The 1957 season was Juan Manuel Fangio’s swan song. With four World Championship victories under his belt, Fangio rejoined the...
The Targa Florio: Sicily, May 6, 1962. A Ferrari mechanic at the service stop near Polizzi gives a salute to the Ferrari 246SP (n. 0790) which was driven to victory by Willie Mairesse, Ricardo Rodriguez (here at the wheel) and Olivier Gendebien. This image captures the essence of the Targa...
Lime Rock Park’s Big Bend really is a big bend and represents a significant chunk of the total lap time...
Rick Mears Alain Prost 1 John Surtees drives a Ferrari 312 to victory in the nonchampionship Syracuse Grand Prix in Italy (1966). 2 The Junior Car Club holds its first high-speed trials at Brooklands in England. Of the 48 entries, 22 win gold medals and 5 win silver medals (1925)....
The Formula Junior Category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Performance perv that I am, I’m turned on by naked racecars. Even partially undressed ones. Lift an engine cover, unveil...
Zwartkops, South Africa February 3–4, 2007 The McLaren M8 of Michael Campagne.Photo: Neil Phillipson 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 our...
Monte Carlo, Monaco January 25–31, 2007 Choc’s BMW 2002 Tii.Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
Phoenix International Raceway, AZ February 10–11, 2007 Bob Wass and his 1967 Alfa Romeo GTV.Photo: Brian Green Become a Member...
Paris, France February 16–25, 2007 Bizarre Dommartin dominates the front of the Galerie des Damiers stand. 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...
May 2007 Odyssey Battery As racers, we are always seeking an edge. One way is by lowering the weight of...
This month’s featured Web site comprises a large collection of photography from East Coast road racing events in the 1960s. Some of the many events and locations include USRRC, Can-Am and SCCA regional events at places like Bridgehampton, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, Vineland, Marlboro and Bryar. In addition to being...
The statistics alone grab your attention. Those who travel the furthest—from Oslo—have 3,500 kilometers to drive; the rest, from Barcelona,...
Rally novices, Angela Ohren-Bird (Driver) and Pamela Reid (Navigator), are to undertake one of the most grueling of rallying challenges,...
Brooklands, the world’s first purpose-built motor racing facility, will turn 100 this year. Mercedes-Benz UK, which has done extensive development on the grounds of the famed British track, will help promote the Brooklands Centenary Festival. The festival will kick off with a Grand Centenary Ball on June 15 at the...
The Reno Historic Races, organized by the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), will honor the H-Modified racing class, one of...
The 2007 Mille Miglia, which starts from Brescia on May 17 and concludes in the Italian financial and industrial center...
At the final press day for GPLive at Donington Park in the UK, the threat of snow failed to stop a lunch time demonstration of one of the great cars that will be featured at the event on May 18–20. VR’s European Editor, Ed McDonough, was in the driver’s seat...
In a surprise move, Christie’s announced, one week prior to their planned sale of a rare 1939 Auto Union Grand...
Forget about Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie, Ferrari is the star of this show. It is called “Ferrari and the...
The Donington Park circuit in the UK has been bought from the current owners, Tom Wheatcroft & Sons, by Donington Venture Leisure Ltd., along with the Donington Collection of F1 cars and surrounding lands. VR met with DVLL principal, Simon Gillett who said: “My grandfather was a prewar mechanic here...
As of March 1, Vintage Racecar (and its parent Parabolica Publishing, LLC) have moved into new, larger office space in...
On Saturday March 10th, Southern California sports car legend Jack Ernest McAfee died at the age of 84 from liver...
1991 Toyota Eagle MKIII GTP It’s amazing how one hair-brained idea can change the course of history. Such was the case when Dan Gurney took a call from a travel agent in Long Beach, California, named Chris Pook. Pook wasn’t trying to sell Dan on a trip to the Caribbean;...
Dark clouds begin to gather in my mind every spring as I park my car in Brescia and walk to...
Patriotic Races “It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of a persistence by Germany of...
Richard Attwood started his racing career in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3, but by 1963 had won the Monaco Formula Junior race and was a fast rising star. Success in Formula Two saw Attwood quickly move up to Formula One, with BRM in 1964, but the following years in F1...
