The author puts his back into steering the Trimax through a left hander at Mallory Park.Photo: Andy Thorpe Was Alvin...
The finned Cunningham D-Types of Walt Hansgen and Sherwood Johnston, wait with Duncan Forlong’s AC/Bristol and Curtis Attaway’s XK-120.Photo: Bob...
Bruce Burness is one of those multi-talented behind-the-scenes players who lend so much richness to the world of motorsports, possessing not only the gift of clarity when working on the cars, but the enduring competitive spirit so common among those who make a difference in our sport. His secret seems...
So, you might be asking yourself, “What happened to my Vintage Racecar? There seems to be another magazine stuck to...
René Dreyfus Biography The story begins in 1914 when René was nine years old. The middle of three children he...
My recollection of getting to know Archie was that my father went to Cambridge University and was a member of the Cambridge University Motor Club. The club had an annual dinner through which I met Archie and Peter Riley (later to become a works Healey driver), both of whom became...
I have had the good fortune to have raced many good cars in my career, from early days in Formula...
Right from the company’s beginnings in 1924, Chrysler built powerful and advanced automobiles. The B70 was a 70-mph car with an in-line six-cylinder engine, four-wheel hydraulic brakes and front and rear shock absorbers. In 1925, a Model 70 ran the 24-hour race at Le Mans, finishing 7th overall. In 1928,...
Austrian born Karl Alberto Abarth did so many things so very well. He was a motorcycle racing champion, multiple land...
Terror Over Brussels Dear Editor, I must urge you to reconsider the excellent winter vegetable the “brussel sprout” and draw...
John Cannon Jean Pierre Jabouille 2 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the Pau Grand Prix Formula 2 race in Pau, France (1967). 3 Leo Kinnunen drives a Porsche 917/10 to victory in the 300-kilometer Interserie race on the Nürburgring in West Germany...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
Pete Lyons We start the new season with two interesting notes on the subject of pulchritude. Near the end of...
Port de Versailles, Paris, France February 1–5, 2012 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....
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Don Yenko and Yenko Stinger By Charlie “Bud” Doerge In 1957, Chevrolet racer Don Yenko set up his own tuning shop in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Starting in 1965, Yenko’s shop began turning its attention to Chevrolet’s new, rear-engined car, the Corvair. Yenko saw both performance and racing potential in the Corvair...
This month we offer you, courtesy of YouTube, a two-part review of the 1963 running of the 12 Hours of...
John Surtees, OBE remains the only person ever to win World Championships on both two and four wheels, scoring four...
The second gathering of automobiles made or owned by Briggs Cunningham will be held at the Fairfield County Concours at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, Connecticut, on Saturday and Sunday September 15 and 16. Lucie Cunningham McKinney, Briggs’ daughter, is planning a family reunion in conjunction with the...
The International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen will honor the British sports car Elva with a weekend of...
Sebring International Raceway has announced the addition of the inaugural Sebring Historics on the weekend of October 25-28 to its...
George Follmer, Can-Am champion, Trans-Am champion and a winner in virtually every form of racing he tried, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club with its 2012 Phil Hill Award at the RRDC dinner prior to January’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. RRDC president Bobby Rahal presented the award. Since...
Having been born within earshot of the Le Mans 24-hour race in France, that François Migault took to motor racing...
This year’s edition of the Harry Miller Club’s popular Millers at Milwaukee meet will honor the 100th anniversary of the...
Former Maserati Grand Prix driver Roberto Mieres has died at the age of 87. Mieres, who started 17 World Championship Grands Prix during the early 1950s, passed away in Uruguay, where he had lived for a number of years. Born in Argentina in 1924, Mieres began racing at the age...
