Last Month, Mike Jiggle spoke with mechanic-turned-designer Tony Robinson about his early days in motorsport with Stirling Moss and the...
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...
The British Grand Prix; Silverstone, June 20, 1963. Graham Hill really trying hard with his BRM 57 absolutely on the...
This is the sad tale of my first chance to own a sports car and how I blew it—the chance,...
Many would assume that I would choose a Ferrari as my greatest racecar. However, although I know little about the Alfa Romeo P3, it is a car that has always fascinated me. I suppose one could loosely say they were the forerunners of the Ferraris. If I really wanted another...
In 1980, people laughed when they heard Audi was developing a four-wheel-drive rally car. Hadn’t Ford tried that with their...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements. However, there...
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...
Spa, Belgium August 17–18, 2007 Didier Miquee’s ’72 Chevrolet Corvette inside a BMW M1 at La Source.Photo: Peter Collins Become...
December 2007 Vasek Polak Dear Editor, Great article on Vasek, but by now you’ve probably been deluged with messages correcting the picture on page 58, as that most emphatically is NOT Jack, but Pete Lovely. I believe John Edgar entered two 550s in that race. The one pictured looks like...
Canadian Bill Brack was running a Lotus 41 in 1968, as well as the “Hot Wheels” Mini Cooper, and I...
Harry Miller Keke Rosberg 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, dies...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in the hands of a dedicated engineer or enthusiast. Names like Colin Chapman (Lotus), John Cooper (Cooper) and Eric Broadley (Lola) are just a few of such individuals that set out...
December 2007 Alfa Romeo Argentina By Christián Bertschi & Estanislao Iacona With nearly a 100-year continuous history, it may come...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 1–2, 2007 The GTAs of Mark Hales and Arturo Merzario in the St. Mary Trophy Race....
Those looking for vintage photographs frequently contact me. During the fifties, my partner, Dick Sherwin, and I published a short-lived magazine called the Sports Car Journal. To cover events, we took many photographs. I have ended up with an archive of hundreds of negatives and have used a number of...
On a bleak day in November 1983, I was at Silverstone. Ken Tyrrell had promised a test drive to the...
Until the outbreak of World War I (1914–18), a Targa Florio had been staged every year since 1906, so Vincenzo...
Lime Rock Park, CT August 2–3, 2007 Blasting down the front straight, Nick Grewal in his Lotus 11.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,...
Chris Wickersham is a Devin expert who has restored nearly ten Devin-bodied cars including seven of the original Devin SS...
When asked to describe one of my favorite sections of racetracks in Australia, very quickly I thought of Winton Motor...