The restored Jaguar XK120 that set a production car world land speed record for the Flying Mile with a clocking...
Gaston Chevrolet Alan JonesPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP to clinch his first Formula One World...
Pete Lyons Fair warning: I know very little about my topic, which is Rush, the new movie set in the 1976 F1 season. We’ll see it shortly, and I’m keen to. My wife even intends to buy the DVD. This movie matters to all of us in motorsports. By early...
Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA July 20–21, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Hugh DibleyPhoto: Glynn Jones It all began as an end-of-season sojourn in the sun. The Bahamas Speed Week had been...
Shelsley Walsh, Worcestershire, UK July 7, 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 on partner...
1955 was the last year of racing on public roads for Watkins Glen—September 17. It was the 4.6-mile course up...
Over his years in racing, Eppie Wietzes drove everything on four wheels, from a Morris Minor with an Austin A40...
Paternity Test Dear Editor, While Carroll Shelby was undoubtedly involved in the Italia project (to a greater or lesser extent), claiming an Italian/American hybrid to be the Cobra’s daddy might be a bit of a leap. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK July 26–28, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
The Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 was a dominant car in Grand Prix racing’s pre-war era. It was the first...
Photo: RM Auctions Photo: RM Auctions The annual automotive auction frenzy unfolded as expected this August during Classic Car Week in Monterey, California, resulting in 20 cars with competition heritage bringing in $1 million or more each. Two racecars broke the $9 million mark with one of those being the...
Terry Sanger, the doyenne of 1960s saloon racing specials has died aged 79. Born in Wales, Terry moved to Bristol...
The 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe owned by the Larry H. Miller family in Utah topped a field of more...
Quiet, thoughtful, modest, Tony Brooks was all of those things, which is probably why his name isn’t exactly on the tip of everyone’s tongue when reminiscing about post-war motor racing heroes. But this unpretentious young man was the strong, determined driver who lit up fast circuits like Spa and Monza...
Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick, Queensland, Australia July 13-14, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA August 16–18, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Photo: Courtesy of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen In 1983 Matt Jones of Livingston, Texas, received an unexpected telephone call from a man in Porterville, California. The man said, “I hear you’re interested in Alfa Romeos, and I have a Disco Volante I want to sell.”...
The fifth annual Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion (PIBRRR) was held August 27-29 at historic Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Launched in 2009 by...
Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI July 12–13, 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 on...
We haven’t sent you to YouTube for some time now, but feel that this clip, for those who may not...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Photo: Paul Bonner On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Corvette’s introduction to the world in 1953, the faithful gathered once again under sunny Peninsula skies for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to honor “America’s Sports Car.” Of the 550 cars participating in...
I was given the opportunity recently to see an advanced screening of Ron Howard’s much-anticipated movie Rush. I was allowed...
Agriculture, Furniture & Marmalade By Greg Mills One of motor racing’s most prolific authors, Dr. Greg Mills, has recently completed an extraordinary book detailing the careers of the many Southern Africans who have left their mark, or who in some cases continue to leave their mark, on the world of...
The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) has announced that the 2014 running of the Canadian Historic Grand Prix...