1988 Jaguar XJR9 & 1991 Jaguar XJR12 Almost all of Jaguar’s competition effort in the post-war period became directed at a...
Jaguar’s regal record in the world’s most prestigious sports car race was assembled over many years We may not automatically...
A Rogue, an XK120 and the World Record that Took 5 Years and Stirling Moss to Break. It was a car the likes of which had not been seen before. Fitted with a truly inspired DOHC six-cylinder engine and clothed by a streamlined flowing coachwork, evocative of that hopeful post-WWII...
Tom Walkinshaw began his racing career as just another youngster trying to find ways to indulge his passions, and by...
In honor of its 75th anniversary this year, we’ve partnered with Jaguar to bring you this special issue commemorating the...
Frank Raymond Wilton “Lofty” England was not head and shoulders above many other men just because he was 6 ft 5 ins (196 cm) tall. He was also an amazing blend of racing motorcyclist, rally driver, bomber pilot, racing car engineer, race strategist and Jaguar’s chairman and CEO. But the...
In 1975, at Mallory Park, I made my race debut in British Touring car Championship—it was the first round of...
I have driven most types of racing car from Formula Ford to Formula One and from the best in sports...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began to appear on American roads and tracks. They came in three configurations: roadster, convertible and coupe. All three were raced, but most entrants preferred the somewhat lighter roadster version. The...
William Lyons was a great stylist, and is possibly the only CEO of a major manufacturer to have personally penned...
Le Mans 1957 represented the high water mark for Jaguar’s iconic D-Type. Handicapped by the reduction of engine size to 3-liters...
September 2010 A great idea that failed. Jaguar created special streamlined bodywork for its C-Types for the 1952 Le Mans 24 Hours in an effort to increase top speed. Unfortunately, the new shape did not allow sufficient engine cooling and all three entries retired. While they were still running, Tony Rolt...
David Duthu’s appetite for interesting and eclectic cars seems to be boundless. He vintage races a Bugatti Type 35A and...
John Fitch Bob Tullius 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near Brescia (1921). 5 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the F2 race on the Ahvenisto race circuit in Hameenlinna, Finland (1967). Become a Member...
The steering feel; that’s what I remember best. The pinion perfectly meshing with its rack was a tactile delight in...
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY June 11–13, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA June 5–6, 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 partner...
Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA June 4–6, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Barber Motorsports Park, Leeds, AL May 22–23, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK May 15–16, 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 partner...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 14–16, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Thunder Hill Raceway, Willows, CA May 14–16, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
September 2010 2011 Jaguar XJL Photo: Brad Jansen Sadly there are times in our lives when we have to be grown-ups. As much as we’d always like to zip around in an old (or new) two-seater with the top down, there are days (many, quite frankly) when you need a...
There can be no doubt about the focus of this site as it’s all right there in the url. Aimed...
John Gunn, an independent entrant who contested some of North America’s most prestigious auto racing championships during a career that...
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) first appeared on the motorsports landscape as a support race for the Can-Am at Road Atlanta in September of 1980. Seventeen cars attended that inaugural event, but within a year the car count had swelled to 110 and the event had become a standalone...
The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) at Watkins Glen International has announced it will once again offer a Cobra...
Australia is preparing to present its finest public display of classic cars ever when it stages Motorclassica, the Australian International...
Canada’s Mosport Park and VARAC’s Vintage Racing Festival served as the hosts for this year’s 15th annual “Focus Event” for MG Vintage Racers, and honors bestowed during the June event included MGVR’s Spirit Award, the Bill Parish Memorial and the MG V-8 Challenge Trophy. The first of these, chosen by...
