Phoenix Int’l Raceway, Phoenix, AZ October 23–24, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
With Sir Frank Williams as our interview subject this month, we thought it might be a good idea to send...
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+ 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...
For the seventh and final time, the Centennial of the historic Vanderbilt Cup races was celebrated on New York’s Long...
Learning to race on a road course can be daunting. Even though it was almost 50 years ago, I remember...
Several months ago I received an irate email from a VR reader with one simple, albeit piercing, question; “Mark, why in the hell don’t you ever write about British drag racing cars?” British drag racing? What did I know about that? And how would I ever find a “hidden” one...
February 2011 During the J.C.C. International Trophy race at Brooklands, U.K., on May 6, 1939, Kenneth Evans is shown at...
For a baker’s dozen of years in the late 1950s and early ’60s, Nassau in the Bahamas Islands hosted a...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants/UK October 22, 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 products....
February 2011 Inside the Archives By Jesse Alexander Looking through stacks of old photographs I’m often struck by generally unseen...
I had seen this well-used Lotus 18 sitting in a grumpy little foreign car repair shop hard along Ventura Blvd....
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed formula cars were manufactured to serve as a steppingstone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Junior. However, with that category’s demise at the end of 1963, F2...
The motor racing world was saddened to learn of the passing of Tom Walkinshaw in December of last year. Tom...
Wakefield Park, Goulburn, NSW, Australia September 18–19, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
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...
Two Ross Brawn-designed cars were to play a big part in my racing career, both were formidable contenders and race...
The Williams Formula One Conference Centre, Grove, UK was the venue for the 5th bi-annual reunion of the Grand Prix...
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...
Donington Park, Castle Donington/UK October 2–3, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
With a dad like Stan Jones it was hardly surprising that Alan became a motor racing nut when he was...
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...
A new and exciting chapter was written in the competition history of Triumph with the Ninth Annual International Triumph Challenge...
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA October 1–3, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
February 2011 Remembering Dan Photo: John Pearson Dear Editor, Just a quick note of sincere thanks to Gregor (Fisken) for putting into words what several of us have been struggling to come up with. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
I’d like to talk with you for a moment about Regularity. Relax. This conversation has nothing to do with Metamucel,...
Republic of San Marino October 7–9, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Roger Penske Fred Offenhauser 3 Paul Goldsmith drives Smokey Yunick’s Pontiac to victory in the last stock car race on the beach at Daytona, Florida (1958). 4 Porsche 907s sweep the top three finishing positions in the 24 Hours of Daytona with the Elford/Neerspatch/Siffert/Stommelen/Herrmann car winning (1968). Become a Member...