The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC) will celebrate “The Centenary of Ford” with a full weekend of vintage...
Britain’s FORCE race group has launched one of its most ambitious seasons to date with over 12 race weekends featuring...
The 53rd Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will showcase the magnificent cars of Ettore Bugatti on August 17, 2003, at the Monterey Peninsula’s Lodge at Pebble Beach. With nearly 50 Bugattis on display, organizers predict that this will be the largest gathering of historically significant Bugattis ever assembled. Cars will...
Mercedes Benz racing great Karl Kling passed away on March 19 at the age of 92. According to DaimlerChrysler board...
The 10th Goodwood Festival of Speed will take place July 11-13 and will feature a vast selection of the best...
Two-time 500-cc motorcycle champion Barry Sheene recently lost his battle with throat cancer; he was 52-years old. Born in London, the son of a Grand Prix motorcycle mechanic in 1950, Sheene started racing in 1968 and by 1973 had won the British and European 750-cc titles. Sheene suffered a devastating...
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...
Tazio Nuvolari, undoubtedly one of the five top race car drivers of all time, died of tuberculosis in his own bed in the early hours of August 11, 1953, almost half a century ago. Later this year, the driver’s hometown of Mantua in the humid Italian north will hold a...
June 2003 Le Mans 1970-1980 Archives d’un passione By Michael Bollee Michel Bollee never loses sight of the fact that...
Montlhéry, France March 8, 2003 The Bugatti T35B of Jean Novo. Photo: Thierry Lesparre 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...
Sebring, Florida Feb. 27- Mar. 2, 2003 Robert Blain braves the rain in his 1975 Ralt RT-2. Photo: Gordon Jolley...
Phoenix, AZ February 14-16, 2003 Canadian racing pioneer Bill Sadler at the wheel of his Sadler MkIII. Become a Member...
The over 2 liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981....
Denis Hulme Jean Alesi 2 F1 racer and Can-Am champion Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing his M8D...
In 1956, Porsche introduced a slightly modified Spyder, the 550A. Exterior changes were mainly from the doors back with a...
Matra Automobile, a name synonymous with French racing heritage, will cease to exist according to a German news source. Founded by the SA Engins Matra engineering firm in October 1964, Matra Sports brought French aviation technology to motorsports, culminating in F2 and F3 championships, a Formula One championship in 1969...
In the summer of 1980, I was at Goodwood for a test session. Before I reached the pits, I bumped...
I raced at Le Man, 13 times, and each time it was a good one. It was especially good when...
Two month’s ago, I wrote in this space about my misuse, misappropriation and general mis-handling of my grand-father’s tools in my formative years (When do those end? my wife asks.) Well, much to my pleasant surprise, I must have struck a chord because I have received more feedback and response...
Back in the 1960s, if you raced or rallied an Austin Mini Cooper, you would have met and probably been...
Whitney Straight Biography Because of modern commercial, testing and fitness demands placed on current drivers many have decried the current...
1975 Eagle 755 F5000 Photo: Casey Annis In 1967, the SCCA began a fledgling “professional” category for open-wheel formula cars known as Formula A. The idea was to provide a series of five races, open to F3, F2 and 3-liter F1 cars, with each race having its own $5,000 purse....