The Nürburgring 1,000 km. Race; Nürburgring, May 22, 1960. Giorgio Scarlatti chases a Ferrari 250TR with his Ferrari V-6 246...
Jim Clark Peter Bryant 2 Four-time 500-cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion and auto-racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born...
When I consider the question of what is, in my opinion, the greatest racecar, I do not necessarily look at the racing success of the car. From a mechanic’s point of view, one looks at the engineering qualities rather than the on-track performance. In my early days, 1950s, the Italian marques were...
The history of American sports car racing is rife with talented individuals that raced at the highest levels of national...
This month’s Racecar Profile is really interesting to me because I think it typifies the diversity and general accessibility of...
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...
The dates for this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed have been set for the weekend of July 7–9. The theme...
There is very little doubt that the most glamorous and exciting of all historic racing events is the Grand Prix...
Well-known American historic racer Duncan Dayton has announced that he and his team, Highcroft Racing, have purchased an ex-Dyson Racing Lola EX257 LMP1 prototype and will compete it for all of this year’s ALMS season. “Purchasing the Dyson car was an opportunity to jump-start the team with a proven package,...
Over 64,000 members of the public and 26,000 trade visitors packed the halls of the NEC for the annual Racing...
Immediately after the Second World War, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Louis Chiron, Philippe Etancelin, and Raymond Sommer carried France’s colors back into...
I’m approaching my tenth anniversary of being hooked up to the Internet. One thing about the Net is that it is recording motor racing history. In my neck of the woods, a “food park” has opened. You may be wondering what a food park is, lettuce roaming free as nature...
While the world famous Cork Screw gets all the attention at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, if you account for the...
A widespread series of infrastructure improvements at Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park have begun according to the track’s management team. Some...
To mark the change from the V-10 to V-8 engines for 2006 Formula 1 season, an exhibition of famous 8-cylinder cars is to open at Maranello’s Galleria Ferrari just before the start of the F1 championship in March. And they will not all be Ferraris, either. The show will include...
A group representing U.S. owners of Formula Juniors have announced a series of Formula Junior-only races to be held in...
My first car after leaving active duty in the Army in 1953 was a 1948 Buick convertible that I sort...
I made my first visit to the Silverstone circuit in the 1960s. It was just a mission of curiosity at first but I was soon bitten hard by the racing bug, and club racing was my staple diet for the first few years. I was particularly involved with the embryonic...
April 2006 Delage Styling and Design By Richard S. Adatto and Diana E. Meredith Enthusiasts can finally enjoy a book...
Owners of almost any type of BMC “A Series”-engined car can now race at some of Europe’s most interesting, famous...
The Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC) has announced that its 31st annual meeting and track event will be held at Virginia International Raceway on June 30–July 2. VIR was first opened in 1957, with the first feature race being won by none other than Carroll Shelby, who was quoted after...
In 1962, Georges Filipinetti, a wealthy Swiss buisnessman and diplomat, founded his namesake racing team, essentially a Swiss national team,...
The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) recently announced that Sir Jackie Stewart, president of the famous British racing organization since...
In 1905, Europe’s racers must have thought it was going to be a flash in the pan, if that. After all, who would want to spend a week on a stiflingly hot Mediterranean island infested with bandits, one that had no roads, not a single petrol pump and was devoid...
1960 Jolus Formula Junior “Fair Dinkum?” Was my response to the question. Fortunate would be a good way of describing...
The Tour Auto in France, the Tour d’Espagne in Spain, the Tour of Morocco and several other events which combine...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. There was even a European...
The Vintage Racer’s Group (VRG) has announced that their current Formula Ford group will be enhanced by allowing Club Ford...