1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in...
In 1980, people laughed when they heard Audi was developing a four-wheel-drive rally car. Hadn’t Ford tried that with their...
Last Month, Mike Jiggle spoke with mechanic-turned-designer Tony Robinson about his early days in motorsport with Stirling Moss and the British Racing Partnership. This month, Mike talks with Tony Robinson about the direction his career took, after Moss’s grisly crash at Goodwood in 1962, including his transition to designer with...
Until the outbreak of World War I (1914–18), a Targa Florio had been staged every year since 1906, so Vincenzo...
Canadian Bill Brack was running a Lotus 41 in 1968, as well as the “Hot Wheels” Mini Cooper, and I acted as his sponsor-hunter and team manager. The toy company Hot Wheels was our sponsor. We did displays introducing the new products all across Canada, in fact we basically introduced...
Many would assume that I would choose a Ferrari as my greatest racecar. However, although I know little about the...
Those looking for vintage photographs frequently contact me. During the fifties, my partner, Dick Sherwin, and I published a short-lived...
On a bleak day in November 1983, I was at Silverstone. Ken Tyrrell had promised a test drive to the Brit who finished highest in the British F3 championship. A 1981 car was wheeled out, Danny Sullivan set a mark and then Martin Brundle pulverized it. Ken had expected to...
The British Grand Prix; Silverstone, June 20, 1963. Graham Hill really trying hard with his BRM 57 absolutely on the...
When asked to describe one of my favorite sections of racetracks in Australia, very quickly I thought of Winton Motor Raceway, a 1.86-mile circuit just outside of Wangaratta, northeast of Melbourne. It holds club, vintage and professional racing events every year, including the awesome Aussie V-8 touring cars and the...
Chris Wickersham is a Devin expert who has restored nearly ten Devin-bodied cars including seven of the original Devin SS...
Harry Miller Keke Rosberg 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, dies of spinal cancer at age 69 (1990). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
This is the sad tale of my first chance to own a sports car and how I blew it—the chance,...
Lime Rock Park, CT August 31–September 3, 2007 Herb Wetanson’s Royale RT 3-4 leads Tom Malloy’s Lola T-70.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco 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,...
Spa, Belgium August 17–18, 2007 Didier Miquee’s ’72 Chevrolet Corvette inside a BMW M1 at La Source.Photo: Peter Collins Become...
Lime Rock Park, CT August 2–3, 2007 Blasting down the front straight, Nick Grewal in his Lotus 11.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco...
Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA August 17-19, 2007 Henry Schmidt’s 1974 BMW 3.5 CSL is chased by James Edwards’s 1975 Porsche RSR.Photo: Jim Williams 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...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 1–2, 2007 The GTAs of Mark Hales and Arturo Merzario in the St. Mary Trophy Race....
December 2007 Alfa Romeo Argentina By Christián Bertschi & Estanislao Iacona With nearly a 100-year continuous history, it may come...
