Augie Pabst, described as “one of the fastest, most charismatic and popular drivers in his day” by the Motorsports Hall...
Lucky Vintage Racecar subscriber, Mr. A. Finley-Day of Worcestershire, England, scooped our promotional prize at Race Retro. A copy of...
From the moment you walked through the door of Retromobile you could tell you were entering an exhibition of something a little different—a little French. That said, Retromobile has become a great and established forum for meeting all those old friends and acquaintances you had forgotten to contact/send a Christmas...
Following the enthusiastic response from racers to the launch of the JD Classics Challenge, the new Historic race series for...
The noise and spectacle of the Can-Am Challenge Cup sees a rebirth in 2011. The revival of this iconic series...
Bill Noble, a quintuple SCCA National Champion in Formula Vee and one of the category’s most prolific and successful engine builders, died January 18 at the age of 69 following a lengthy fight with blood cancer. Characterized as “a bear of a man who had a gentle touch with both...
Another in the continuing stream of new country club-style motorsports facilities has been announced, with the new Thermal Motorsports Track...
Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV has been scheduled for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on the weekend of October 14–16, featuring a...
When he contests the 24 Hours Nürburgring this June, sharing a car with his sons Johannes and Ferdinand, Hans-Joachim Stuck will close out his top-level motorsports driving career. Stuck, who turned 60 on New Year’s Day, has three victories in the classic German enduro for Touring Cars and GTs, including...
May 2011 Collage – Jackie Stewart’s Grand Prix Album Sir Jackie Stewart The wives and girlfriends of racing drivers of...
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National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK January 13–16, 2011 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our...
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Port de Versailles, Paris, France February 2–6, 2011 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our...
Palm Beach International Raceway, Palm Beach, FL February 10–13, 2011 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to...
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA February 19–20, 2011 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....
Our sport is gaudy, so noisy, so cherished and studied and conserved … how can so much of racing’s history...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Mario Andretti Rick Mears Photo: Jim Hatfield 1 Gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911). 4 Jackie Stewart passes his rookie test for the Indianapolis 500 (1966). No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started...
Greg Smith is a long time vintage racing enthusiast and runs a restoration shop that has traditionally specialized in European...
May 2011 Among the traditions of the Indianapolis 500 is the annual Front Row photo op on the Monday after Pole Day qualifying. In 1971 that group included Peter Revson on pole in the works McLaren-Offenhauser, Mark Donohue in the middle with Roger Penske’s Sunoco McLaren-Offenhauser, and Bobby Unser on the...
The 1963 12 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance at Sebring marked Triumph’s first factory entry into North American competition. Competition...
It is a given that motor sport flourishes in countries that are both affluent and mindful of technology. In the...
Parnelli is not his real name. Rufus Jones’ middle name is Parnell. His mother named him after a Judge Parnell whom she admired. Jones’ friend, Billy Calder, added the “i” to his middle name to make a name change when Parnelli wanted to race while underage. I remember drivers in...
My favorite racecar was always the latest one I won with. I’ve always struggled with the question of what’s your...
From a European perspective, during the 1990s Reynard had expanded as far as it could go with the various F3...
Hero is far too modest a word to describe Eddie Rickenbacker. Racing driver, World War 1 ace, Medal of Honor winner, holder of no fewer than seven Distinguished Service Crosses, car manufacturer, Indianapolis Speedway owner, Pacific Ocean crash survivor, founder of Eastern Airlines. Not even superhero comes close. What makes...
