In several sections of this month’s issue, you’ll find coverage of just a small sampling of the constellation of events...
November 2006 Delahaye—Styling and Design By Richard S. Adatto and Diana E. Meredith The noted French manufacturer Delahaye began manufacturing...
Monterey, California August 18–20, 2006 Mary Grant-Jonkers in a 1953 Cooper Bristol T-23.Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member & Get...
Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Australia August 5–6, 2006 Australian muscle in the form of Matt McGrath’s Ford Falcon XY GTHO.Photo: Damien Petrie 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...
Victory Lane LLC, the creator of a new lifestyle development for motor sports enthusiasts, announces that it has engaged American...
Pau, France May 27–28, 2006 Danny Baker’s Shadow chases Duncan Dayton’s Brabham during the Grand Prix Masters race.Photo: Jim Houlgrave...
The FIA regulations governing Formula One for 1977 allowed for a 3-liter normally aspirated engine or a 1.5-liter turbo-charged engine. Both were supposed to give similar power output, but I didn’t think the comparison was very fair. When Renault and Elf decided to enter the championship, they chose this unconventional...
Over 5,000 people came to the County of Fife, Scotland, to witness a gathering of various motor sport clans celebrating...
The World of Collecting By Oliver Strebel-Ritter What many people forget is that there is far more to the vintage,...
What can you say about a man who wins the 1992 Formula One World Championship, quits, moves to the states and promptly wins the 1993 CART series? Brilliant? Phenomenal? Sensational? Yes, all of those understatements. But Nigel Mansell’s achievements in motor racing are worth more, much more. Oh, I know...
For some, motor racing is an inevitability. It is a passion that they are born with and it is just...
There was something for everyone at the Silverstone Classic festival over the July 28–30 weekend. Two Masters Grand Prix races...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing career. Perhaps best remembered for his prowess and speed at the wheel of Otto Zipper’s many Porsches in the ’60s, Patrick also enjoyed racing success in a wide variety of...
Masten Gregory Bob WollekPhoto: Porsche 2 Jackie Ickx and David Hobbs drive a Gulf Ford GT40 to victory in the...
Some of our California sports car races during the fabulous ‘50s were not just for current vehicles. At some SCCA...
1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM Here’s a little competition for you: How many sets of rules have governed international sports...
This year’s Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, held August 18–20, was the 33rd running of what has arguably become the...
The Carrera Panamericana; Mexico, November 19–23, 1952. Giovanni Bracco stops at a refueling point just before the start of the seventh leg at Parral with his Ferrari 250 Sport. This same car and driver had also won the Mille Miglia earlier in the year. Bracco led almost the entire race...
With wild excitement the crowd rose as one, cheering and clapping their new motor racing hero. He had traveled north...
The two Grand Prix Masters races for Formula One cars were a reminder of just what contemporary Formula One appears...
Lexington, Ohio August 19–20, 2006 Jim Simpson in a McLaren M8C 3-liter finished 4th in the Group 2 and 5 Feature.Photo: Jim Hatfield 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...
A reader, Sam Gage, objected to the use of the term “Yellow Peril” to caption a picture of an Alfa...
This month’s featured Web site showcases the race photography of Larry Neuzel. Organized by race series and year, this site...
When I was asked to write about a corner or series of corners, Road Atlanta instantly came to mind. I live close to the famed red clay-carpeted facility; in fact, the first race I ever saw—I was four, and, yes, I remember it—was at Road Atlanta. I’d like to talk...
This year’s Monterey Historics weekend saw five separate auctions, spread over four days, sell an utterly astounding $100,370,000 worth of...
From the very beginning of the automobile man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...