Bathurst, Mt. Panorama, Australia March 21–23, 2008 David Reid (Jaguar C-type replica) leads the Jaguar Mk2 of Peter Marshall down...
Greater Arizona April 5-9, 2008 One of three pre-war Bentleys in this year’s Rally, Michael and John Cummings enjoy their...
Donington Park, UK March 30,2008 A pair of Jaguar E-Types contest the Guards Trophy.Photo: Keith Booker 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...
Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, UK March 14-16, 2008 London-Mexico car heads up impressive Ford Escort display area.Photo: Peter Collins Become a...
Donington Park, UK April 19-20, 2008 Brandon Smith-Hilliard puts the power down in his Masertai 250F CM9.Photo: Peter Collins Become...
Pocono Raceway, PA April 12–13,2008 The 1959 MGA driven by Tom Finn holds off James Juhas’ 1957 MGA in the corner.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...
July 2008 Gentleman Jack By Graham Gauld If you know who Jack Sears is, this book will fill in all...
You could call it a long time between drinks. It’s been some 35 years since the last race meeting was held at the Mount Panorama circuit at Bathurst. Sure there has been the annual 1,000 kilometer race for what we call V-8 Super Cars, but there hasn’t been a race...
Organizers of the Centennial Celebration of the Vanderbilt Races have announced that the fifth iteration of this unique event will...
A new chapter in the history of Lime Rock Park was written in April, as the track celebrated its groundbreaking...
David and Lorina McLaughlin, founders of two historic racing series, which have evolved into the FIA Historic Formula One Championship and The Masters Series, have announced the creation of a new historic racing series for more recent era Formula One cars. For more information on planned events and car eligibility...
Canadian-born racing car designer, engineer, and innovative wheel manufacturer, Max Boxstrom died on March 15th in Birmingham’s Heartland Hospital of...
After a year of progress, Group C Racing is delighted to announce a program of events for the 2008 season,...
Ferrari collectors from across the globe descended on Maranello, Italy, May 18, for RM Auctions’ second annual “Ferrari Leggenda e Passione” auction event to witness a new auction record established for a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder formerly owned by actor James Coburn. This desirable classic exceeded all expectations by setting...
The newly created Simeone Foundation Museum, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has recently announced that it has selected Vintage Racecar as...
Infineon Raceway, CA April 4–6, 2008 William Cotter’s two-wheeling 1964 Cobra.Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
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...
While the postwar American sports car scene was inspired by European road racing, it was different in many respects. In...
New Zealand—the homeland of the two most famous drivers of the Can-Am series, Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme—was the host...
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,...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have...
The man at the wheel of the 2.8-liter, six-cylinder, Ford Sierra XR4i may have been a schoolmaster, but he certainly...
I worked as the chief engineer at Lola (1969–1981) during one of their most productive and interesting periods. The number of fascinating incidents that happened during that period is endless. Not long after I joined Lola, at their factory in Slough, which must have been around 1970, we had a...
Every era has its own greatest racing car. I would like to go back to my boyhood where I have...
During the early fifties, road racing in the United States took place, for the most part, at airports. While airports...
I was surprised to read in the March issue of this magazine a letter from Bob Krueger on “train racing,” which sounds irresponsible and dangerous. How do I join? I’d like to be a brake man; it seems to offer more opportunity for low cunning. I used to live close...
I first became aware of ERAs in 1945, and their special significance to British motor sport, together with their originator...
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...
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...
