John Grant was elected to succeed Stuart Rolt as Chairman of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) at the Club’s...
As a follower of hyperrealism—a genre of art similar to photorealism—Henry has produced a high-definition body of work, as evidenced...
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...
Keke RosbergPhoto: Maureen Magee Emerson FittipaldiPhoto: Keith Booker 1 Paul Hawkins drives a 4.4-liter Ferrari to victory in the 25-lap...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK August 10, 2013 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium...
Giuliano Cané, Italy’s vintage motor racing hero, has done it again. In September he won the 2013 Coppa d’Oro delle Dolomiti regularity race on the twisting roads of the famous Italian mountains—for the eighth time! Once again supported by his navigator wife Lucia Galliani, he led much of the event...
Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR August 31–September 1, 2013 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all...
Carol Spears In the late ’60s, a boyfriend introduced me to motor racing. Until then it had been all horseback...
Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual: McLaren M23 By Ian Wagstaff The first ever publication to bear the name Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual was for the Austin-Healey Sprite, and published in the mid 1960s. The original objective of the books was to show owners how to strip, rebuild, repair and maintain their...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
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 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....
Jean Alesi leads away from the start of the RAC TT Celebration race in Sir Anthony Bamford’s Ferrari 250 GTO/64.Photo:...
Photo: James Beckett Benetton’s standing in F1 Like many of today’s Formula One teams, the Benetton outfit morphed from an...
Prior to the Second World War, simply driving a motor car in Europe was almost a noteworthy event, and thus motorsport involved a small percentage of that already small number of people. This exclusivity further meant that the number of women in motorsport was small. However, with the exponential improvement...
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, has announced that one of the most prized of all Ferrari road racing cars,...
Photo: Pete Austin I have many memories of competing in rallies across Europe, but one that really sticks in my...
Skyline Drive, Mt. Equinox, Arlington, VT August 10–11, 2013 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....
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Then. Nardi of Torino, Italy, did not manufacture only steering wheels. They also built wonderful automobiles for use on both...
• Betty Brabham, the first wife of triple F1 World Champion Sir Jack Brabham, has died following a brief illness at the Wesley Hospital in Brisbane. She was 87. Betty married Jack in 1951, and they divorced in 1994. Together they produced three sons, Geoff, Gary and David, all of...
CSRG’s 10th Annual Charity Challenge at California’s Sonoma Raceway attracted a near-record entry, ticket sales hit an all-time record and...
Here is Maria Teresa de Filippis at the Gasometer turn, at the end of the main straight along the harbor,...
Here’s a site dedicated to the technical side of Formula One, where the home page offers daily news and, not unexpectedly, technical insights. Included among the latter—at least when this was written—is a look at the nifty thermal-imaging cameras presently adding great insight to the F1 TV shows. Beyond the...
Photo: John Zimmermann The City of Corona, California, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first AAA National Championship auto race...
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and to mark the occasion, Maserati is honoring the achievements of Maria Teresa de Filippis,...
One of the greatest chief mechanics in American National Championship racing history, George Bignotti, has died at the age of 97. Cars prepared by Bignotti won 85 Indycar races—second-most all-time—including a record seven Indy 500s, two each for A.J. Foyt and Al Unser, and single wins for Graham Hill, Gordon...
Pete Lyons One day during an autowriters’ junket in Europe, we checked into our small country hotel with a good...
The three-hour enduro for sports cars that was part of the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix weekend at Riverside in 1962 featured the competition debuts of two very significant cars, the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Z06 and the Shelby Cobra. The Billy Krause-driven Cobra led but succumbed to a rear...
