The 2nd annual Quail Motorsports gathering, held on August 13, quickly proved itself to be one of the “must do”...
The 5,000 enthusiasts who attended this year’s 17th annual ‘Eyes on Design’ car show, in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, were...
Manufacturers are falling over them- selves to put supercars on the market. Not those wimpy things restricted to 155 mph, but full-blooded vehicles which you can only drive hard on some German autobahnen and in downtown Naples. I was once driving a 1954 Swallow Doretti at 60 mph on a...
Ferrari wins! This was not always so for Ferrari in the beginning. After a career building and racing cars for...
Brands Hatch, England July 17–18, 2004 David Stevenson’s 1962 Lotus 22 heads Barry Westmoreland’s similar car at Stirlings.Photo: Peter Collins Become...
After a 15-year hiatus, organizers have recently announced a four-race Healey Challenge series will take pace in 2005, pitting American Austin Healeys against a team from Australia. Open to any car—common, specials, limited production, small bore, big bore, etc.—carrying the Healey name, the AUHC will comprise races at: Road America...
After some fifty years of automotive racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd. (HSR) and Watkins Glen International Raceway have announced that HSR’s Chemung Canal Trust Historic races June 4–6 will feature a tribute to the 30th anniversary of the International Race of Champions (IROC). Originally the brainchild of Roger Penske and Riverside Raceway General Manager Les Richter, the...
Although better known for his successes in open-wheeled racers, Mario Andretti won the 1972 12-hr Sebring race on March 25th...
The call came late on a Saturday, “I’ve signed us up for a 4-Hour enduro—you in?” Yikes, four hours. As...
When Porsche decided to wage a complete assault on overall victory at Le Mans in 1970, they entered the French classic with three awesome racers. Sold to the John Wyer-Gulf Team and painted light blue with orange roofs, these were the ultimate weapons of the day. Unfortunately, all three Gulf...
I have to confess that it almost slipped by me! After the Monterey Historics and a slug of summer events,...
The 9th edition of the Silver Flag Hillclimb in early July was the largest and best yet of the historic event revived by Club Piacentino in Piacenza, Italy, organized by the enthusiastic Claudio Casale and his committee which spends an entire year getting many of the best historic cars in...
Tears streamed down a thousand faces in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris on September 9, 1945. Tears for the...
I first became interested in Formula One when my husband took me to the Monaco Grand Prix in 1982—the race...
Alan Brown, influential British racer and team owner, died of a heart attack on January 20 in Spain. Brown was 34 years old when he became the first driver to race the Vanwall—or Vanwall Special as it was first known—at the International Trophy Race at Silverstone in 1954. Prior to...
Organizers of the 10th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance have announced that their 2005 event will feature the cars of...
The Grand Prix Alfa Romeo: Alfetta 158/159 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 158/159. Photo: Peter Collins As a long-term Alfa “person,” I...
Amelia Island, Florida March 14, 2004 An impressive array of Indy racing history was a crowd favorite. Photo: Hal Crocker 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,...
Millions of roadside spectators had cheered the 2004 Mille Miglia Storica and its 375 cars and crews from 30 different...
1967 Ferrari 312 Chassis 0007 After the smaller 1.5-liter Grand Prix cars of 1961–’65, the return to a larger engine...
Legendary racecar driver Mario Andretti has accepted the invitation to be the Grand Marshal of New York City’s 60th Columbus Day Parade, announced historic racer Lawrence Auriana, President the Columbus Citizens Foundation, which produces the annual event. The Parade will be held on October 11. “I am thrilled and honored to...
Walter Hayes Paddy Hopkirk 1 Count Eliot Zborowski is killed in an accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France...
Aston Martin recently announced that it will return to sports car racing in 2004 with a racing version of its new DB9. According to Aston Martin CEO, Dr. Ulrich Bez, “Aston Martin is an exclusive brand, but we cannot be exclusive without being visible and motorsport is a way to...
In early December, Miles Morris and Malcolm Welford, guiding lights in Christie’s Auction House’s U.S. motoring department, announced that they...
Jackie Oliver Nigel Mansell 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a crash during practice for...
Though often overlooked by many historians, the history of Australian road racing is rich with a long and varied selection of series, drivers and interesting cars. This month’s featured Web site is the project of an Australian race mechanic from the ’50s and ’60s and is in the form of...