Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA February 19–20, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
My favorite racecar was always the latest one I won with. I’ve always struggled with the question of what’s your...
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...
1990 Penske PC19-Ilmor Chevrolet I first saw Roger Penske racing a Maserati Birdcage at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. He...
Greg Smith is a long time vintage racing enthusiast and runs a restoration shop that has traditionally specialized in European...
Port de Versailles, Paris, France February 2–6, 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...
Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV has been scheduled for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on the weekend of October 14–16, featuring a...
By now you will likely be aware that this month marks the 100th anniversary of that most hallowed of American...
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...
Mario Andretti Rick Mears Photo: Jim Hatfield 1 Gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy...
Lucky Vintage Racecar subscriber, Mr. A. Finley-Day of Worcestershire, England, scooped our promotional prize at Race Retro. A copy of...
Monaco, Monte Carlo January 26–February 2, 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...
May 2011 Collage – Jackie Stewart’s Grand Prix Album Sir Jackie Stewart The wives and girlfriends of racing drivers of...
From a European perspective, during the 1990s Reynard had expanded as far as it could go with the various F3...
It is a given that motor sport flourishes in countries that are both affluent and mindful of technology. In the pioneering days that meant America and Western Europe. We have the Turkish GP because the government is gagging to join the EU and Turkey is going through an industrial revolution,...
Bill Noble, a quintuple SCCA National Champion in Formula Vee and one of the category’s most prolific and successful engine...
When he contests the 24 Hours Nürburgring this June, sharing a car with his sons Johannes and Ferdinand, Hans-Joachim Stuck...
Another in the continuing stream of new country club-style motorsports facilities has been announced, with the new Thermal Motorsports Track & Club near Palm Springs, California, targeting a fall opening. Located on a 344-acre portion of the larger Kohl Ranch tract, the privately owned club plans to host amateur and...
Parnelli is not his real name. Rufus Jones’ middle name is Parnell. His mother named him after a Judge Parnell...
The noise and spectacle of the Can-Am Challenge Cup sees a rebirth in 2011. The revival of this iconic series...
Following the enthusiastic response from racers to the launch of the JD Classics Challenge, the new Historic race series for Groups 1 and 2, and Group A Touring Cars from 1977–’85, have come widespread requests to extend the eligibility back to 1972. Duncan Wiltshire of Motor Racing Legends, the company...
Our sport is gaudy, so noisy, so cherished and studied and conserved … how can so much of racing’s history have gone missing in the dark deeps of time? Pete Lyons Example: the true background story of this 16-valve Peugeot, 1916 winner of the great Indianapolis race. Become a Member...
Augie Pabst, described as “one of the fastest, most charismatic and popular drivers in his day” by the Motorsports Hall...
Eastern Creek Raceway, Eastern Creek, NSW, Australia November 26–28, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
May 2011 Kiwis are Regular too! Dear Casey, I have just received my February issue of Vintage Racecar and read your interesting article on Regularity events, which you experienced at the recent HSRCA Tasman Revival meeting at Eastern Creek (a great event which I have raced at in 2008 and...
The most famous race on earth may have a checkered past as part of the World Championship, but foreign flavor...
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK January 13–16, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
