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get...
December 2003 Lotus 72—Formula One Icon By Michael Oliver In the current era of Formula One, today’s frontrunners will be fodder for the back of the grid in just a few short months. As such, it seems all the more amazing that in the early ’70s, a racecar like the...
My involveent with Ford goes back a long way and includes some of their most interesting racing projects. Before I...
Bobby Rahal has won more Champ Car races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as a driver and team owner than...
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Prototype I have to confess that we sometimes get very carried away by some of the machinery we get to examine and test. We even have some degree of conflict about not being able to more frequently feature more down-to-earth and historic cars. It’s not that...
In September, I had the good fortune to be able to attend this year’s Goodwood Revival. I had never been...
Audi Tradition—the division responsible for preserving the brand’s colorful automotive heritage—has just undertaken its most complex restoration project since the...
From 1954–1967, Wilmot Hills Raceway, in Wilmot, Wisconsin, played host to a wide variety of road races. Built by the Chicago region of the SCCA just north of the IllinoisWisconsin border, the 1-mile circuit at Wilmot Hills was one of the first purpose-built race circuits in the Mid-west. The circuit...
A firsthand look at the inner workings Of Ferrari by race team manager Romolo Tavoni, as told to Chris Nixon...