Ever wonder what it must’ve been like way back when during those early shade-tree mechanic days when racers would vanish...
The Automobile Club de Monaco has announced that the seventh Grand Prix Monaco Historique has been scheduled for May 8–9,...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, England May 30, 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...
Prescott Speed Hillclimb, Cheltenham, UK May 23–24, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Buttonwillow Raceway, Buttonwillow, CA May 16–17, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
As I follow the recent political soap opera, which has become Formula One, I can’t help but think of the famous quote by George Bernard Shaw, “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.” In case you’ve missed it (or more likely, lost interest in caring), Formula One...
1952 Ferrari 225 S While the history of the Ferrari you see here will forever associate it with the great...
In early July, HMSA the sanctioning body for the annual Monterey Historic Automobile Races sent an email to all its...
September 2009 Led away from the start by Graham Hill’s Rondel Racing Brabham BT36, the field for the August 30, 1971, Rothmans International Trophy Race for Formula 2 at Brands Hatch charges into Paddock Bend. Hill would eventually finish 2nd to Ronnie Peterson’s victorious March 712M. Photo courtesy of: THE...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules and powered...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA May 29–30, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Vintage Racecar was stunned to learn of the tragic death of Henry Surtees while he was competing in Round 4 of the FIA Formula Two Championship at Brands Hatch, England. The accident happened, on Sunday, July 19th, midway through race 2 when he was struck by an errant wheel from...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN May 29, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
People have often expressed surprise that the Indianapolis 500 was included in the World Championship, between 1950 and 1960. For the first two years of the series it made sense, because both formulae allowed engines of 4,500-cc. After 1951, it made no sense at all, but the 500 was included...
The famous Jaguar museum in Coventry, England, has been re-launched. This follows the renaming of the Trust that owns it...
John Watson was one of those rare beasts: an Irish Grand Prix winner. It was a feat pulled off by...
The best cars I ever drove were the John Player Special, which gave me the 1972 Formula One World Championship, and the Penske that took me to many Indycar wins—and the 1993 Indy 500, too. Both cars could adapt to the different circuit characteristics that each championship series, at that...
Aiming to build on the foundation of a successful inaugural, the second Legends of Riverside event has been scheduled for...
If there is a single quality that best defines Marc Surer it must be determination. When you consider that he grew up in a country that banned racing when he was four years old, and then overcame a seemingly endless succession of debilitating accidents behind the wheel of competition cars...
Having raced at “Mid-O” in karts and cars since 1964, the track’s site picture is indelibly scribed on the inside...
They linger in legend long after the last echoes of Offenhauser exhaust faded into the breeze blowing across the hallowed...
My career, like many people, started in Formula Ford, in 1971, before progressing to Formula Italy, and on to Formula 3—a championship I stayed in for about four or five years. Formula Three was a good experience for me and my team, Euroracing. In 1977 we won the European F3...
The grounds around Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, England, were alive to the sound of horsepower! On land, water, and in the...
Peter Arundell showed promise right from the start of his career, finishing 2nd with his MG TC at a BARC...
September 2009 Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed By Michael Argetsinger The difficulty in chronicling a career as diverse as Mark Donohue’s is that there are so many tales to tell it becomes difficult to know, as Bob Seger says, “what to leave in, what to leave out.” Become a...
Luigi Chinetti’s iconic North American Racing Team—represented by Luigi Chinetti Jr.—and several of its legendary drivers, including Sam Posey and...
George Follmer Willy Mairesse 2 Belgian Formula One and sports car racer Willy Mairesse commits suicide (1969). 4 Arturo Merzario...
The helmet and goggles worn by Sir Stirling Moss when he won the 1957 British Grand Prix, Aintree, assisted by Tony Brooks, are to be the centerpiece of the memorabilia section of the Bonhams Auction at the Goodwood Revival, in September. Since that historic day, when Moss took the checkered...