Few cars have had more racing success and are more legendary than the Porsche 550 Spyder. From the model’s first...
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...
Over-2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
Jimmy Clark Biography Jimmy Clark was born in Kilmany, in the county of Fife to a Scottish farming family, roots...
Phillip Island Circuit, Victoria, Australia March 7-9,2008 The great looking Chevron B16 of Englishman Frank Lyons.Photo: Neil Hammond 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 March 12, 2008 Jim Hague’s 1971 AMC Javelin.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
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 March 12, 2008 The Ex-Group 44 1969 Triumph GT6 of Craig Disney leads Dan Mershon’s 1966...
Sebring International Raceway, FL February 28–March 2, 2008 Paul Thieme’s 1988 Porsche 962 HR7.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member &...
California Speedway, Fontana, CA March 7–9,2008 Group 4 starts the race led by Bob Wass’s 1967 Alfa Romeo GTV (#85).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...
June 2008 Lancia 037 The Development and Rally History of a World Champion By Peter Collins Long-time VR author and...
In the pantheon of British racing greats, few have attained the near mythical status of Britain’s first Formula One World...
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 Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) and Lola Heritage announce that the 29th Annual Vintage Festival at Mosport...
The most dramatic Austin Healeys ever made are to live again on the Bonneville salt flats. After years scouring the...
Organizers of the 3rd LeGrand Reunion have announced that the next reunion will be held in conjunction with HMSA’s Spring Laguna Seca event, in 2009. While all LeGrand models are invited to attend, special focus will be paid to the early models (Mk1 through Mk10) designed, developed, and raced by...
There have been many notable women drivers over the course of 100 years of motor sport history, from Helle Nice...
While rally legend Pat Moss Carlsson was in the hospital, just after the New Year, someone broke into her home...
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...
It is distressing to record the death of anyone involved in motor sport, more so when the event is due...
Maine’s stunning southern coast, quaint harbor villages and scenic rolling countryside, will play host to the 3rd Annual Barnstorming Maine...
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...
When Tom Sneva took the checkered flag on a sun-drenched May afternoon, in 1983, to win the 67th Indianapolis 500 in his Texaco Star March Cosworth, it marked the culmination of a decade of effort at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. lightning quick Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
Someone once said that Indy car drivers would be lost if they had to turn right as well as left....
I can think of very few businesses—aside from magazine publishing—where the odds are more stacked against you than being a...
Nelson Piquet Biography Nelson Piquet was born on August 17, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The son of a government official he spent much of his childhood in the Brazilian capital, Brasília. At the age of 14 he was participating in kart races and was crowned Brazilian kart champion...
