The centenary of the first running of the Indianapolis 500 was celebrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 1-3)...
One of the most versatile drivers motor sport has ever known is to be honored at next year’s Amelia Island...
A new partnership took its place on the vintage racing landscape in July as Cris Vandagriff’s Historic Motor Sports Association and Bobby Rahal’s Legends of Motorsports announced the creation of Legends of Motorsports powered by HMSA. The intent of this new partnership is to “expand the platform of historic racing...
The headline story from this year’s Le Mans Legends race, prelude to the main 24-hour event, was the announcement of...
The 3rd annual Motorsports and Memories event, set for September 17 at historic Meadowdale Raceways in Carpentersville, Illinois, will feature...
Roy Winkelmann, probably best known for running the team with which Jochen Rindt rose to prominence by recording nearly two dozen Formula Two victories in the mid- to late-’60s, has died in Florida. Although he was born in the UK, Winkelmann’s family moved to Utah during his childhood, and there...
In 1951 Froilan Gonzalez raced to victory at Silverstone to win the British Grand Prix. It was the first Grand...
Showing more dedication than common sense, vintage racer and contributing writer John Nikas will try to avoid catastrophic fire while...
Lyn St. James has been named Grand Marshal for the 8th Annual Charity Challenge of the Classic Sports Racing Group scheduled for Northern California’s Infineon Raceway on the first weekend of October. Although Lotus is the featured marque for the event, featured driver St. James will pilot a Formula B...
Well. Me sir? Gosh sir. Writing an obituary of Bill Boddy is rather like an everyday cinemagoer writing the obituary...
The typically Teutonic efficiency of this site suits the image of Mercedes-Benz, and any apparent austerity quickly gives way to...
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Photo: Brad Jansen Have you ever fantasized what it would be like to drive one of those tricked-out sedans you see charging around the Norisring in the German Touring Car Series? Well, you don’t need to fantasize any longer. The AMG performance arm of Mercedes-Benz has...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK May 14–15, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Barber Motorsports Park, Leeds, AL May 20–22, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK Month 21-22, 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...
Winton Motor Raceway, Benall, Victoria, Australia May 28–29, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Brands Hatch, Kent, UK May 28–30, 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...
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Milan, Italy June 3–5, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Roads and circuits of South Wales and the West Country, UK June 17–19, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Pete Lyons Do you remember the moment when enthusiasm for motorsports exploded inside you? Or at least started to smolder? Some of us may have been born burning, in terms of our passion for racing, but probably most needed the right mixture of circumstance and spark. Become a Member & Get...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The...
Nigel Mansell Stirling MossPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Pietro Laureati wins Italy’s Tolentino Colle Paterno hillclimb driving an Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale...
Contingency Plans Dear Editor, I would not dare to take my Avanti replica of the 1958 Lister-Chevy to the track, but if I owned an original, I certainly would agree with the opinions expressed in First Turn [VR, First Turn, July, 2011]. I do not believe that General Racing Ltd.,...
“Wow, I could have had an 8V!” Can you imagine if Fiat had hired actor Ronald Reagan in 1952 to...
During the November 1952 running of Mexico’s fabled Carrera Pan-Americana, the Karl Kling/Hans Klenk Mercedes 300SL makes a pit stop...
It’s 1911 and the first Indianapolis 500 is being won by a Marmon Wasp driven by Ray Harroun. It is the first car able to be raced without a riding mechanic because it was equipped with a rear-view mirror. Held on May 30, 1911, the first 500-Mile Race at the...
I’m celebrating 25 years of motor racing, and I say this without counting the years I spent karting. It’s difficult...
In 1994, I became Technical Director for RML Ltd., which was competing in the RAC British Touring Car Championship. John Cleland and Jeff Allam were our drivers and we were racing Vauxhall Cavalier saloons. The following year John won the BTCC championship. Graham HumphrysPhoto: Mike Jiggle It was during this...
