Few early American racers did more than Ak Miller. He was a well-known hot rodder, successful long-distance racer, had more...
2007 SAFETY GEAR DEVELOPMENTS Some significant new products for vintage racers seen at the 2007 Performance Racing Industry Show. LEATT-BRACE...
Accomplished American historic racer John Delane recently notched up another remarkable racing achievement by winning both the Class A FIA Historic Formula One Championship and the FIA Lurani Formula Junior Championship for 2007. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that Delane has now won five FIA Historic Formula One...
Winton, Victoria, Australia October 13–14, 2007 The Brabham BT19 of Nigel Tait with Barry Bates’ replica Lister Jaguar close behind.Photo:...
In the history of motor-sport safety, few names are as universally recognized as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active...
Robert McCormick Holbert, one of the first Porsche dealers in the U.S. and a prominent Porsche racecar driver in the 1950s and 1960s, died in his native Warrington, Pennsylvania, on November 12. He was 84. Born in Warrington in 1923, Bob opened a general purpose automotive garage in the late...
During the Fifties, a number of women were involved in the sports car craze. This was during a time when...
A 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Spyder that competed in the Mille Miglia and was once owned by Benito...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Junior. However, with that category’s demise at the end of 1963,...
February 2008 This was the incident that ended Bob Daley’s career as a Grand Prix photographer. Chris Amon in the...
Peter Brock Alan Jones 1 Brian Redman finishes 1st and 2nd in the 24 Hours of Daytona when the Gulf...
A film festival that celebrates the life of the two-time World Champion racing driver, Jim Clark, will take place at Eynsham Hall, near Witney, Oxfordshire, on February 23, 2008. Clark scored his last race victory almost 40 years ago to the day of the event. The program will include film...
Coronado, CA October 6–7, 2007 Jon Shirley and his Alfa Romeo Tipo B accelerate onto the front straightPhoto: Bob Krueger...
Down in the Republic of San Marino, close to Italy’s Adriatic resort towns of Rimini and Cattolica, Sandra and Alessio Vetrano look after the well-known Maranello Rosso collection. This is an eclectic selection of Ferraris, the core of which remain in the Museo while other exhibits are constantly changing, thus...
Some of the greatest racecars, in my opinion, would have to be the Mercedes and Auto Unions of the 1930s....
One of the “old school” low-grip/high-fun tracks, Moroso Motorsports Park, is a car control circuit, rewarding smoothness and sensitivity. The...
On October 25, 2007, state officials joined the developers of Oregon International Speedway to break ground for Pacific Northwest Motorsports Park, just off I-84, in Boardman. The first motor-sports country club in the Pacific Northwest is expected to open to members and enthusiasts in the fall 2008. The construction of...
February 2008 Dan Gurney’s Eagle Racing Cars By John Zimmerman Dan Gurney had already established himself as one of America’s...
Built during World War II, it was known as “RAAF Fleet Air Arm, Middle Swan” but, to locals, just Caversham....
1964 Cooper–Maserati T61P By the time Roy Salvadori chased Bruce McLaren to the checkered flag at the Daily Express International Trophy meeting at Silverstone on May 2, 1964, sports car racing had already begun to change significantly. Roger Penske often gets the credit—or the blame—for what led to the real...
Former Works rally driver, successful team manager, and lately managing director of Safety Devices, Tony Fall has passed away of...
Rene Arnoux learned his trade the hard way, as he fought for the European Formula Two Championship against tough nuts...
Prince Birabongse Bhanutej, Prince of Siam, first came to Europe in 1927 to complete his education at Eton and Cambridge University. At Brooklands in 1935 “Bira,” as he was known, had his first experience in motor racing driving a Riley Imp with White Mouse Racing, his cousin’s Prince Chula Chakrabongse’s...
Each February, we devote a special section of the magazine to the issue of safety and safety gear. This year,...
Murwillumbah, Australia September 17–18, 2007 Myles Patching looking polished in the 1923 Lea Francis Brooklands.Photo: Neil Hammond Become a Member...
VIR, Danville, Virginia September 28–30, 2007 The 1972 GRD 272 of Michael Snowdon powers through Oak Tree turn.Photo: Fred Lewis 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,...
Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia October 18–21, 2007 The 1987 Swift DB2 of Michael D. Davis.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member...
I have been quoted as saying that I didn’t much like the Tommy Atkins Cooper-Maserati. Now, I don’t know if...
Once, I set out to write the “Great Motor Racing Novel.” There was no firm plot in my mind, but I knew how I wanted it to feel and began with something I knew about. It opened with preparations for a British Grand Prix at Silverstone. There were the marshals...