Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
Le Mans Panoramic By Gavin Ireland The 24 Hours of Le Mans may be the single most relevant race in...
Dan Gurney’s All American Racers has been entrusted by The Henry Ford Museum with the conservation of the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours-winning GT40 MkIV that carried Gurney and A.J. Foyt to history’s only all-American win in the French endurance classic. “I don’t think we could have found a better...
Drinking & Driving Photo: The Klemantaski Collection Dear Editor, In my dreams! The photo of the Aston at Spa in...
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA February 16, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Jonathan Williams Alessandro (Alejandro) De Tomaso was born in Buenos Aires into an influential political family. He became a racing driver, but left Argentina in a hurry after being involved in a plot to remove the then president, Juan Peron. He relocated to Modena where he continued racing for Osca,...
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is celebrating 20 years since the first event in 1993. Unbelievably, the target audience for...
The Fifth Annual Legends of Riverside Racing Film Festival in late March at the Riverside International Automotive Museum honored Bob Bondurant as its latest inductee. He joins Dan Gurney, Carroll Shelby, Parnelli Jones and Bobby Unser as a Legend of Riverside. As the leader of Shelby’s FIA Manufacturers Championship-winning Cobra...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Roy PikePhoto: Pete Austin The special relationship between Great Britain and the USA is said to be strong in the political arena; it’s for sure stronger in motor racing terms. Many talented Americans have crossed the Atlantic to hone their talents in the UK’s racing scene over the years. Examples...
Donington Park, Castle Donington UK March 17, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
As 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911, Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) will celebrate the occasion at its Daytona...
Motor Racing Legends has renamed its JD Classics Challenge race series, for 1966-’85 Touring Cars, as the Historic Touring Car...
De Palma, his riding mechanic alongside, guides his factory Vauxhall over the 37.631-km Circuit de Lyon during the 1914 French...
Sebring Int’l Raceway, Sebring, FL February 28–March 2, 2013...
Racer Hurdles Crowd and Lives.” This was the Sunday, August 31, 1952 headline story in the Buffalo Courier Express. The...
Legendary chief mechanic and engineer Louis “Sonny” Meyer Jr. and 1968 Indianapolis 500 pole winner Joe Leonard are the latest...
When considering my greatest racecar, the question seems far too big for me to give a simple answer. I drove some terrific cars in my motor racing history. I suppose the ones that stand out, particularly in terms of those I had the most success in, are the Porsche 956...
The Anglo-European Trophy, Brands Hatch, September 14, 1963. Tim Mayer was a very talented young American driver and the brother...
Photo: Pete Lyons / www.petelyons.com Pete Lyons If you have a two-car garage, do you keep two cars in it?...
• The field for this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion—where Corvette is the featured marque on the occasion of its 60th anniversary—is taking shape as more than 500 historic racecars have already been accepted for the August 16-18 event. The Governing Committee has the option of accepting as many as...
Aficionados of the Riley marque, particularly devotees of the Riley Specials raced prior to World War II, will find a...
Palm Beach Int’l. Rcwy, Jupiter, FL February 22–24, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
One of the most interesting Maseratis ever constructed, the sole surviving Tipo 151 (chassis 006), will compete in this year’s Le Mans Legends event on Saturday June 22, 2013. This annual support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours is the jewel in the crown of the historic motorsport calendar,...
1981 Ralt RT3. Photo: Peter Collins If you were racing a Formula Three car between late 1979 to the end of...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds...