October 17–18 brought a trip back in time for some of Britain’s F3 stars of the late 1960s and early...
George Follmer, the subject of this month’s VR Interview (page 30), was inducted into the Watkins Glen Drivers Walk of...
The second annual Legends of Riverside racing reunion and film festival has named Carroll Shelby as its special guest of honor for the March 26–28, 2010, event at the Riverside International Raceway Museum. Although he earned his spurs as a champion driver, Shelby is best known for his creation of...
Dr. Elio Zagato passed away in Milan, Italy, on September 15. The son of Ugo Zagato, founder of the famed...
Pentti Airikkala, one of the famed “Flying Finns” of Scandinavian and then worldwide rally fame, died in Berkshire, England, at...
Jean Sage, who headed up Renault’s original factory effort in Formula One, has died at the age of 68 at his home in Annecy, France. Originally a rally codriver, sports car racer, and Formula Three driver, Sage became involved with Gerard Larrousse and Paul Archembaud in creating the Ecurie Elf...
Racing’s fabled “Pink Lady,” Donna Mae Mims, the first woman to win an SCCA National Championship, has passed away at...
Motor racing was banned in Switzerland in the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster, one of the most catastrophic...
The Circuit at Grand Bayou near Donaldsville, Louisiana, has opened as the Gulf South’s only Motorsport Resort and Country Club. Located about an hour from New Orleans International Airport, the current 14-turn, 1.8-mile track hosts the Gulf Coast Racing Series, and is positioned to draw racers, racing schools, and corporate...
Breaking with the tradition that awards the Vintage Collier Cup to an MG racer selected by a vote of his...
The Jaguar D-Type that won the Reims 12-hour race in 1956 with Duncan Hamilton and Ivor Bueb driving, made a...
Citing the still-fragile state of the U.S. economy, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced that its Centennial Era Concours d’Elegance has been moved back a year, from its previously announced date of June 18–20, 2010 to June 17–19, 2011. The first Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1911, so...
Even before the start, the pole-setting car was out of the race. In qualifying for the September 5th Woodcote Trophy...
The 1965 Le Mans-winning NART Ferrari 250LM driven by Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory and currently owned by the Indianapolis...
Although neither connected to nor authorized by MG Rover Group, this site of the MG Cars Enthusiasts’ Club is a valuable resource for any enthusiast of Abingdon’s finest. This site includes a wide variety of features including recent MG news, events, MG motor sports highlights, photo galleries, a healthy classified...
December 2009 Ferrari 312P & 312PB By Ed McDonough and Peter Collins Billed as “the story of a great car...
Mallory Park, Leicestershire, UK August 23, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Lime Rock Park, Lime Rock, CT September 4–7, 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...
Murwillumbah Sprint Circuit, NSW, Australia September 5–6, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY September 10–13, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI September 11–13, 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...
New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ September 18–20, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ September 18–20, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Reims, France September 26–27, 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 products. Enjoy...
New race courses keep blinking onto our radar screens, which seems like a good thing until they turn up on...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series co-sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America and...
Michele Alboreto Photo: Maureen Magee Emerson Fittipaldi Photo: Keith Booker 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, dies of spinal cancer at age 69 (1990). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
The story of Chet Herbert is pure inspiration. Afflicted with polio at age 20, Herbert spent his life building a...
Nelson Ledges is a fun, fast and reasonably flat racetrack in northeast Ohio, originally raced as a dirt road course in 1961. Thousands have raced here in one of America’s more unusual “cult” races—The Longest Day, a 24-hour endurance event for amateur racers of production-based SCCA showroom stocks. The organizers...
