The Le Mans Classic is now one of the most difficult historic motor racing events to obtain an entry for....
Goodwood Festival of Speed debutant, Richard Petty, proved that there is much more to being a star than merely winning...
Chichester, England July 7–9, 2006 Terry Hoyle takes the 1964 Ferrari 330P off the line.Photo: Roger Dixon 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 ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access...
Sonoma, CA June 3–4, 2006 Bruce Canepa, in a 1979 Porsche 935, battles with the 1976 DeKon Monza of Ken...
Rallying legend Ari Vatanen headed a star-studded cast at Rallyday 2006 on July 22. The “Flying Finn,” who won the...
Milwaukee Mile, Wisconsin State Fair Park July 8–9, 2006 William Cammarano’s 1953 Kurtis Kraft 500B.Photo: Vintage Velocity 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 ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access...
For the better part of two years now, you’ve witnessed an ever-growing amount of articles, photos and event coverage originating...
Pete Lyons Way back in the Science Fiction period of my youth, I followed a newspaper strip whose title I can’t recall for sure, but it was something like “Alternate Earth.” That’s a common Sci-Fi theme with innumerable variations; this one’s premise involved a duplicate of our planet orbiting diametrically...
The Australian Grand Prix (practice): Warwick Farm, February 19, 1967. These were less fancy and more relaxed races: Jackie Stewart...
Turn 17 at Sebring, which ends the back straight—and “begins” the front straight—could actually be called the “World’s Biggest Hairpin.” Certainly one of the most difficult. Turn 17 (also known as Sunset, because as night falls on the 12-Hour race, drivers are looking right into the setting sun heading into...
Le Mans, France July 8–9, 2006 The Alfa Romeo 33TT12 of Nicolas Comar and Philippe Rambeaud.Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a...
Mosport, Canada June 23–25, 2006 Seb Coppola’s 1970 Lola T192 is followed closely by the 1967 Chinook MkV of Ray...
The name of Kevin Bartlett is synonymous with Australian motor sport. South Pacific Editor Patrick Quinn recently caught up with Bartlett at the Bathurst Mount Panorama circuit to talk about some of his experiences including during the 2.5-liter Tasman formula. The 2.5-liter Tasman Cup between 1964 and 1969 saw locals...
Former racing driver and race-school owner Jim Russell was reunited with his 1958 F2 Cooper at the Silverstone Classic weekend...
San Francisco Bay Area vintage car enthusiasts and select members of The Guardsmen, a charitable organization which sponsored a series...
As discussed throughout this issue the 2.5-liter Tasman Series was an annual event consisting usually of eight races run in New Zealand and Australia, between 1964 and 1969. The series attracted the cream of international talent including such greats as Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill, as well as...
1968 BRM P126 Chasis 126.01 BRM has had one of the most interesting histories of all the Grand Prix constructors....
Art Evans There used to be a monthly feature in the Reader’s Digest called something like “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Ever Met.” For me, that’s Carroll Shelby. I guess perhaps I’m prejudiced because we’re dear friends. But here’s a guy—83 years old—with two transplants (heart and kidney). He has...
The Tasman Cup is long remembered as a time when Australians and New Zealanders flocked to racing circuits to watch...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
A bronze statue was unveiled in July at the Mallory Park circuit in Leicestershire, England as a tribute to the...
Pittsburgh, PA July 15–16, 2006 The 1959 Gemini FJ of Victor Pastore.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI July 15–16, 2006 Gregory Galdi’s 1976 McLaren M23 F1 heads into the Carousel.Photo: Vintage Velocity 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 ads,...
Before the Tasman Cup was introduced in 1964, most of us were using Climax engines, 2-liter, 2.2-liter or 2.5-liter, but...
Of all the circuits used in the Tasman Series, Warwick Farm was always considered the center of it all, with...
With three days of racing on December 1–3, organized by the Historic Sports and Racing Car Association, the Tasman Revival at Sydney’s Eastern Creek raceway promises to be an event not to be missed. Of course it won’t be all racing as there will be a huge Tasman Cup memorabilia...