Australian motorsport enthusiasts were saddened to hear of the death of 1949 Australian Grand Prix winner John Crouch on May...
1967 Ferrari 312 Chassis 0007 After the smaller 1.5-liter Grand Prix cars of 1961–’65, the return to a larger engine...
The third round of the FIA World Championship for Thoroughbred Grand Prix Cars was held at England’s undulating Donington Park Circuit on May 3rd. The series received a huge shot in the arm with the success of the first round support race for the Bahrain Grand Prix. To ensure close...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
Jackie Oliver Nigel Mansell 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a crash during practice for...
In a Millennium when Ferrari seems all-conquering in F1, it’s hard to remember the bad old days of the late 1960s, when there wasn’t much prance in the cavallino—and not only in formula racing. One of the biggest disappointments to sports car fans was the firm’s off-and-off-again approach to the...
On August 13, Bonhams and Butterfields will offer two very rare Italian single-seaters for sale at their Quail Lodge auction....
The North American Racing Team: An evocative name that is steeped in history and encompasses one man’s ambitions, his passion,...
This September the 50th Anniversary of the “Collier Brothers Memorial Trophy” MG race at Watkins Glen will be celebrated. Two of the Collier family’s MGs will be on display as a highlight. First, their historic MG “Leonidis” (seen above) will be there. This MG started as one of 3 MG...
We celebrate Ferrari in this issue [Click here to see Ferrari Special Issue], but how much is Ferrari’s success due to Pininfarina? In the early days of the marque, Enzo Ferrari ran an open competition among Italian carrozzeria and many essayed designs, but customers preferred those styled by Pininfarina. With...
August 2004 Champions Forever—The Formula One Drivers This 2002 DVD was originally titled the more lurid “Quick and the Dead”...
I remember the 1968 Oulton Park Gold Cup Race very well because it was my first Formula 1 drive, and...
Thunderhill, Willows, California May 7–9, 2004 Dino Crescentini brought his 1972 McLaren M19C F1 car as part of the weekend’s featured HGP race.Photo: Jim Williams 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....
As one of the most recognized names in motorsport, the blood red cars of Ferrari are perhaps one of the...
The largest gathering of Porsche racecars—more than 550 from around the world—descended on Daytona International Speedway on April 23–25 for...
Douglas James “Doug” Shierson, who owned the Indy car that Arie Luyendyk drove to victory in the 1990 Indianapolis 500, died May 26 at his Mooresville, N.C., home. He was 62. Shierson was born on Aug. 29, 1941 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and...
Ferrari wins! This was not always so for Ferrari in the beginning. After a career building and racing cars for...
Daytona Beach, Florida April 23–24, 2004 The 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder of John Romano is about to be lapped by...
Road Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia April 29–May 2, 2004 The 1984 Mercury Capri of Jeff Borghesi. 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, lets you enjoy unlimited...
Our European Editor, Ed McDonough, has had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how...
Monza, Italy May 7–9, 2004 Peter Brunn’s Porsche 908/3 leads Jankowski’s Ligier JS3 and the Porsche 917K of Juan Barazi...
With Ferrari being the featured marque at this month’s Monterey Historic Automobile Races, we thought it would be interesting to take a somewhat unconventional look at what is perhaps the world’s most famous racecar manufacturer. As such, in this issue we examine the history of Ferrari’s first 3-liter Grand Prix...