The Williams Formula One Conference Centre, Grove, UK was the venue for the 5th bi-annual reunion of the Grand Prix...
Several months ago I received an irate email from a VR reader with one simple, albeit piercing, question; “Mark, why...
Two Ross Brawn-designed cars were to play a big part in my racing career, both were formidable contenders and race winners, but in totally different formulae. My experiences in one led to a drive in the other. The two cars are the Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-14 and the other the...
With a dad like Stan Jones it was hardly surprising that Alan became a motor racing nut when he was...
Leading historic race organizer, Motor Racing Legends, has launched an all-new race series for Groups 1 and 2, and Group A Touring Cars, such as raced in the British and European Touring Car Championships between 1977 and 1985. The new series will be called the JD Classics Challenge, thanks to...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA October 1–3, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed formula cars were manufactured to serve as a steppingstone to Formula One...
Republic of San Marino October 7–9, 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...
February 2011 During the J.C.C. International Trophy race at Brooklands, U.K., on May 6, 1939, Kenneth Evans is shown at...
Roger Penske Fred Offenhauser 3 Paul Goldsmith drives Smokey Yunick’s Pontiac to victory in the last stock car race on...
Each year we devote a portion of our February magazine to the issue of safety and safety devices in historic motor racing. In recent years, much research and development has been undertaken to develop various head and neck restraint systems for use in numerous professional race series. Precipitated, at least...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants/UK October 22, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL October 21–24, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Phoenix Int’l Raceway, Phoenix, AZ October 23–24, 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...
Wakefield Park, Goulburn, NSW, Australia September 18–19, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Three apparently unconnected things seemed to me to have a synergy. One is the supposed 75th anniversary of Jaguar, a...
I had seen this well-used Lotus 18 sitting in a grumpy little foreign car repair shop hard along Ventura Blvd. in Studio City, California. The guy who owned the shop and the Lotus was named “Buck” something or another as I recall. I kept driving by and looking at that...
For a baker’s dozen of years in the late 1950s and early ’60s, Nassau in the Bahamas Islands hosted a...
A new and exciting chapter was written in the competition history of Triumph with the Ninth Annual International Triumph Challenge held last August in Topeka, Kansas. Challengers from more than ten states and the United Kingdom competed under the watchful eye of former Standard-Triumph competition boss R.W. (Kas) Kastner on...
February 2011 Inside the Archives By Jesse Alexander Looking through stacks of old photographs I’m often struck by generally unseen...
1964 Lotus 30 During his test drive at Silverstone, the author found that most of what he’d heard about the...
Race Retro 2011 will celebrate one of Britain’s best-loved, if not the best-loved, sports cars next year when it returns to Stoneleigh Park, Coventry in the earlier slot of February 25–27. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type’s launch at the show will be the drivers and backroom boys...
Frank Williams started out like so many racers, with little more than his desire to go racing. Over nearly half...
Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA October 14–17, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Tazio Nuvolari has found a new home, or at least his museum has. The museum devoted to him and his motor racing career, originally housed in the Palazzo del Podestà, in his hometown of Mantua, was closed over a year ago so that the building could be restored. However, last...
I’d like to talk with you for a moment about Regularity. Relax. This conversation has nothing to do with Metamucel,...
With Sir Frank Williams as our interview subject this month, we thought it might be a good idea to send...
The motor racing world was saddened to learn of the passing of Tom Walkinshaw in December of last year. Tom Walkinshaw was the son of a successful market gardener at Mauldslie Farm, near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. His initial days as a racing driver were a true test of grit and...