What a question! It’s all so difficult because I’ve driven many varied cars across several eras of racing. Technology and...
Daytona International, Daytona Beach, FL January 30, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Wakefield Park Raceway, Gouldburn, NSW Australia September 19–20, 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...
Sir Jackie Stewart, BRM P115, Grand Prix of Mexico 1967—his last year with the BRM team. Often I review my...
My greatest racecar would have to be a choice between my first F5000 car, the 1969 McLaren, or, the 1970...
Wealthy Belgian aristocrat Olivier Gendebien has the unique distinction of being Ferrari’s most successful GT and sports car racer. He won 24 top endurance classics, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans four years out of five, the Targa Florio, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Tour de France Automobile three...
Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) have agreed to end their decade-long alliance. A consequent...
A professional racing driver’s performance is indelibly linked to the performance of a racing car he likes. I have been...
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA June 25–27, 2010 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...
Two heroes and a heroine. What unites them? The Audi Quattro, rallying’s first four-wheel-drive, turbocharged car. Hannu and Stig each...
A huge cortege of 3,000 Alfa Romeos from 54 different countries came home to Milan at the end of June....
This August 7-8, the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) will host the Lola Heritage International Sports Car Challenge race on a rare unlimited noise day at England’s historic Thruxton circuit. The event is the first race to be announced by the freshly launched Lola Heritage department based at the Lola...
For as long as he can remember, Mel Jacobs of Houston, Texas has been love-struck by the coach-built Deco cars...
To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the American Bugatti Club, one of the feature races at this year’s renewal of the recently renamed Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 12-15 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, will be The Bugatti Grand Prix. The last time the Historics hosted The Bugatti Grand...
Winton Raceway, Winton, Victoria/Australia August 14–15, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
July 2010 During the Spa-Francorchamps 750km Race on May 4, 1975, Henri Pescarolo extracts full speed from his Alfa Romeo...
The new Historic Motorsports Productions organization has scheduled three events for its inaugural 2010 season. Watkins Glen International was the first track to announce its affiliation with the new organization, but it won’t be hosting the first event, as that honor will go to Barber Motorsports Park. The Alabama track...
A one-of-a-kind BMW 328 will headline RM’s inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco auction at the Grimaldi Forum in the Principality...
It exploded at me around a blind embankment, big truck, top-heavy, heeling as it hurtled downhill. What its driver saw,...
The BBC recently screened a documentary on the 1955 Le Mans disaster. Pierre Bouillon’s car was launched into the air at high speed from the back of another competitor and caused carnage. The name may be unfamiliar to some because Bouillon raced under the name, Levegh, as did his uncle,...
Coronado Island, San Diego, CA September 26–27, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The title of my column reads: “The Fabulous Fifties.” The era is one I know something about. During that time,...
Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, will feature consignments of three exceptional collector cars at its annual Pebble Beach auction this August. The trio was displayed publicly at the recent Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival, with one car each from Ferrari, Maserati and Mercedes-Benz,...
Dan Gurney’s motor racing career as a driver, car constructor and team owner is just about as star-spangled as his...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA April 24–25, 2010 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...
HSCC unveils 2-liter sports-racing car series The golden era of 2-liter sports racing cars in the 1970s will be brought...
The Scene: The #25 factory BMW CSL is well known for its rich racing history and many race wins. Epic...
1934 Riley Nine MPH Le Mans Special If not the dream of everyone with any interest in motor racing, it must be at least a part-time fantasy of every male who has ever seen an automobile. (I leave females out here as I believe they are less prone to this...