Bonhams recently announced the purchase by private treaty of the Williams F1 Reserve Collection, ahead of its scheduled auction on...
Donington Park, U.K. September 23–24, 2006 Paul Osborn’s 1993 Ferrari F93A Grand Prix.Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get...
McLaren MP4/4 Car: McLaren MP4/4 / Engine: Honda RA168E, 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in), 80° turbocharged V6 / Maker: McLaren / Bore X Stroke: – / Year: 1988 / Capacity: 1,494 cc / 182.5 cu in / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 650–700 hp @ 12,500 – 13,000 rpm / Wheelbase:...
Until Sir Jack Brabham won the Times Grand Prix in 1961, the Ken Miles-driven, John Von Neumann-owned Porsche-Cooper was the...
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) recently announced the five individuals that will be enshrined into its Hall of...
1962 Sunbeam Alpine Le Mans British motor manufacturers and wealthy private entrants have always been entranced with the Le Mans 24-Hour Race. Bentley started it all with their wins in 1924 and the four consecutive victories between 1927 and 1930. Lagonda inherited the crown in 1935, and then, of course,...
In honor of this [December 2006] being our 100th issue, we reproduce here on the following pages some selections from...
1966 Eagle-Weslake, Chassis 1G-102 We have had the discussion many times before…What is the greatest racecar of all time?…so we...
Castle Combe, England April 17, 2006 Hackett and Sutherland’s Jaguar XK120 en route to 2nd in the Jack Sears Trophy race.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...
Over 5,000 people came to the County of Fife, Scotland, to witness a gathering of various motor sport clans celebrating...
The Monza motor racing circuit, which the locals call the Autodromo di Monza, lives to fight another day, or maybe...
Sebring, FL October 13–16, 2005 Eventual winner Tim Lewis, Jr., driving a 1971 Porsche 914/6 GT, leads the opening lap of the Klub Sport Porsche Challenge race.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) recently announced that Sir Jackie Stewart, president of the famous British racing organization since...
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number of events and in their prestige. With fields at such events as Monaco, Goodwood, and Porto, F.Jr. has regained a level of interest in Europe not seen since its heyday...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing...
Chichester, England July 7–9, 2006 Terry Hoyle takes the 1964 Ferrari 330P off the line.Photo: Roger Dixon Become a Member...
As many as seven rare and important racing Porsches from the company’s museum in Stuttgart, Germany, are expected to be seen and heard at the Shannons 2007 Phillip Island Classic historic race meeting in Australia. Appropriately, the Victorian Historic Racing Register’s Phillip Island Classic from March 9–11, 2007, will be...
Car names have always fascinated me. Brands yes, but particularly model names. There have been countless quirky ones over time,...
This month’s featured Web site is the official site of the U.S. Alfa Romeo Owners Club. With over 4,000 members...
1982 Lancia Rally 037 It’s midnight in late January and there’s a clear sky overhead with thousands of twinkling stars and a full moon. The white light is intensified by the deep snow lying all around. Despite the biting cold there is a buzz in the air as hundreds of...
Just after 4:00 pm on the rainy Sunday of June 19, 1966, a trio of squat, massive, 427-engined American coupes...
Shadow DN4 “Don Nichols turned up in Can-Am in 1970 with that stupid car with tiny cotton-reel wheels, the first...
The two Grand Prix Masters races for Formula One cars were a reminder of just what contemporary Formula One appears to lack—overtaking and spectacle. Although Peter Wuensch/Wolf WR1 took an easy victory from Manfredo Rossi de Montelera/Brabham BT42 after a challenging Chris Perkins/Surtees TS16 had problems in Race 1, there...
The historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours has become one of the most prestigious and sought-after entries...
John Michael Hawthorn, the “Farnham Flyer” to his countrymen and “Le Papillon” to the French (because of his habit of...
Juan Manuel Fangio was special. Not only as a racing driver but also as a human being. He was the kindest, most gentle and humble person I have ever met, yet he had the talent and grit to win the Formula One World Championship no fewer than five times. After...
I am often asked what is the greatest racing car or what is my favorite racing car and, of course,...
Tech—IT’S OK! by Bob Williams, Chief of Tech & Safety Inspections, Sportscar Vintage Racing Association For some race entrants, technical...
On paper, the concept of former Grand Prix drivers racing each other is quite mouth-watering. Cars would have to be identical in performance and design, no driver aids, and thoroughly safe. In the past, many have suggested the notion of such a race, but it had remained but a pipe...