Photo: James Beckett Benetton’s standing in F1 Like many of today’s Formula One teams, the Benetton outfit morphed from an...
Photo: Pete Austin Making its debut in 1963, the Rover P6 was introduced as the new jewel in the crown...
1969 Rennmax BN3Photo: Ian Welsh It can’t be denied that the world of motor racing, both contemporary and historic, is saturated with egos. Some would say that it’s all really driven by egos, and that is sometimes directly connected to the size of the wallet. Perhaps without such egos we...
Photo: Gilco The early 1950s found Enzo Ferrari’s burgeoning company quickly climbing the steep end of the power curve. His...
Photo: Casey Annis The 1950s and 1960s were a time of rapid change in both the road and racecar world....
News has come from the Mayo Clinic that American racecar driver and designer Bruce Eglinton has died at the age of 77. Eglinton competed in Formula Junior—winning at Tucson in 1963 with a Lotus-Ford—as well as Formula B and Formula 5000, driving cars he designed while design chief of Red...
Prior to the Second World War, simply driving a motor car in Europe was almost a noteworthy event, and thus...
For the better part of the past 10 years, I’ve wanted to devote an issue of VR to the history of women in motorsport. Not because there was some commercial angle to be taken, but because while it is almost never acknowledged, women have had a place in racing history,...
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and to mark the occasion, Maserati is honoring the achievements of Maria Teresa de Filippis,...
Carol Spears In the late ’60s, a boyfriend introduced me to motor racing. Until then it had been all horseback...
Photo: Pete Austin I have many memories of competing in rallies across Europe, but one that really sticks in my mind is the Liege-Rome-Liege event of 1960. Sharing the “big” Healey with Pat Moss, we started the event not really knowing what to expect, as the rally was well known...
As a follower of hyperrealism—a genre of art similar to photorealism—Henry has produced a high-definition body of work, as evidenced...
Here is Maria Teresa de Filippis at the Gasometer turn, at the end of the main straight along the harbor, during practice for the 1959 Monaco GP. She was trying to qualify the Behra-Porsche, an F2 car built from 550RS components with a chassis constructed in Modena. It was one...
Then. Nardi of Torino, Italy, did not manufacture only steering wheels. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
Greenwood Corvettes Dear Editor, I commend you and John Zimmermann on your Greenwood article “Twisting in the Wind,” your research...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements, there was...
The European Office of Vintage Racecar is supporting “Women in Motorsport” this year. In association with Historica Racewear and the...
Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, NY September 4–8, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR August 31–September 1, 2013 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...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 6–8, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK August 10, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Skyline Drive, Mt. Equinox, Arlington, VT August 10–11, 2013 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...
Keke RosbergPhoto: Maureen Magee Emerson FittipaldiPhoto: Keith Booker Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Here’s a site dedicated to the technical side of Formula One, where the home page offers daily news and, not...
Photo: Dennis Gray David Love, one of the founders of the Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) and an early driving force behind the growth of vintage racing in the USA, who also had a hand in the establishment of the Monterey Historic Automobile Races, died October 4 at the age...
Jean Alesi leads away from the start of the RAC TT Celebration race in Sir Anthony Bamford’s Ferrari 250 GTO/64.Photo:...
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, has announced that one of the most prized of all Ferrari road racing cars,...
Photo: John Zimmermann The City of Corona, California, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first AAA National Championship auto race around the city’s not-quite-three-mile Grand Boulevard circuit with a re-enactment of the event this September 14. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
