Bruce Burness is one of those multi-talented behind-the-scenes players who lend so much richness to the world of motorsports, possessing...
René Dreyfus Biography The story begins in 1914 when René was nine years old. The middle of three children he speaks of his early life with fondness, growing up in Nice. He later joined the Moto Club de Nice, which was sort of a junior league Automobile Club de Nice....
My recollection of getting to know Archie was that my father went to Cambridge University and was a member of...
Some fellow petrolheads have been asking what I think about the movie Anonymous, and the thesis that the true author of the Shakespearean canon was Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. You can make a case for anything provided you ignore evidence. In 1616, two of England’s leading poets,...
Right from the company’s beginnings in 1924, Chrysler built powerful and advanced automobiles. The B70 was a 70-mph car with...
Austrian born Karl Alberto Abarth did so many things so very well. He was a motorcycle racing champion, multiple land...
Terror Over Brussels Dear Editor, I must urge you to reconsider the excellent winter vegetable the “brussel sprout” and draw your attention to the fact that it is spelt with a single “l” [First Turn, Feb, 2012]. The humble brussel sprout, and other vegetables, were served by my mother to our...
John Cannon Jean Pierre Jabouille 2 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
Pete Lyons We start the new season with two interesting notes on the subject of pulchritude. Near the end of January, Lorna and I spent most of a weekend planted squarely before the Flat Screen, surprised by how much we were enjoying Speed’s marathon coverage of the Rolex 24 at...
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National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK January 12–15, 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...
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Sandown Racecourse, Springdale, Victoria, Australia November 5–6, 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...
Don Yenko and Yenko Stinger By Charlie “Bud” Doerge In 1957, Chevrolet racer Don Yenko set up his own tuning...
This month we offer you, courtesy of YouTube, a two-part review of the 1963 running of the 12 Hours of...
George Follmer, Can-Am champion, Trans-Am champion and a winner in virtually every form of racing he tried, was honored by...
Sam Hanks may have been a quiet man who preferred to keep to himself, but at the wheel of a...
Involved with mechancial things virtually all his life, John Barnard first worked in racing at Lola, then a fertile training ground for many men who would impact racecar design. Upon “graduating” from Lola he went to work alongside Gordon Coppuck at McLaren to develop the M23. In 1975 he joined the...
