There have been classic races at Le Mans, and races for classics, but the 2002 Le Mans Classic was about...
The final round of the seven race FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix (TGP) season was run at Estoril, Portugal, on October...
In late October, the FIA’s Formula One commission removed Belgium’s historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit from the 2003 Formula One schedule due to the country’s ban on tobacco advertising. Considered by many to be, next to Monaco, one of the last true racing circuits left on the Formula One calendar, Spa’s high...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Lance...
When I was at school I used to sit at the back of the French class and I always looked...
Did your heart rev up when you heard Dan Gurney was trying to resurrect his old Eagle F1 team? Dan told me about it during the recent U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis. He and two business partners had been trying for two years to get the funding in place and...
I swear to you, I don’t know how it could have happened. I had been so diligent, for so long...
Lime Rock, CT Aug. 30-Sept. 2 The ex-Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type of Lou Sellyei, Jr.Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz Become...
On September 8, 23 Ferrari 250 GTOs rendevoused at Burgundy’s elegant Chateau de Saran for the start of the week-long GTO Rally. Undoubtedly one of the most exclusive rallies in the world, this year’s GTO Rally honored the 40th anniversary of Ferrari’s most famous GT racer with a week of...
Indianapolis, IA Sept. 27-29 The Shadow of Tom Claridge leads the Ferrari 312T5 of Bud Moeller through the infield.Photo: Dick...
“Gentleman” racers Jack Sears and Peter Riley were BMC works drivers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Jack drove for the Works team from 1956 to 1959, while Peter joined the team in 1959. Both raced a variety of BMC machinery, both in rallies and road races, including a...
Bernd Rosemeyer Ferdinand Porsche 6 Chris Amon wins the Pukekoke, New Zealand, Tasman Cup race (1968). 7 Gioacchini Colombo joins...
Le Mans, France Sept. 21-22 The Lotus Elite of John Gray was one of many cars in the Plateau 4...
The second annual London to Lisbon rally was flagged off from London’s Hampton Court on October 5, kicking off nine days of arduous driving through the twisting back roads and mountain passes of Northern Spain and Portugal. Organized by the Historic Endurance Rallying Organization – better known as HERO –...
After a hard-fought season of single-seater racing, Monoposto racing announced the winners of the 2002 national championship. In the Formula...
This month’s featured Web site is an impressive and extensive archive of photos and results from the last 40 years...
Cameron R. Argetsinger has been named president of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen. The appointment to lead this important facility dedicated to the preservation of the history of motorsport brings Argetsinger full-circle, as he was the founder of racing in Watkins Glen after World War II....
Almost a month after announcing, at the USGP, that he was attempting to create an All-American Formula One team for...
January 2003 Race Driver By Lansharks Considering how long the personal computer has been around, it seems surprising that no...
Summit Point, W. VA. Oct. 3-6 Dick Tillinger, in his 1963 Datsun SRL311.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...
Revenge in Italy – doesn’t that conjure up images of Machiavelli and the Duchess of Malfi? A little known early...
1910 LANCIA TIPO DA CORSA CHASSIS 307 A little earlier this year (VRJ, Sept. 2002), we had the exceptionally rare pleasure...
Older racing Porsches from the ’50s-’70s are one of my favorite cars to paint. This painting shows the great Jean Behra in the 718 RSK that he shared with Hermann coming in 3rd overall in the 1958 24-Hours of Le Mans, winning the 2-liter class with a 1600-cc motor. Their...
