Jaguar’s regal record in the world’s most prestigious sports car race was assembled over many years We may not automatically...
Barber Motorsports Park, Leeds, AL May 22–23, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
A huge cortege of 3,000 Alfa Romeos from 54 different countries came home to Milan at the end of June. We say home because they were all made in either the city’s Portello or Arese factories—except for the Alfasuds built at Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples—and were there to help the manufacturer...
A Rogue, an XK120 and the World Record that Took 5 Years and Stirling Moss to Break. It was a...
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) first appeared on the motorsports landscape as a support race for the Can-Am at...
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...
The steering feel; that’s what I remember best. The pinion perfectly meshing with its rack was a tactile delight in...
Australia is preparing to present its finest public display of classic cars ever when it stages Motorclassica, the Australian International...
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...
I have driven most types of racing car from Formula Ford to Formula One and from the best in sports...
Le Mans 1957 represented the high water mark for Jaguar’s iconic D-Type. Handicapped by the reduction of engine size to 3-liters for the 1958 season, the D-Type was never to win again at Le Mans. However, the model, having won the previous two 24-hour races, cemented its hat trick by achieving an overwhelming...
Tom Walkinshaw began his racing career as just another youngster trying to find ways to indulge his passions, and by...
In 1975, at Mallory Park, I made my race debut in British Touring car Championship—it was the first round of...
John Gunn, an independent entrant who contested some of North America’s most prestigious auto racing championships during a career that lasted 20 years, has died of heart failure at his Florida home at the age of 71. Gunn began racing on the Club level in 1965, winning the SCCA’s SEDiv...
1988 Jaguar XJR9 & 1991 Jaguar XJR12 Almost all of Jaguar’s competition effort in the post-war period became directed at a...
Canada’s Mosport Park and VARAC’s Vintage Racing Festival served as the hosts for this year’s 15th annual “Focus Event” for...
William Lyons was a great stylist, and is possibly the only CEO of a major manufacturer to have personally penned the majority of his company’s products. The exceptions were the C, D. and E-Types, which were the work of Malcolm Sayer, an aerodynamist from aviation. Sayer was the godfather of...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
Thunder Hill Raceway, Willows, CA May 14–16, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 14–16, 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...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA June 5–6, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Aficionados of fine automotive engineering will once again gather in the French town of Angouleme on the third weekend of...
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...
One of the men who figured prominently in our tribute to Dan Gurney in last month’s issue, veteran Indycar mechanic...
David Duthu’s appetite for interesting and eclectic cars seems to be boundless. He vintage races a Bugatti Type 35A and...
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...
Frank Raymond Wilton “Lofty” England was not head and shoulders above many other men just because he was 6 ft...
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY June 11–13, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
In honor of its 75th anniversary this year, we’ve partnered with Jaguar to bring you this special issue commemorating the famed British marque’s long and illustrious racing history. Within these pages you’ll read of Jaguar’s virtual dominance of Le Mans in the ’50s, its triumphant return to La Sarthe in...