Steve Earle and General Racing Ltd., organizers of the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, have announced that the featured marque...
Carroll Shelby International Inc. and AC Motor Holdings Ltd. have recently announced that they have buried their past differences and...
A new European race series for prewar sports cars has been launched by Duncan Wiltshire, organizer of the Le Mans Legend event. The series—titled Motor Racing Legend—is open to a huge range of sports cars from the ’20s and ’30s. “We’re aiming to recreate the heady days of Birkin against...
Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd. (HSR) and Watkins Glen International Raceway have announced that HSR’s Chemung Canal Trust Historic races June...
Patrick Peter, organizer of the immensely popular Le Mans Classic historic race event, has announced that he will be staging...
On September 5–7, a “Tribute to Mark Donohue” was held during SVRA’s Zippo Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. This special event, honoring one of America’s most talented engineer/drivers, was organized by Paul Powell, a long-time admirer of Mark’s. Sixteen vintage racecars from Donohue’s racing career were present including his...
Three-time Indy winner Bobby Unser will serve as honorary chairman of the 9th annual Amelia Island Concours to be held...
Australia’s Phillip Island Classic, to be held Feb. 28-Mar. 1, looks to be even bigger and better after a successful...
Starting as early as 1903, the hills outside of Stuttgart, Germany were used for racing. First it was bicycles, followed by motorcycles and eventually automobiles. As time progressed, the track that came to be known as “Solitude” evolved from a hillclimb course to a full FIA-sanctioned road course. Between 1953...
January 2004 Race Legends of the Fabulous Fifties By Art Evans For many racers and fans the 1950s harbor a...
Watkins Glen, NY September 4–7, 2003 The 1971 Lotus 69 of Kyle Kaulback is chased by the 1978 Ralt RT1...
Watkins Glen, NY September 4–7, 2003 Aaron Hsu, in his 1988 Porsche 962C holds off Stan Wattles in his 1992 Lola T92/10. Photo: Jay Texter 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....
Silverstone, U.K. October 11, 2003 Paul Wyeth in the ex-Nigel Mansell Unipart March F3 leads the Ralt RT1 of Keith...
Lime Rock, CT August 29–Sept. 1, 2003 The 1928 Stutz Blackhawk of William Holman leads the 1929 Stutz Blackhawk of...
Thirty years ago the world was no less crassly simplistic than it is today, and many people glancing at Peter Revson only wanted to see his glamorous lifestyle and gorgeous girlfriends—a privileged, pretty boy at play. What I preferred to see was his marvelous talent, his quiet, thoughtful intelligence, and...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Pedro Rodriguez A.J. Foyt 1 FIA declares there can be sponsorship on cars participating in racing they sanction, provided the...
There are so many, what I would call, “Tyrrell moments” in my life. It was a very gradual process. You...
I sat on my living room floor and asked myself, “Is this how it all started for Mario, Keke and Nelson?”No, not the beginning of the pathway that led to their respective World Championships, but the beginning of their children’s journey down that same path. I was sitting on the...
Our European editor, Ed McDonough, had the great fortune to spend the better part of a week with the great...
I always look forward to seeing the monthly “Market Guide” in “Vintage Racecar Journal.” Not that it gives me some...
1962 Lotus 22 Photo: Casey Annis Although current CART drivers Adrian Fernandez and Michel Jourdain might want to argue with this premise, there have not been many motor racing stars to come out of Mexico. In the wider world, only Ricardo and Pedro Rodriguez have a significant reputation and that...
In early December, Miles Morris and Malcolm Welford, guiding lights in Christie’s Auction House’s U.S. motoring department, announced that they...
Morgan will be the featured marque at the Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival, hosted by the Vintage Sportscar Drivers Association (VSCDA)...
On October 30, the historic racing community was saddened to learn that vintner and historic racer Gil Nickel had lost his courageous battle with cancer. He was 64. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1939, Gil served in the military for a number of years, before returning to Oklahoma to help...
On March 20–21—40 years to the day after a team of Qvale-owned MGBs finished 17th and 22nd overall in the...
This year marks the 70th birthday of the famous Napier Railton. Commissioned and driven by John Cobb and designed and...
On Nov. 2–6, noted Jaguar expert Terry Larson and his wife, Darlene, hosted their 6th annual Arizona tour for Jaguar C- and D-types. This year’s event saw four C-types, two D-types, two XKSSs and a Lister-Jag take part in four days of spirited driving through Arizona and New Mexico. As...
