Nigel Mansell Biography Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE was born the 8th of August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. His...
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...
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...
June 2008 Lancia 037 The Development and Rally History of a World Champion By Peter Collins Long-time VR author and...
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...
John Watson Manfred von Brauchitsh 3 Manfred von Brauchitsh scores the Mercedes-Benz Type W25 debut victory by winning the Eifelrennen...
While the postwar American sports car scene was inspired by European road racing, it was different in many respects. In...
During the early fifties, road racing in the United States took place, for the most part, at airports. While airports have a number of advantages, they lack the interest and drama of actual roads. Without the authority to utilize public highways, venues were hard to come by. As road racing...
It is distressing to record the death of anyone involved in motor sport, more so when the event is due...
Every era has its own greatest racing car. I would like to go back to my boyhood where I have...
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...
I was surprised to read in the March issue of this magazine a letter from Bob Krueger on “train racing,”...
I worked as the chief engineer at Lola (1969–1981) during one of their most productive and interesting periods. The number...
The most dramatic Austin Healeys ever made are to live again on the Bonneville salt flats. After years scouring the world for rare Austin Healey parts, Dutch enthusiast Wiet Huidekoper found many of the actual parts from the famous Austin Healey record cars that set various speed and endurance records...
Sebring International Raceway, FL March 12, 2008 Jim Hague’s 1971 AMC Javelin.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
New Zealand—the homeland of the two most famous drivers of the Can-Am series, Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme—was the host...
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”...
Few cars have had more racing success and are more legendary than the Porsche 550 Spyder. From the model’s first...
Organizers of the 3rd LeGrand Reunion have announced that the next reunion will be held in conjunction with HMSA’s Spring...
Summit Point’s main circuit was repaved last fall, which enhances an already wonderful track. The Chute through the Carousel is arguably the most challenging—and misunderstood—segment of Bill Scott’s original (there are now three) racetrack. At Skip Barber, one of our primary goals is to use data from our computer cars...
California Speedway, Fontana, CA March 7–9,2008 Group 4 starts the race led by Bob Wass’s 1967 Alfa Romeo GTV (#85).Photo:...
Cameron Reynolds Argetsinger, founder and organizer of the first races in Watkins Glen and president of the International Motor Racing...
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...
The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) and Lola Heritage announce that the 29th Annual Vintage Festival at Mosport...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have...
Sebring International Raceway, FL March 12, 2008 The Ex-Group 44 1969 Triumph GT6 of Craig Disney leads Dan Mershon’s 1966 Lotus 23C.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...
The man at the wheel of the 2.8-liter, six-cylinder, Ford Sierra XR4i may have been a schoolmaster, but he certainly...
I first became aware of ERAs in 1945, and their special significance to British motor sport, together with their originator...
In the pantheon of British racing greats, few have attained the near mythical status of Britain’s first Formula One World Champion Mike Hawthorn. With the help of his father, Hawthorn began racing first with bikes and then cars in the late ’40s. Showing great talent in Rileys and an Ulster...