Wakefield Park, Goulburn, NSW, Australia September 24–25, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK September 10, 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...
Alessandro Zanardi is an inspiration to us all. Here is a double CART champion who lost both his legs in...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI September 9–11, 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...
A.J. Foyt Pedro Rodriguez 2 Walter Sobraske, machinist for Miller, Schofield, Offenhauser and Meyer & Drake (later shop forman), born...
After three celebrations on the East Coast at Daytona and Lime Rock, Porsche’s triennial Rennsport Reunion came to California in...
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...
The first phase of construction for Central New York Raceway Park in Central Square, N.Y., is set to begin this...
Just as we went to press last month, we heard the tragic news of Dan Wheldon’s fatal accident in the...
Starting his career in the early ’60s behind the wheel of a Mini, John Fitzpatrick quickly worked his way to the top echelons of the endurance racing world. From winning the British Saloon Car Championship, Fitzpatrick went on to factory rides with Ford and BMW, as well as notching up...
Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR September 3–5, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the race that began as the Daytona Continental in 1962 and evolved into...
Evolution of the Porsche 911 In Competition–1965–2010 By Michael Keyser & Bill Oursler With distinction as the longest-lived sports car design in history, it’s safe to say that the Porsche 911 has a long and distinguished racing history. From its 1965 debut on the European rally scene, the 911 steadily...
Classes have been announced and entries have opened for the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 17–19 at...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Nearly 10 years ago in this space (“Sleuths Wanted,” February 2002) I asked if anyone could ID a Can-Am car I didn’t know and had seen only once, at Road America in 1967. Ah, the power of Vintage Racecar! Immediately, reader Tor Caraway wrote in from Wisconsin with the answer....
The MG Vintage Racers’ Newsletter celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, having been around longer than a number of vintage...
Coronado Island, San Diego, CA September 24–25, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Californian John Delane has become the first American to win the overall Historic Formula One championship, claiming the 2011 crown with his Class A Tyrrell 002-Ford after previously earning consecutive Class A championships between 2002 and 2007 as well as in 2010. Delane sealed his latest title by taking the...
Widely experienced chief mechanic and author Sal Incandela has passed away at his home in the Las Vegas suburb of...
Being Brazilian, my inspiration for motor racing came from Emerson Fittipaldi. Like him, England was the place to learn motor...
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...
Cliff Reuter and I suffer from codependency. The phone calling and emailing is incessant. I regularly disturb him while he’s...
Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, NY September 10–12, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK September 3–5, 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...
I know a lot of people have opinions of Peter Gregg, but I would like to offer an alternative view...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA October 14–16, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Frank Dominianni, who won the SCCA’s B Production National Championship in 1964, has passed away at the age of 86. Upon returning from multi-decorated service with General George Patton in Europe during World War II, Dominianni returned home to Valley Stream, N.Y., where in 1947 he opened Hi-Speed Power Equipment...