On July 3rd, the newly formed ACG (Les Amis du Circuit de Gueux) held their first official event honoring the...
On September 3-4, the VSCC will host its second annual See Red event at Donington Park racecourse. Billed as the...
Lance Reventlow was the son of Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton. As most aficionados know, he was active in motorsport during the fifties. Lance’s best friend was Bruce Kessler, son of bathing-suit mogul Rose Marie Reid. Because Bruce and I were friends, I became acquainted with Lance. The first time Lance...
Seems hard to believe, but this issue marks the 7th anniversary of Vintage Racecar Journal. What started as a seemingly...
The Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) has announced that from September 23–25, 2005 it will be returning to Laguna Seca...
Le Mans, 1967. Giddy as a couple of kids, Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt are spraying champagne on everyone within range—race officials, photographers, crew members, even Henry Ford II. The calendar says June 11, but it’s really the Fourth of July and waving the Stars-and-Stripes is in high fashion. Driving...
Pete Lyons Occasionally here you may notice me express disdain for the twisted state modern Formula One has gotten itself...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA June 4–5, 2005 Jim Castle, Jr. at the wheel of his spacecraft-like 1980 Porsche 935 K3. 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. Our membership...
You know how it is when a friend dies; you wish you had done more, visited him more, telephoned him...
The grounds of Goodwood House in Sussex once again shook to the sound of racing engines as “The Party of...
Chichester, England June 24-26, 2005 Mick Darcy worked his Austin Healey 3000 hard on the Forest Rally Stage. Photo: Peter Collins 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...
From June 3–5, Michelin and the the Automobile Club of Auvergne hosted an elaborate celebration and track festivities to honor...
The 1965 Le Mans ended with all six Ford GT40s retiring while 1966 brought the famous three-car finish where Ford...
The French Grand Prix, Rouen-les Essarts, July 8, 1962. An excellent close-up shot of Dan Gurney rounding Noveau Monde hairpin with his usual open-mouthed expression, taken by Louis Klemantaski from the apex of the corner with a Rollei camera. Gurney went on to win in a race full of surprises, giving...
The Healey Museum™, commemorating the life of Donald M. Healey and the production of his automobiles, was recently announced at...
Watkins Glen, NY June 16–19, 2005 The 1984 Porsche 956 of Archie Urciuoli is followed by the 1985 Porsche 962...
In one of those aberrations of good taste not uncommon in Italy, a local authority has installed a permanent speed trap on the spot where the fatal accident that stopped the Mille Miglia took place on May 12, 1957. A tall, slim monument stands at the side of the road...
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Prototype Many individuals and companies have an enviable record at Le Mans. However not many can match...
Motor Racing Legends has announced a new race for pre-war sports cars, to be held on the full Silverstone Grand...
September 2005 The Amazing Summer of ’55 By Eoin Young There is no logic why 1955 was destined to ring throughout the history of post-war motor racing. Of course if you’re turning the big 50 this year, 1955 was indeed significant but when it comes to motor racing it was...
There is obsession…and then there is obsession! How about a Web site that is attempting to provide photos of every...
Ferdinand Porsche Cale Yarborough 1 Stefan Bellof dies from inuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the World Endurance Championship race at Spa, Belgium. The Martini LC2 of Bob Wollek, Mauro Baldi and Ricardo Patrese is awarded the win after the race is stopped (1985). 2 Cale...
I first got acquainted with Jackie Stewart when I went to work as a mechanic for Ken Tyrrell in 1968,...
Elkhart Lake, WI May 14–15, 2005 Bill Peter’s 1967 Ford GT 40 MkIV flies through Turn 6. Photo: Fred Sickler...
It’s an extremely complicated question to start answering, because of the different periods and different types of cars. You have to pick between sports cars and F1 cars—you have such different categories. I admire innovation. One of the most innovative cars was the early Chaparral with glass fiber monocoque chassis....
The Sunbeam Alpine has always had a slight stigma regarding its competition career. Early on it was labeled the “British...
Danville, W. VA June 10-12, 2005 Tony Wang at the wheel of his 1964 Ferrari LMB. Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become...
