There is always an argument at the Monte Carlo Historic Rally as to whether the drivers or the cars are...
Walter Hayes Jim Clark 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles Examiner Herald-Express International Grand Prix at Riverside, California (1960). 7 Jim Clark dies in an accident during an F2 race at Hockenheim, Germany (1968). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
In this month’s issue, you’ll find a very revealing interview with Robert Daley, who—in addition to being a renowned photographer...
Sunoco was approached by Roger Penske, in the fall of 1965, to sponsor his newly formed racing team. After the...
Recognized as Australia’s first professional racing driver, David McKay died on Boxing Day, December 26, 2004. Starting out racing MGs during the mid-1950s, McKay soon realized that his income as a motoring writer did not support his sport. As early as 1958, he convinced Australian oil company Ampol of the...
Close racing, the largest field in the history of the series and great weather combined to create an exciting start...
Brian Redman and Cris Vandagriff ,of the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), announced that the Formula 70 race at this...
Tom Wheatcroft, 82, owner of the Donington Park circuit and the Donington Grand Prix Collection, recently received an honorary doctorate from the University of Derby in England. The conferment of Honorary Doctor of the University (Hon. D. Univ.) to Wheatcroft was in recognition of his major contribution to motor racing,...
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame recently inducted the late Grand Prix and sports car driver Masten Gregory into its...
Monaco January 27–February 2, 2005 11-time American rally champion John Buffum was 2nd overall in the Plymouth Barracuda S with co-driver Ralph Beckman. This photo was taken near the village of Tregance. Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
The Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series is coming to the U.K. for the first time in 2005. On...
My interest in touring cars goes back to the ’60s when I watched the likes of Jim Clark in a...
Bob Wollek and Darren Brassfield drive the rebuilt chassis 108 to 14th overall at West Pam Beachin 1987. Mauro Baldi in the B.F. Goodrich 962 during the Daytona 24 Hour race of 1988. Photo: Lee Self The Porsche 962, which first saw the track in 1984, is one of the...
April 2005 The Lotus Book—Series 3 By William Taylor For almost 60 years, the Lotus name has been synonymous with...
While long known for record sales of muscle cars and hot rods, this past January’s annual Scottsdale, Arizona auctions also...
Robert Daley’s name is pretty much unknown in racing circles these days, but he was at Zandvoort that afternoon in 1960 when Dan Gurney’s BRM P48 lost its rear brakes, plunged headlong into the sand dunes and killed a spectator. Daley overheard Gurney say as he surveyed the tragic scene,...
It was one of those good races spoiled by bad scoring. After taking the checkered flag at 10 pm, Phil...
1951 Ferrari 212 Export “Burano” As a VRJ reader, the chances are pretty good that the car you see here...
A well-established fixture on the annual calendar each February, the Southern Festival of Speed covers four weekends on New Zealand’s South Island, home to fabulous local machinery, some excellent restoration workshops and (usually) good summer weather. The SFoS starts at the Ruapuna circuit, near the very “English” city of Christchurch,...
You know the eternal pub debate about who is the greatest driver ever, or which was the greatest drive? I’m...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
This stained glass window was commissioned by Kye Yeung, owner of European Motor Car Works in Costa Mesa, California. The window depicts the final lap of the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the winning Jaguar XJR-9LM of Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace led the 4th place...
Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, CA November 27-28, 2004 The late ’30s Hilegas Midget of Gordon Mensie. The car was formerly...