Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
Brian Redman and Cris Vandagriff ,of the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), announced that the Formula 70 race at this...
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,...
April 2005 The Lotus Book—Series 3 By William Taylor For almost 60 years, the Lotus name has been synonymous with...
Robert Daley’s name is pretty much unknown in racing circles these days, but he was at Zandvoort that afternoon in...
My interest in touring cars goes back to the ’60s when I watched the likes of Jim Clark in a Lotus Cortina. That was a fantastic spectacle you will never get again…that is, Schumacher in a touring car race on the same weekend as a Grand Prix, which is what...
Walter Hayes Jim Clark 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles Examiner Herald-Express International...
Bob Wollek and Darren Brassfield drive the rebuilt chassis 108 to 14th overall at West Pam Beachin 1987. Mauro Baldi...
The Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series is coming to the U.K. for the first time in 2005. On May 1–2 (the Sunday and Monday of the Bank Holiday weekend), Donington will host a round of the prestigious European series for pre-War sports cars. “There has been tremendous enthusiasm...
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,...
There is always an argument at the Monte Carlo Historic Rally as to whether the drivers or the cars are...
You know the eternal pub debate about who is the greatest driver ever, or which was the greatest drive? I’m...
Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, CA November 27-28, 2004 The late ’30s Hilegas Midget of Gordon Mensie. The car was formerly owned by Don Vesco of Bonneville fame.Photo: John Wilson Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
It was one of those good races spoiled by bad scoring. After taking the checkered flag at 10 pm, Phil...
Close racing, the largest field in the history of the series and great weather combined to create an exciting start...
The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame recently inducted the late Grand Prix and sports car driver Masten Gregory into its Hall of Fame on February 13. Gregory was the first successful American-born driver in Formula One. He scored the first podium finish by an American in a World Championship Grand...
Monaco January 27–February 2, 2005 11-time American rally champion John Buffum was 2nd overall in the Plymouth Barracuda S with...
While long known for record sales of muscle cars and hot rods, this past January’s annual Scottsdale, Arizona auctions also...
In this month’s issue, you’ll find a very revealing interview with Robert Daley, who—in addition to being a renowned photographer and author (The Cruel Sport) also has spent time as a screenwriter working on such projects as “The Racers.” As a bookend to his insights into the making of that...
1951 Ferrari 212 Export “Burano” As a VRJ reader, the chances are pretty good that the car you see here...
Sunoco was approached by Roger Penske, in the fall of 1965, to sponsor his newly formed racing team. After the...
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...
Recognized as Australia’s first professional racing driver, David McKay died on Boxing Day, December 26, 2004. Starting out racing MGs...