There I was, on Los Angeles’ Imperial Highway, helplessly hanging on in the passenger seat. No grab bar, no seatbelt,...
Longtime SCCA stalwart Andy Porterfield died in mid-April at the age of 80 from complications following heart valve surgery. Beyond...
Parnelli Jones “Lofty” England 2 Thirteen year-old Alessandro Zanardi, who will later become a two-time CART Champ Car champion, drives a kart for the first time (1980). 3 Giuseppi Campari gives Alfa Romeo its first GP win when he drives a P2 to victory in the Grand Prix of France...
Like many designers I like to push the envelope, so, when answering the question about my consideration of my greatest...
Carroll ShelbyPhoto: Jim Williams In observance of Carroll Shelby’s recent passing, VR is presenting an edited combination of the interviews...
This is the official site of the Shelby American Collection in Boulder, Colorado, which houses many examples of significant Shelby...
Carroll Shelby has just driven Alan Guiberson’s Ferrari 375MM to victory in the Sports Car Races at Torrey Pines, California,...
With the recent passing of automotive icon Carroll Shelby, it is easy to look at his amazing life through the...
Legendary team owner Frank Arciero has died from the aftereffects of an aneurysm. Arciero was a 14-year-old Italian immigrant when...
Di Spires Photo: Mike Jiggle For me, motor racing became like a drug—the more I attended Grand Prix events in the UK and Europe the more I wanted to get onto the “inside.” At first, I’d go motor racing with my brother, later I met Stuart, my husband. We’d travel...
When Jack Brabham was demobbed from the Royal Australian Air Force in 1947, even he did not realize he was...
Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan April 15, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans did not look as though it would be a walkover for Phil Hill, the number one driver of the Ferrari works team and 1961 Formula One World Champion. Born in Miami, Florida, on April 20, 1927, the Santa Monica, California, resident had joined...
Les Leston was born in 1920 named Alfred Lazarus Fingleston. He worked in the motor accessory business and was an...
Tall Texan Tales Dear Editor, Your excellent June issue included Pete Lyons’ review of the happenings while Jim Hall was honored during...
Nelson Piquet once memorably described driving a Grand Prix car around Monaco as akin to trying to ride a bicycle around your bedroom and certainly, while it is not too difficult to drive a racing car around the circuit, it becomes a totally different animal when it comes to wringing...
Monte Carlo Circuit, Monaco May 11–13, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
German racer Paul Pietsch, the last surviving driver of the prewar Silver Arrows era and the oldest living Grand Prix...
Carrera Panamericana 1950–1954 As covered several months ago in our “Lost McAfee Tapes” feature, the running of the Carrera Panamericana in the early ’50s was a wild and eclectic amalgamation of circus and international motor race. World-class drivers like Phil Hill, John Fitch, Louis Chiron and Karl Kling raced exotic...
Brian Redman has accepted the position of Grand Marshal for the 2nd Annual Bahamas Speed Week Revival, scheduled for this...
Pete Lyons You’d need a piece of paper the size of Texas to write down all that should be said...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 19–20, 2012 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...
Mallala Motorsports Park, South Australia April 8, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
It has been 50 years since Graham Hill won the Formula One World Championship for BRM, and this achievement was...
Under warm and sunny skies at the 3rd annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California, more than 340 historic cars took the checkered flag in 15 groups of racing. Cars ranging from a 1911 National to a collection of Can-Am cars from the 1960s and...
As you will have read in last month’s Vintage Racecar news, the automotive world lost one of its last remaining...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Philip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, Australia March 9–10, 2012 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...