How many more trees do these Brits plan on killing? Since its beginnings in the early part of the 20th...
Forty-two years after winning the 1969 SCCA Formula Continental crown in Marvin Davidson’s Milestone Eagle, Tony Adamowicz is once again...
Some may disagree with me, but I think a great racing car must be a winning car. Racing cars can look fantastic and nice, but if they don’t win races they’re no good. In my experience, I can completely rule out any of my Formula One cars. Unfortunately, I didn’t...
Every Brit in motor racing of a certain age blames Bill Boddy and Denis Jenkinson for the fact that we...
We called it the “Bruce and Denny Show,” and it was total dominance of the Can-Am Championship by McLaren Cars...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights, and various safety requirements. However, there...
Englishman Dan Wheldon was killed in a 15-car crash on the 11th lap of the scheduled 200-lap IndyCar season finale...
Lorenzo Bandini Adrian NeweyPhoto: Pete Austin 3 Stanley Dickens and Kunimitsu Takahashi win the 1000-kilometer All Japan Sportscar Championship race at...
Bev BondPhoto: Pete Austin I was born with a competitive spirit, my father represented Great Britain at Speedway, my mother and two of my aunts rode Speedway bikes, too. I suppose Speedway should have been my sport, on the contrary, I preferred four wheels and made my mark in kart...
Formula 3 was a superb training ground for many British drivers in the early 1950s. For this sunny International Daily...
As the ninth annual The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering had chosen to honor Ferrari’s limited edition, top-end America and Superamerica...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 16–18, 2011 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 products....
If you arrived at Goodwood just after the gates opened on any of the three days (September 16-18) there’s every...
As outlined in this month’s Racecar Profile, the Formula Super Vee series served as an important rung on the racing...
Set against the backdrop of the Chiltern Hills, Kop Hill in the Parish of Princes Risborough, England, held the now annual hillclimb in commemoration of a sporting challenge from a bygone era that included names such as Malcolm Campbell, Raymond Mays, Henry Segrave, Count Zborowski and Archie Frazer Nash. Following...
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT September 3–5, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Peter Gregg Dear Editor, I hope this note finds you well. Though I loved your magazine’s Hurley Haywood article, I’m even...
That’s a question I found occupying (the few) idle moments of my mind during October’s Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. That will happen if you spend four days cooped up in a 400-sq-ft tent lined with racing photos on display and notice that some seem to...
The 38th renewal of the annual vintage racecar celebration at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, enjoyed...
Top seller at RM’s Monterey Auction was this exquisite 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster that drew a winning bid of...
Montjuic translates from medieval Catalan as “Hill of the Jews,” or an alternative derivation may be from the Latin Mons Jovicus “Hill of Jupiter.” Whatever the origin of its name, this hill that overlooks Barcelona’s harbor has been known as Montjuic for more than a thousand years. Now using the...
The 1971 season saw the arrival of the BRM P160. It won the Austrian and Italian Grands Prix in the...
Formula One at Watkins Glen By Michael Argetsinger From its dustcover image of the opening lap of the 1967 United...
The name Robin Donovan may not mean much to most, but this man has quietly gone about his business and played a significant part in Le Mans history. He raced there for 14 consecutive years. From his point of view it is a “dream come true” story of a little...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA August 19-21, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I had the good fortune to be given the opportunity to drive...
If I asked you to pick a brand associated with high performance and motorsport, chances are good the name Volkswagen would not be one of the first names to pop into your head. Known as the “People’s car”—and forever linked to the bulbous but iconic “Bug” nee Beetle—by the 1960s,...
Winton Rceway, Winton, Victoria, Australia August 12–14, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Near Manchester, VT August 13–14, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...