The Donington Grand Prix Collection was the venue for a glittering “Tribute to Ayrton Senna” Dinner Party, at which FIA...
Le Mans, France June 14, 2003 Overall winner Willie Green at the wheel of his 1971 Ligier JS3.Photo: Greg P....
Just before we went to press, we received the very sad news that American racing pioneer Briggs Cunningham Jr. had passed away on July 2. He was 96 years old. Born in Cincinatti, Ohio in 1907, Cunningham was the consumate American sportsman, competing in both automobile and yacht racing for...
I drove for Colin Chapman for about four years because I was a junior driver in the Lotus team, so...
Champ Car racing is in the middle of an ongoing drama, which can be best described as character building. Starting in 2005, CART rules call for 3-liter V-10 engines, just like Formula One. Could it be that some convergence is in the air? If so, we have been there before....
On May 18, an impressive demonstration of historic racecars helped kick off the 2003 Mercedes-Benz Classic Days and the Mercedes-Benz...
Tyrrell 001, the very first complete racecar built by Ken Tyrrell’s Tyrrel Racing Organisation, was unveiled at the end of...
A unique gesture of love and devotion almost risked overshadowing the 21st Mille Miglia Storica and its 372 stunning cars in May. The ashes of the late Harry Newton, ex-editor of the magazine European Car, were scattered at the top of the race’s Raticosa Pass by his journalist son, Brian....
Donington Park, U.K. May 26, 2003 Ron Maydon sandwiched by John Mould’s Brabham BT23C and Rob Harvey’s Chevron B17C.Photo: Peter...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Oran Park, Australia The 5.3-liter Chevy Nova SS of Ross Muller leads the way from the 3.7 slant-six Chrysler Valiant of Cameron Tilley.Photo: Steve Oom No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....
Few would argue with the fact that Scottish racing great Jim Clark ranks as one of the greatest Formula One...
The Automobile Club De L’Ouest (ACO) held it’s 2nd bi-annual Le Mans Legends race on June 14, this year featuring...
The Life & Times of American Sports Car Racing Entrepreneur John Edgar, Part I John Edgar poses with his favorite 4×5 Speed Graphic camera. The picture was taken with Edgar’s new Leica M-3 that he had with him. This Labor Day weekend was one of the rare occasions when Edgar...
The Life & Times of American Sports Car Racing Entrepreneur John Edgar, Part 2 In Part One of this story...
Jaguar had entered three XK120s for the 1950 Le Mans race and while two cars finished 12th, and 15th respectively,...
Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin are the founders of Cosworth, one of the longest surviving and most famous names in motorsport. Our Ed McDonough was able to sit down with both of them as they made plans for the 45th anniversary of Cosworth Engineering. VRJ: How did it all start?...
September 2003 Jean-Pierre Wimille by Jean-Michel Paris & William D. Mearns This has been one of those long, awaited books...
1968 Lotus 49 – Cosworth DFV Chassis 49/R4 There are few racing cars which have the reputation of scaring the living daylights out of the entire opposition. Pre-war there was the Auto Union and the Mercedes-Benz W163. After the war came the all-conquering Alfa Romeo ‘Alfetta’ 158 and 159, the...
Al Holbert Clay Regazzoni 3 Brian Redman wins the F5000 race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, in a Lola T330. Jody Scheckter...
One of the most significant of all Lotus Grand Prix cars, the ex-Innes Ireland Lotus 21 chassis 933, will go...
Lime Rock Park, CT The 1956 Jaguar XK140 roadster of Ian Ross Jenkins. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....
Pocono, PA The DeTomaso Formula Junior of Jerry Russo. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz No Subscription? You’re missing out Get...
