Few cars have had more racing success and are more legendary than the Porsche 550 Spyder. From the model’s first...
Maine’s stunning southern coast, quaint harbor villages and scenic rolling countryside, will play host to the 3rd Annual Barnstorming Maine...
Cameron Reynolds Argetsinger, founder and organizer of the first races in Watkins Glen and president of the International Motor Racing Research Center from September 2002 until 2007, died April 22 at his home in Burdett, NY. He was 87. In addition to his international involvement in motor sports, Argetsinger was...
New Zealand—the homeland of the two most famous drivers of the Can-Am series, Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme—was the host...
It is distressing to record the death of anyone involved in motor sport, more so when the event is due...
1958 BRM P25 Chassis 258 It may come as a surprise to many people that Stirling Moss always regarded the BRM P25 front-engine car as one of the best cars he has ever driven. “Great car–bad team” was basically his view. More about that later, though it was especially interesting...
I was surprised to read in the March issue of this magazine a letter from Bob Krueger on “train racing,”...
June 2008 The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, June 9-10, 1973: Two N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytonas surge along next...
Jean-Marie Balestre, the controversial president of FISA and the FIA throughout the 1980s, passed away on March 27 at the age of 86. Balestre’s notoriety started during World War II when he served in a French regiment of the Nazi SS. After France was liberated, Balestre was imprisoned for his...
The most dramatic Austin Healeys ever made are to live again on the Bonneville salt flats. After years scouring the...
Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA March 15–16, 2008 Tom Morgan’s 1959 MGA was one of a score of MG’s in attendance...
Phoenix International Raceway, AZ February 9–10, 2008 Ron Hornig races along in his 1971 Hawke DL6B.Photo: Brian Green 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...
Sebring International Raceway, FL February 28–March 2, 2008 Paul Thieme’s 1988 Porsche 962 HR7.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member &...
Jimmy Clark Biography Jimmy Clark was born in Kilmany, in the county of Fife to a Scottish farming family, roots...
John Watson Manfred von Brauchitsh 3 Manfred von Brauchitsh scores the Mercedes-Benz Type W25 debut victory by winning the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring (1934). 4 “Lucky” Casner, driving his Camoradi Maserati Tipo 61, wins the 2-heat, 600-kilometer sports car race on the Les Essart Circuit near Rouen, France (1961). Become...
Organizers of the 3rd LeGrand Reunion have announced that the next reunion will be held in conjunction with HMSA’s Spring...
The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) and Lola Heritage announce that the 29th Annual Vintage Festival at Mosport...
June 2008 I’ll Show You a Drift Dear Editor, Good grief and you called me pedantic! 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...
Every era has its own greatest racing car. I would like to go back to my boyhood where I have...
In the pantheon of British racing greats, few have attained the near mythical status of Britain’s first Formula One World...
Nigel Mansell Biography Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE was born the 8th of August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. His early childhood was unremarkable puctuated by frequent moving. He like other young boys was attracted to the exploits of Brutish sports figures including Jimmy Clark. After considerable success in kart racing,...
The man at the wheel of the 2.8-liter, six-cylinder, Ford Sierra XR4i may have been a schoolmaster, but he certainly...
Over-2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
There have been many notable women drivers over the course of 100 years of motor sport history, from Helle Nice in the 1920s to Janet Guthrie in the 1970s to Danica Patrick today. In celebration of their skill and resolute determination, the Portland Historic Races has named “Women in Motorsports”...
June 2008 Lancia 037 The Development and Rally History of a World Champion By Peter Collins Long-time VR author and...
I first became aware of ERAs in 1945, and their special significance to British motor sport, together with their originator...
The fragility of life was so tragically displayed on Sunday, March 30, at Farnborough, England, when a Cessna Citation jet crashed killing all five occupants. The journey was to take them to the French circuit of Nogaro to continue the prelude of Apex Racings’ assault on the 2008 FIA GT...
Phillip Island Circuit, Victoria, Australia March 7-9,2008 The great looking Chevron B16 of Englishman Frank Lyons.Photo: Neil Hammond Become a...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have...
While rally legend Pat Moss Carlsson was in the hospital, just after the New Year, someone broke into her home and stole two of her most cherished trophies, which are irreplaceable. The first is a model of URX 727, the big Healey in which she and Ann Wisdom won the...