Millions of roadside spectators had cheered the 2004 Mille Miglia Storica and its 375 cars and crews from 30 different...
As I write this column in late April, the mass media is full of stories about Ayrton Senna. I must...
Hundreds of enthusiasts attended the Donington Grand Prix Collection on May 1st to witness circuit owner Tom Wheatcroft and his son Kevin place a wreath at the Senna/Fangio Tribute Memorial in memory of the brilliant Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna. The occasion marked the precise anniversary, 10 years ago, of Ayrton...
HSR-West has announced that it will be holding a special round of the BOSS Super Cup Series at Sonoma, California’s...
This large painting study was inspired by my first visit to Lime Rock Park 17 years ago. I couldn’t believe the amount of vintage racecars all in one place. As I walked around the race pits, the smell of gas and oil was overwhelming in a good way. When I...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
It’s the stuff of Hollywood. Likeable, luckless Jimmy Stewart type, after a series of DNFs and an horrific accident that...
Former Formula Atlantic champion Bill Brack (1974–1975) has announced the formation of a new Historic Formula Atlantic Association, which will be devoted to organizing historic Atlantic support races in conjunction with modern professional racing events. According to Brack, “There are enough vintage race organizations in North America already holding races...
California Speedway, Fontana, California March 20-22, 2004 The 1994 Arrows F1 of Imran Husain. Photo: Wayne Kitano Become a Member...
Richard Petty Antonio Ascari 3 Mark Donohue wins the USAC Champ Car race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, for Team Penske’s first Champ Car victory (1971). 4 Frank Verbeck wins $50,000 when he drives a Fiat to victory in the 444-mile Pan-Pacific Road Race from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Longest race on...
Long Beach celebrated 30 years of racing on its famous street circuit with a full weekend of fierce competition that...
This month’s featured Web site is devoted to the many models of MG cars spanning from 1928 to today. This...
Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art will open a special exhibit called “Art of the National Sports Car” on June 13. This exhibit is made up of five sports cars from the collection of historic racer Thomas Mittler. The focus of “Art of the National Sports Car” is to underscore...
The two-car historic Mustang GTP effort of Americans Richard and Benton Bryan made their European debut at the Group C/GTP...
July 2004 Maserati Tipo 63.64.65 Birdcage to Supercage By Willem Oosthoek Sometimes you have to applaud the publisher who will...
The Qvale Sebring MGBs By 1959, the MG Car Company was looking to update the somewhat dated and underpowered MGA sports car with a new more modern design that incorporated the latest unibody construction. This new project, code-named the EX 205, was given to Sydney Enver to design and would...
Speaking to a room packed with eager ears, Vic Elford was well into a detailed description of how he used...
Back in the early 1950s I was racing my own Cooper 500 fairly successfully. I managed to beat the works...
A racing friend of mine was recently lamenting the fact that he was turning 50 this year. “I think you’re lucky?” I said. “Do you realize how many timeless classics were created the year you were born?” The truth is, 1954 was one of the most amazing watershed years in...
A new event in the British racing calendar took place in July 1973, the Avon Motor Tour of Britain. The...