Alistair Caldwell joined the McLaren team in their early days as a cleaner and ended up as team manager, winning...
On May 26–27, the Bugatti Owners’ Club staged their all-French “La Vie en Bleu” speed hillclimb event at the UK’s...
1957 Climax-powered Jomar 1957 Climax-powered Jomar. Photo: Harold Pace You know the story. Start with a svelte English chassis, add an American V-8, clothe it in a lightweight body and go racing. It worked for Carroll Shelby. It worked for Sydney Allard. Worked for a lot of other folks too,...
His contemporaries called him the “Garibaldino,” a term they reserved for the best of their select band. Like Giuseppe Garibaldi,...
After 16 years and more than eight million competitor kilometers, the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally has become an eagerly anticipated...
Turn One of Daytona’s Rolex 24 road course configuration is fast and hairy, because you’ve just spent a whole bunch of time flat-out from the Bus Stop chicane on the backside, through NASCAR 3 and 4, then across start/finish on the tri-oval. The road funnels down, getting narrower and narrower...
As evidenced in VR’s recent two-part feature, the diminutive under-1-liter Italian sports car affectionately known as “Etceterini” encompasses a broad,...
On Sept 22–23, the countryside outside of Reims, France, will once again reverberate to the howls of a Mercedes W196,...
Who else but Ferrari could turn on such a magnificent birthday party? Four days of celebrations at Maranello and the company’s own test track at nearby Fiorano to mark the Prancing Horse’s 60th anniversary. Said Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, president of Ferrari S.p.A. since 1991, “This is an important weekend,...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA June 1–3, 2007 Richard Griot’s 1964 Webster 001.Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Opening in 1921, AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs-und Übungs-Straße) was devised by the AvD as a motorsport venue and test track for the motor industry. This unusually shaped racetrack had two long straights approximately 6 miles long linked at each end by flat, large, radius curves. In 1926, the track hosted the first...
I was born in Capetown, South Africa, a very long way from the epicenter of motor racing, Central Europe. Motorsport,...
Le Mans, France June 21–22, 2007 The 1959 Maserati T-61 Birdcage of Alan amd Jason Minshaw.Photo: Greg Johnson 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...
Skip Barber, President of Lime Rock Park, recently announced his plan for the future of the track. The objective is...
Overview of the Maserati Birdcage 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 premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner products. Enjoy...
It is official: The Mille Miglia Storica now has new organizers. For the next five years, until 2012, the great...
I have just marked my half-century of being a motor racing enthusiast. On February 1, 1957, I bought a copy...
Pau, France May 26–27, 2007 Nick Faure’s 356 is about to be devoured by the Lotus XI of Yannick Verhille and the Lola of John Clark, in the GT & Sports Car Cup race.Photo: Jim Houlgrave Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
September 2007 Graham Hill Scrapbook, 1929–1966 By Philip Porter Over the past couple of years, we’ve brought you reviews of...
John Von Neumann is an important name in the history of the second half of the twentieth century. A Princeton...
Bobby Allison Bill Kraus 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 premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner products. Enjoy our...
Brands Hatch, England May 27–28, 2007 Norman Grimshaw’s ex-AlecPoole 1,293-cc Wolseley Hornet gets inside a Mustang.Photo: Peter Collins Become a...
He was known as “the Silver Fox,” “the Racing Grandfather,” and “Merle the Magician.” These nicknames might indicate a gentlemanly...
Whether you work on your own cars or not, at some juncture in your life you inevitably have to pick up a tool to fettle something on your car. Whether you consider your tools a necessary evil or an extension of your person, I think we can all find meaning...
Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA June 8–10, 2007 The 1976 Lola T296 of Lee Brahin finished 2nd in the Ryan...
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT June 1–2, 2007 The 1958 Lotus 11 of Dick Fryberger. 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...