Friday evening before the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix, over dinner in a quiet countryside hotel, Mark Donohue told us about...
The Monoposto racing organization has recently announced the expansion of their racing categories to accept Formula Fords manufactured between 1973...
The 28th running of the Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races, to be held July 9–11, will feature racing legend Parnelli Jones, as well as a full field of Historic Trans-Am machines. Jones, who is one of the most recognizable names in American auto racing, will be reunited with his...
Unbelievable as it may seem, the Ferrari 250 GTO was designed by Sergio Scaglietti in just over two weeks. Il...
The first annual International Historic Motorsport Show, held Feb 19–21 at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry, proved to be a resounding...
Cosworth Racing has announced that it is to remanufacture the most successful engine in the history of Formula One, the iconic DFV. Cylinder blocks, heads, sumps and front covers will all soon be readily available beginning in late spring/early summer. With the increased popularity and interest in historic race series...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
Daytona Beach, Florida January 28–31, 2004 The 1969 Porsche 911T/R of James Moore was one of 51 cars to take...
Forty Years ago this October, John Surtees added the Formula One Drivers Championship to his already impressive list of World...
On September 11–12, Britain’s Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC) will celebrate its 70th anniversary with its Vintage and Historic Festival at Donington Park. This year’s event is entitled, “SeeRed” and will feature more than 50 years of racing Ferraris. In addition to demonstration runs from everything from Schumacher’s Championship-winning Ferrari...
To have a successful career as a racer and then parlay that into a successful career as a team owner...
Parnelli Jones By 1973, we had a great Indy car team and had won 53 Indy car races. As a...
Roy Woods, a competitor and team owner in the Trans-Am from 1969–1982, died January 29 due to complications from leukemia. Woods was well known for his success as a team owner. In 1972, George Follmer, driving for Woods’ American Racing Associates team in an AMC Javelin, earned the second official...
May 2004 Women in Motorsport From 1945 By Susan TP-Jamieson and Peter Tuthill The topic of women in motorsport is...
The call came late on a Saturday, “I’ve signed us up for a 4-Hour enduro—you in?” Yikes, four hours. As...
In an unlikely turn of events, the historic GTP cars brought by HSR to support this year’s 24 Hours of Daytona proved to be faster than the fastest professional Grand-Am prototypes for the main event. In the GTP/Group C race, 3rd place finisher Stan Wattles in a 1992 Lola T92/10...
John Fitch Tony Adamowicz 2 Tony Adamowicz, racer and founding vice president of the Polish Racing Drivers Association, is born...
The American historic racing community was shocked to learn of the untimely death of racer and car preparer Charlie Gibson...
Long time readers of Vintage Racecar Journal will be aware of the husband-and-wife photographic team of Walt & Louiseanne Pietrowicz who have been a cornerstone of VRJ’s event coverage on the East Coast since the very early days of the magazine. While you are likely familiar with their beautiful photography,...
The resume is impressive—college graduate in physics, aeronautical research engineer, licensed pilot and instructor, NASA Astronaut candidate, but there is...
Phoenix, Arizona January 30–February 1, 2004 Jim Edwards’ 1954 Ol Yellor I. Photo: Don Rosholn Become a Member & Get...
Sir Stirling Moss was recently reunited with the diminutive OSCA MT4 that he and Lloyd Ruby drove to an astounding overall victory 50 years ago at Sebring. The occasion for this special reunion was this year’s running of the 12-Hours of Sebring, where Moss was one of an elite class...
Stoneleigh, England February 21–23, 2004 If one is good, two must be better. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...