Champ Car racing is in the middle of an ongoing drama, which can be best described as character building. Starting...
Few would argue with the fact that Scottish racing great Jim Clark ranks as one of the greatest Formula One...
Jaguar had entered three XK120s for the 1950 Le Mans race and while two cars finished 12th, and 15th respectively, the third, which retired with clutch failure, had been running as high as 2nd at one point. These results encouraged a purpose-built car for the following year, the C-type. Using...
Tyrrell 001, the very first complete racecar built by Ken Tyrrell’s Tyrrel Racing Organisation, was unveiled at the end of...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Lime Rock Park, CT The 1956 Jaguar XK140 roadster of Ian Ross Jenkins. 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...
On May 18, an impressive demonstration of historic racecars helped kick off the 2003 Mercedes-Benz Classic Days and the Mercedes-Benz...
The Automobile Club De L’Ouest (ACO) held it’s 2nd bi-annual Le Mans Legends race on June 14, this year featuring...
Donington Park, U.K. May 26, 2003 Ron Maydon sandwiched by John Mould’s Brabham BT23C and Rob Harvey’s Chevron B17C.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...
A unique gesture of love and devotion almost risked overshadowing the 21st Mille Miglia Storica and its 372 stunning cars...
One of the most significant of all Lotus Grand Prix cars, the ex-Innes Ireland Lotus 21 chassis 933, will go...
Sadly, there aren’t many “perks” associated with my line of work—terrible hours, constant deadlines—I know, “Boo, hoo. Welcome to the real world!” However, every now and again—if you’re a good boy and are in the right place at the right time—nice people will let you drive their cars. OK, who...
September 2003 Jean-Pierre Wimille by Jean-Michel Paris & William D. Mearns This has been one of those long, awaited books...
The Life & Times of American Sports Car Racing Entrepreneur John Edgar, Part I John Edgar poses with his favorite...
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...
Pocono, PA The DeTomaso Formula Junior of Jerry Russo. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Oran Park, Australia The 5.3-liter Chevy Nova SS of Ross Muller leads the way from the 3.7 slant-six Chrysler Valiant...
Just before we went to press, we received the very sad news that American racing pioneer Briggs Cunningham Jr. had...
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. Johnson 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...
The Life & Times of American Sports Car Racing Entrepreneur John Edgar, Part 2 In Part One of this story...
Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin are the founders of Cosworth, one of the longest surviving and most famous names in...
I drove for Colin Chapman for about four years because I was a junior driver in the Lotus team, so apart from driving Formula two with Graham Hill, the opportunity came in the beginning of the ’68 season to replace Jimmy. The thing I did for Lotus, of course, was...
Al Holbert Clay Regazzoni 3 Brian Redman wins the F5000 race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, in a Lola T330. Jody Scheckter...