I drove for Colin Chapman for about four years because I was a junior driver in the Lotus team, so...
Lime Rock Park, CT The 1956 Jaguar XK140 roadster of Ian Ross Jenkins. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz Become a...
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...
Al Holbert Clay Regazzoni 3 Brian Redman wins the F5000 race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, in a Lola T330. Jody Scheckter...
Oran Park, Australia The 5.3-liter Chevy Nova SS of Ross Muller leads the way from the 3.7 slant-six Chrysler Valiant...
1968 Lotus 49 – Cosworth DFV Chassis 49/R4 There are few racing cars which have the reputation of scaring the...
Tyrrell 001, the very first complete racecar built by Ken Tyrrell’s Tyrrel Racing Organisation, was unveiled at the end of...
The Life & Times of American Sports Car Racing Entrepreneur John Edgar, Part 2 In Part One of this story we saw my father, John Campbell Edgar, grow into a man living at the very core of American sports car racing’s Fabulous Fifties. His own austere father had driven him...
The Life & Times of American Sports Car Racing Entrepreneur John Edgar, Part I John Edgar poses with his favorite...
On May 18, an impressive demonstration of historic racecars helped kick off the 2003 Mercedes-Benz Classic Days and the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center’s 10th anniversary in Fellbach, Germany. Some of the many highlights of this special event included the rollout of the fully streamlined 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 racing car, which...
Le Mans, France June 14, 2003 Overall winner Willie Green at the wheel of his 1971 Ligier JS3.Photo: Greg P....
Champ Car racing is in the middle of an ongoing drama, which can be best described as character building. Starting...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine of choice was the venerable small block Chevrolet V8 of 5.0 liters displacement. It started as a bright idea in 1967 and ran successfully until politics between the governing body,...
Donington Park, U.K. May 26, 2003 Ron Maydon sandwiched by John Mould’s Brabham BT23C and Rob Harvey’s Chevron B17C.Photo: Peter...
The Donington Grand Prix Collection was the venue for a glittering “Tribute to Ayrton Senna” Dinner Party, at which FIA...
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....
September 2003 Jean-Pierre Wimille by Jean-Michel Paris & William D. Mearns This has been one of those long, awaited books...
One of the most significant of all Lotus Grand Prix cars, the ex-Innes Ireland Lotus 21 chassis 933, will go...
Few would argue with the fact that Scottish racing great Jim Clark ranks as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of the post-war era. His successes in everything from a Grand Prix Lotus to a Ford Galaxie have made him a household name in Britain, in the same way...
Jaguar had entered three XK120s for the 1950 Le Mans race and while two cars finished 12th, and 15th respectively,...
The Automobile Club De L’Ouest (ACO) held it’s 2nd bi-annual Le Mans Legends race on June 14, this year featuring...
Pocono, PA The DeTomaso Formula Junior of Jerry Russo. 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 to all our...
Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin are the founders of Cosworth, one of the longest surviving and most famous names in...