With wild excitement the crowd rose as one, cheering and clapping their new motor racing hero. He had traveled north...
The World of Collecting By Oliver Strebel-Ritter What many people forget is that there is far more to the vintage,...
Some of our California sports car races during the fabulous ‘50s were not just for current vehicles. At some SCCA events, there were races for pre-WWI racecars! We called them the “old crocks.” Just one man owned all of the cars: Lindley Bothwell. Lindley was one of the most interesting,...
This year’s Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, held August 18–20, was the 33rd running of what has arguably become the...
Victory Lane LLC, the creator of a new lifestyle development for motor sports enthusiasts, announces that it has engaged American...
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...
1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM Here’s a little competition for you: How many sets of rules have governed international sports...
A reader, Sam Gage, objected to the use of the term “Yellow Peril” to caption a picture of an Alfa...
In several sections of this month’s issue, you’ll find coverage of just a small sampling of the constellation of events that now make up the week of the Monterey Historics. It seems like every year, in this column, I make some comment on how it couldn’t possibly get any bigger...
The two Grand Prix Masters races for Formula One cars were a reminder of just what contemporary Formula One appears...
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...
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...
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...
November 2006 Delahaye—Styling and Design By Richard S. Adatto and Diana E. Meredith The noted French manufacturer Delahaye began manufacturing...
For some, motor racing is an inevitability. It is a passion that they are born with and it is just a matter of time before they slip behind the wheel of a racing car. For these chosen few, this inborn factor elevates them to a level above the rest of...
Over 5,000 people came to the County of Fife, Scotland, to witness a gathering of various motor sport clans celebrating...
This year’s Monterey Historics weekend saw five separate auctions, spread over four days, sell an utterly astounding $100,370,000 worth of collector cars. Just to give the gravity of this sale some scale, if the five Monterey auctions were a country, they would rank 169th in the world for Gross National...
When I was asked to write about a corner or series of corners, Road Atlanta instantly came to mind. I...
The Carrera Panamericana; Mexico, November 19–23, 1952. Giovanni Bracco stops at a refueling point just before the start of the...
From the very beginning of the automobile man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
Pau, France May 27–28, 2006 Danny Baker’s Shadow chases Duncan Dayton’s Brabham during the Grand Prix Masters race.Photo: Jim Houlgrave...
There was something for everyone at the Silverstone Classic festival over the July 28–30 weekend. Two Masters Grand Prix races...
This month’s featured Web site showcases the race photography of Larry Neuzel. Organized by race series and year, this site displays an interesting selection of race and pitlane photography from the Can-Am (1971–1974), F5000 (1973–1976), the Indy 500 (1971–1974), as well as current shots from the ALMS. One of the...
The FIA regulations governing Formula One for 1977 allowed for a 3-liter normally aspirated engine or a 1.5-liter turbo-charged engine....
