1940 BMW 328 MM “Berlin-Rome” Touring Roadster The author puts the 328 MM Roadster through its paces at BMW’s Spartanburg,...
In April 1964, a new Gran Turismo racer 40-inches high rolled out of the Ford Advanced Vehicles factory in Slough,...
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about his career and motor racing in general. He was very helpful when VR’s European Editor asked him to contribute to his Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 book, and he was just...
Back in late May, I flew over to England to, among other things, be a part of the GPLive event...
Like Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi is one of the elite. A driver who has won the Formula...
As I mentioned here, a few months ago, for several years I sorted the boxes of stuff that Eoin Young had picked up at auctions or autojumbles. One day I came upon a program for a motorcycle speedway meeting in 1937—it was only a sheet of foolscap folded in two,...
I guess the best period in motor racing for me was when I managed to have my first drives in...
One of the most enjoyable—at least for me—of fifties events was the Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races. The last one was held during April 1956 and, from then on, races in the area were held at Laguna Seca Raceway. In my May column in this magazine, I remembered the...
The Grand Prix de Reims; Reims-Geuex, July 6, 1947. Here is a classic Klemantaski portrait of Prince B. Bira in...
With the European Grand Prix season upon us, few circuits command as much respect as the notorious Nürburgring. While the new Nürburgring circuit sits on the site of the original start-finish area and was built in 1982, the old Nordschleife still exists and was built between the two World Wars as...
Nino Vaccarella Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson wins the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in a John Player Special...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were racing identical cars. The idea for this low-budget Formula was created by an Englishman named Geoffrey Clarke, who had a driver’s school called Motor Racing Stables based at the Brands...
Bet you’re thinking of Fangio’s transcendent victory at the ’Ring. The launch of the Fuelie Corvette. The beautiful Scarabs. Jaguar’s...
Pocono, PA April 13–15, 2007 George Vapaa streaks by in his Lotus 7.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz 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 to all...
France April 23–28, 2007 The 1974 Alpine A 110 of Andre/Benquet is chased by the 1974 Alpine of Liechti.Photo: Thierry...
Las Vegas, NV April 6–8, 2007 The 1981 Lotus 81 of Craig Bennett en route to a 3rd place finish.Photo:...
Road Atlanta, GA April 26–29, 2007 Colbi “You Go Girl” Bradley, in her 1972 MGB, heads up the hill toward Turn 5.Photo: Chuck Andersen 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...
Silverstone, UK April 21, 2007 Martin Redmond’s Jaguar SS100 leads Tony Seber’s Wolseley Hornet Special out of Becketts.Photo: Peter Collins...
Arizona April 14–18, 2007 The 1950 Maserati 3500GT of Budd and Lauria Florkiewicz.Photo: Brian Green Become a Member & Get...
July 2007 Porsche 917—Zuffenhausen’s Le Mans and Can-Am Champion Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen By now well-known to the readers of this magazine, the development of the Porsche 917, in 1969, marked Porsche’s “coming of age” in the world of international long-distance sports car racing. Over the next two years, the...
This interesting Web site is devoted to preserving historic photographs of the Cumberland Airport Sports Car races. Held from 1953–1970,...
On April 27, Judy (Kondratieff) Ganley lost her valiant battle with cancer. Perhaps best known in recent years, as the...
The Silverstone Classic, to be held July 28–30, on the 3.1-mile Grand Prix circuit will feature an impressive roster of drivers and cars spanning from the ’30s to the ’80s. Aston Martin is the featured marque this year and there is an extensive racing schedule over the weekend. Over 600...
An exhibition entitled “Modena Thunder” opened at the Museo della Figurina in the city’s Corso Canalgrande in mid-May. It spotlights...
On April 24, American sports car racing lost one of its leading lights when Bob Snodgrass passed away in his...
For the last 76 years, Grand Prix cars have been trying to beat aeroplanes in acceleration tests. The first was an Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza driven by Tazio Nuvolari, who was narrowly beaten by a Caproni 100 Biplane at Rome’s Littorio Airport on December 8, 1931. But the plane was...
