Cliff Reuter and I suffer from codependency. The phone calling and emailing is incessant. I regularly disturb him while he’s...
I know a lot of people have opinions of Peter Gregg, but I would like to offer an alternative view...
I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit “Come Together” somewhere in the back of my head. I have often used the metaphor of how some of the most interesting motor racing tales are based on an almost...
Alessandro Zanardi is an inspiration to us all. Here is a double CART champion who lost both his legs in...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK September 10, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Just as we went to press last month, we heard the tragic news of Dan Wheldon’s fatal accident in the season-ending Indycar race at Las Vegas. While I didn’t know Wheldon—or even follow his career very closely—I found his death profoundly saddening. Not to sound callous, but I was a...
Californian John Delane has become the first American to win the overall Historic Formula One championship, claiming the 2011 crown...
The Daytona Continental (3 Hours) Race; Daytona, February 17, 1963. Pedro Rodriguez in the N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari 250 GTO leads Skip Hudson’s...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the race that began as the Daytona Continental in 1962 and evolved into...
Frank Dominianni, who won the SCCA’s B Production National Championship in 1964, has passed away at the age of 86....
A few hours before next June’s start of the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the morning air at le Circuit de la Sarthe will once again be filled with the sounds of Group C cars as Motor Racing Legends organizes its annual support race for the...
Coronado Island, San Diego, CA September 24–25, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Wakefield Park, Goulburn, NSW, Australia September 24–25, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
A.J. Foyt Pedro Rodriguez 2 Walter Sobraske, machinist for Miller, Schofield, Offenhauser and Meyer & Drake (later shop forman), born in West Virginia (1901). 3 Dave MacDonald wins the USRRC race at Augusta, Georgia, driving a King Cobra (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Starting his career in the early ’60s behind the wheel of a Mini, John Fitzpatrick quickly worked his way to...
Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK September 3–5, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The MG Vintage Racers’ Newsletter celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, having been around longer than a number of vintage racing organizations. Founded in December of 1981 by MGTD racer Greg Prehodka with 40 of his MG racing buddies, it has helped MG racers stay in touch with each other...
Classes have been announced and entries have opened for the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 17–19 at...
Nearly 10 years ago in this space (“Sleuths Wanted,” February 2002) I asked if anyone could ID a Can-Am car...
The first phase of construction for Central New York Raceway Park in Central Square, N.Y., is set to begin this spring. The 140-acre site, located 20 minutes from downtown Syracuse, is presently being cleared in anticipation of the groundbreaking for a facility that will include a two-mile road course, a...
Evolution of the Porsche 911 In Competition–1965–2010 By Michael Keyser & Bill Oursler With distinction as the longest-lived sports car...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA October 14–16, 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...
After three celebrations on the East Coast at Daytona and Lime Rock, Porsche’s triennial Rennsport Reunion came to California in...
Being Brazilian, my inspiration for motor racing came from Emerson Fittipaldi. Like him, England was the place to learn motor...
Widely experienced chief mechanic and author Sal Incandela has passed away at his home in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada. He was 61. During an extensive career in racing as a mechanic, engineer, crew chief and team principal, the Italian-born, French-educated Incandela worked for several championship-winning teams, including...
Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR September 3–5, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, NY September 10–12, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The 1955 24-hour race at Le Mans was set to be an epic contest. Mercedes-Benz had entered the brilliant new W196 single seater-based sports car, the 300 SLR. Stirling Moss had driven the 300 SLR to victory two months previously in the Mille Miglia. For this race he was to...