Alfa Romeo enthusiasts around the world will mark the marque’s 100th anniversary on June 24, 2010, with celebrations from Italy...
Alfa Romeo will be the featured marque for a weekend of vintage racing on April 9-11, 2010 at Infineon Raceway,...
The International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, N.Y., annually raffles off a desirable car as a way to raise funds to supplement the Center’s budget. The latest of these cars was a 1984 Corvette originally owned by Jim Gilmore, long-time friend and sponsor of A.J. Foyt. Last November’s...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has reached an agreement with the Detroit Science Center to relocate a significant...
This August 7-8, the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) will host the Lola Heritage International Sports Car Challenge race on...
All the living Formula One World Champions are expected to participate in F1’s 60th Anniversary celebrations over the weekend of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, March 12-14. That group of survivors includes, chronologically, Jack Brabham, John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda, Mario Andretti, Jody Scheckter, Alan Jones, Nelson...
Rumblings of discontent have turned into a pandemonium of protest in the offices of the Province of Monza. Formula One...
A brand-new series of historic races, for the Sir Stirling Moss Trophy, has been launched by Motor Racing Legends (MRL)....
Edmund Rahal, who though mainly unknown was the first of the racing Rahals, passed away last December 16 at the age of 84. Ed and Michael (the better-known father of Bobby) Rahal’s grandfathers were brothers, so Michael (a racer himself) and Bobby are distantly related to Ed. In VR’s January...
Have a question about an Alfa Romeo? Odds are that you’ll be able to find the answer somewhere on this...
March 2010 The Toleman Story By Christopher Hilton After Ayrton Senna dominated British Formula Three, he tested for four F1...
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We sprang over the crest of Paddock Hill Bend at 80 or more, the little Lotus Europa cocked way sideways, scrawny tires screaming. I was trying to burrow into the passenger side of the cockpit, jamming my knees against the insides of the legwell, both hands gripping…whatever they could grip....
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the Federation Internationale...
Jim Clark Peter Revson 1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing their W25 Grand Prix race cars as “Silver...
March 2010 Follmer Fallacy Dear Editor, Great story on one of the classic California drivers who proved he could race and win in almost any class he tried. Follmer’s story needs no embellishment but I’d like to offer the following correction. George did not win 7 straight Under-2-liter class wins...
Al Hoyt is an American hero. He flew 50 missions in a B-17 bomber during World War II and 100...
March 2010 The Targa Florio; Sicily, May 4, 1969. “VIVA L’ALFA” say the words painted on the road as the Alfa...
The title of my column reads: “The Fabulous Fifties.” The era is one I know something about. During that time,...
There is no doubt in my mind that the Grand Prix Alfetta is the greatest racing car of all time. Just look at the facts for a moment. The 158 was a pre-war chassis, a voiturette, which managed to race for eight seasons over a span of fourteen years, with...
I spent the greater part of my Formula One career with Alfa Romeo, joining them in 1979 and leaving at...
Wealthy Belgian aristocrat Olivier Gendebien has the unique distinction of being Ferrari’s most successful GT and sports car racer. He...
Say what you will about Bernie Ecclestone, but you cannot deny the fact that he has an eye for a good deal and the Midas touch when it comes to turning businesses around. With that preamble, I have to say that I wasn’t terribly surprised when I recently read the...