In a world where the value of words is often diminished by over-use and misapplication, there is absolutely no doubt...
The second Historic Festival took place at Donington Park in the English Midlands over the weekend of May 5–6. The...
For the fourth consecutive year, historic South Bass Island in Lake Erie will reverberate to the sounds of sports car racing as the Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion takes place on September 20–22. As before, the event is intended as a low-key celebration of the days in the 1950s and early...
Mercedes-Benz USA and members of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) will bring rare classic cars and contemporary models to...
Mecum Auctions shocked the auction world with the late May announcement that they would be offering two icons from racing...
Lola Cars, the world’s oldest racing car constructor announced in mid-May that it was entering financial administration due to cash-flow problems caused by ongoing global economic conditions. The move includes both Lola Cars International Limited and Lola Composites Limited, and a prepared statement said it “allows the board to continue...
Ted Cutting, the man who designed the Aston Martin DBR1 that took Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori to victory at...
2012 marks the 60th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT and to celebrate that milestone, the Ferrari Museum has organized...
There was a flurry of events in Italy to mark the 30th anniversary of Gilles Villeneuve’s death in a crash during qualifying for the 1982 Grand Prix of Belgium at Zolder. Probably the most evocative happened on May 8, when his son Jacques, the 1997 Formula One World Champion, drove...
Two races at this year’s Silverstone Classic, scheduled for the weekend of July 20–22, will be dedicated to the memory...
If ever an event deserved to be revived, it was the Nassau Speed Weeks. Originally held between 1954 and 1966,...
David Scotney was, for many years, the face of Lola Cars at motor racing events around the world. Born and bred in the Huntingdon area of Cambridgeshire, David honed his mechanical skills at local garages during and after his apprenticeship. In 1978 he joined Lola, working on the T500 USAC...
As another of our sports car icons, the MGB, marks its 50th anniversary of existence, we thought you should be...
An E.R.A. Album, 1973-2010 By Alan Cox Publishing and working with publishers can be a brutal experience. As electronic media...
Back in the free-and-easy days when you still could cozy up to naked racecars right out in plain sight, some of us journos enjoyed the challenge of trying to figure out new speed technology on our own, without asking the team for explanations. And anyway, when the team was Penske-cum-Porsche...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars...
Spiking interest in F3 Dear Editor, Your story on Spike Rhiando and the Trimax gave me the impetus needed to find out more about the JAP-engined car that my late uncle, Hector “Nick” Nichols, helped build and maintain for John Gibbs. The MAC500 (for Midland Autocar Company), as you can...
Bruce Bromme Sr. was born in 1917, and shortly thereafter was thrust into the world of racing. His father,...
Sydenham Trophy Race, Crystal Palace, May 20, 1939. Prince Bira in his E.R.A. chases Hans Ruesch’s Alfa Romeo 8C35 up...
Stirling Moss and Juan Manual Fangio were partners at Mercedes-Benz in 1955. They later became rivals, Fangio at Ferrari with the new Ferrari-Lancia D50 and Moss leader of the Maserati team with the 250F. Here, at the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix, Moss made an excellent start and led all the...
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato, NZ January 27–29, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA March 30-April 1, 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...
Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, CA April 19-21, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK April 21, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA April 28–29, 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 partner...
Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK May 5–6, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Many will believe my greatest racecar will be the Ferrari 156 “sharknose,” since featuring in my film and DVD of...
When Peter Gregg did his deal to race BMWs in IMSA in 1976, he asked me to take over in the Brumos Porsche. At the end of the season, Peter decided he wanted to come back to Porsche to run the Trans-Am, and my Brumos deal went South. He hooked...