Brescia-Rome-Brescia, Italy May 13–17, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
In 1981, I set up my own team to do the Indy 500. I bought a McLaren M24 Cosworth and...
Jerry Titus Frank Biela Photo: Stefan Warter 1 George Follmer drives a Ford-powered Lotus 70 to victory in the L&M Continental Formula A race at St. Jovite, Quebec, Canada (1970). 2 Multiple Le Mans 24-Hour-race winner Frank Biela is born in Neuss, Germany (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Contrary to what many may believe, the first time I drove a Porsche 917 was when I first sat in...
Mt. Panorama, Bathurst, Australia April 10–11, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
August 2009 Porsche: Excellence Was Expected By Karl Ludvigsen As highlighted throughout this issue, the importance of Porsche to the past 70 years of automotive and motor sport history is significant. From the company’s founding in 1930, to the first 356 Gmünd coupes, to Le Mans victory in 1970, and...
No fewer than 20 4-cylinder Morgans—a potentially record turnout—have been invited to compete for the Morgan Techniques Trophy at the...
The under-2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Mallala Motorsports Park, South Australia April 11–12, 2009 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 all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
This fabulous-looking 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa was sold by RM-Sotheby’s “Ferrari Legend and Passion” auction at the famous Fiorano...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 15–17, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
A rare piece of automotive history will go on the block with no reserve as the 1936 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe that was Ettore Bugatti’s personal car is auctioned as part of Gooding & Company’s annual Pebble Beach sale. Bugatti is the featured marque of this year’s Pebble Beach Concours...
While this news has been somewhat eclipsed by the virtual implosion of the U.S. auto industry, after more than a...
For two consecutive years—1969 and 1970—Porsche won the World Manufacturers Championship. Brian Redman was an important part of the teams,...
The 2009 edition of Italy’s Mille Miglia Storica attracted its usual mixed bag of royalty, politicians, motor racing icons, and showbiz folk, all presided over by Italian TV actress Manuela Arcuri, whose love life is of constant speculation in the country’s media. The regularity race’s impressive collection of 378 spectacular...
Donington Park, Derby, UK May 9–10, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Lime Rock Park, Lime Rock, CT May 1–2, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Porsche assembled a massive armada of 917s for its attack on Le Mans in 1970, its sole intent overall victory. At the end of the 24 hours in steadily changing weather conditions, two of their drivers, Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood, stood atop the podium soaking in the adulation of...
Reno-Fernley Raceway, Reno, NV May 1–3, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
1964 Porsche 904 GTS Resplendent in its red and white Scuderia Filipinetti livery, 904 #079 looks lean and lithe and...
Oulton Park, Cheshire, UK May 16, 2009 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 all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner...
For this special Porsche issue it was only right to interview the man who, in real terms, helped to put...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK May 9–10, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
August 2009 The German Grand Prix; Nürburgring, August 1, 1954. A field of Porsche 356s approach the South Curve complex after the start of their support race. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203)...
Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA May 16–17, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Charlie Kolb passed away June 15 at the age of age 85. The lanky Kolb, who played minor league baseball...
I guess genius rather than hero is the correct way to describe Ferdinand Porsche, whose cars mobilized humanity and provided employment for tens of thousands. Let’s settle for heroic genius, which is what you might call a man whose cars put over 21 million families on the road and have...
Three hundred kilometers south of Le Mans can be found another ancient French city with a lengthy motor sport history,...
August 2009 Man vs. Machine Dear Editor, With respect to Pete Lyons’s column, “Man? Or Machine?” [VR, March ’09], I get the feeling that Pete Lyons and I must share some similar DNA. For many years, I couldn’t understand why I had gradually lost interest in the current modern racing scene....