“For nearly a half-century, wherever Americans powered their way to automobile glory, whether on the two-and-a-half-mile Speedway at Indianapolis, the...
To be honest, I’ve had a lot of great racecars in my career and it’s very difficult to select just...
The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia has announced that the 25th renewal of its British Columbia Historic Motor Races will take place on August 4–5 at Mission Raceway Park in Mission, BC, about an hour east of Vancouver. Since its inaugural running at the old Westwood circuit in Coquitlam,...
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Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, FL February 24–26, 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...
This site bills itself as “a celebration of motorsport,” and that just about says it all. Now in its fifth...
Coppa Intereuropa organizer Jason Wright will shake up this year’s Monza meeting, scheduled for June 1–3, with a four-hour race...
The stars are beginning to align in preparation for the 2012 Donington Historic Festival on May 5–6, with early entrants including the Le Mans and Daytona 24 Hours winner and ex-Formula One driver Jackie Oliver, who will share a 1961 250 GT SWB with Rohan Fernando in the Pre-’63 GT...
During the Brands Hatch Six Hours on April 13, 1969, Chris Amon comes up to Druids, his lone Ferrari 312P...
Felice Nazzaro had brains as well as a heavy right foot and he used them well to work his way...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
This painting shows the Talbot Lago driven by Louis Rosier being tended by a mechanic at the very first World...
Every year Lord March, the inspiration and drive behind the glorious Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival events, provides the...
After several years away from Silverstone, the FIA Historic Formula One Championship (HFO) is returning to the Northamptonshire circuit in the most spectacular way possible, supporting the British Grand Prix, July 6-8. HFO Chairman Dan Collins said, “We received an invitation and, of course, jumped at the chance. We have...
For the first time, Lime Rock Park’s annual Labor Day weekend vintage racing event will feature the cars of Historic...
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The Don Dear Editor, These days I tend to read Vintage Racecar from the back forward, in as much as I particularly enjoy Mike Lawrence’s “Last Lap” articles. “The Don” rang a strong bell with me, as Don was always a hero of mine, and while a little on the...
Alain ProstPhoto: Maureen Magee Mike SpencePhoto: John Fenning Collection 1 Ivor Bueb wins the 1500-cc sports car race at Brands...
The 30th Anniversary Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, honoring MG as the featured marque, will take place July 13–22 on the...
Tony SouthgatePhoto: Pete Austin Toward the end of my first period with Shadow, things weren’t working out too well, money was getting tight and I couldn’t really get on with my job, as I wanted to. There were cutbacks here and there, and it made life difficult. There were lots...
You’ll probably get stopped at some point and have to pay off the cops. You will almost certainly have to...
Formula One – All the Races By Roger Smith This mighty 600 page-tome is the Formula One race version of...
Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, UK February 24–26, 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...
Really? How so, you may ask. While it’s hard to imagine today’s Williams Grand Prix car contributing a single iota...
Event organizers can confirm that the legendary pre-war “Silver Arrows” will appear in the UK at the 2012 Goodwood Revival,...
Maybe I’ll change my mind by the end of the column, but as I tap out this opening sentence, I feel an itch to go back and be a Formula 1 reporter again. Pete Lyons This happens every spring. The off-season has dragged on too long, stimulation and intrigue have...
A pair of events scheduled for later this year in England will celebrate the half century since Graham Hill became...
As a racecar driver, Jack McAfee needs no introduction. He was one of the greats of early sports car racing in America, with a career spanning from the late 1940s well into the 1960s, but Jack the man was a relatively shy and soft-spoken person. Known fondly as “Jack the...