50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona.Photo: Chuck Andersen The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced that it will...
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Photo: Pete Austin Cars don’t come much better than this. Born in a golden era of sportscar racing, this French beauty has the most amazing pedigree. Raced at Le Mans by Juan Manuel Fangio and Louis Rosier, driven in the Monaco Grand Prix by Maurice Trintignant and currently in ownership...
Mike Lawrence In a recent editorial, Casey Annis bemoaned wind tunnels and the negative effect they have had on racing...
Photo: Dan Boyd The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) have announced the Brickyard Vintage Racing...
Then. In 1991, Harold Pace stormed out of his home-based shop and proclaimed to his adoring wife, Shelley, at the top of his lungs, that he would never ever restore another car. On that day he had just completed a seven-year restoration stint on a 1960 Bocar XP-5 and he...
Scheckter’s Laguna Seca win was his first of four in a row that established a points lead he never relinquished.Photo:...
After being silent for more than half a century, the sound of Sir Malcolm Campbell’s record-breaking 350-hp Sunbeam once more...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. There was even a...
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL January 25–26, 2014 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
This 1970 Targa Florio-winning Porsche 908/03 was piloted by Brian Redman and Jo Siffert, used by the John Wyer-led Porsche...
Nate JonesPhoto: John Zimmermann I first got involved with the Long Beach Grand Prix after a phone call from my friend John Queen, who said, “Hey Nate, my son Jack has met this Englishman here in Long Beach who thinks we ought to have a Grand Prix like Monaco going...
Photo: Hal Crocker C.L. “Charlie” Earwood who rose to prominence as a driver, promoter and official in the top levels...
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA November 23–24, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Whether you are a lifelong fan or a recent convert, undoubtedly you have a racing touchstone, that is to say a specific track or particular race, that is especially near and dear to you. Perhaps this touchstone represents the first event you ever witnessed or maybe a special track that...
William F. Milliken Jackie StewartPhoto: Thierry Lesparre 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles...
Photo: Radu Repanovici Canada’s famed Mosport Park, now being called Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, will host an all-new “Celebration of...
The Louwman Museum in Den Haag, Netherlands, is presenting a major exhibition of cars from the legendary Martini Racing team. Set to run until May 4, 2014, the exhibition will showcase many of the cars that carried the distinctive colors of the famed Italian drinks concern, Martini & Rossi—most of...
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Maserati, Motor Racing Legends and the Maserati Club UK are staging a historic Maserati...
Photo: John Zimmermann Before 1975, sanctioned automobile races through city streets in North America were rare, the only real example...
Photo: Dennis Gray The Classic and Sports Racing Group (CSRG) has announced that its 11th annual Charity Challenge, scheduled for October 3-5 at Sonoma Raceway, will feature Masters HGP, the premier vintage F1 series. This will be the first full season in the U.S. for Masters HGP since acquiring its...
Sandown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia November 10–11, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Photo: Brian Cleary Hurley Haywood and Peter Sachs have been honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club at the annual...
• On the occasion of the 45th Anniversary of his 1969 Indianapolis 500 victory, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will honor Mario Andretti at its annual “Legends Day” this May 24. Mario, who was also Rookie of the Year at the Speedway in 1965, will take part in a question-and-answer session...
Young Brazilian Nelson Piquet drove his Gordon Murray-designed Brabham BT49-Cosworth to his first Formula One victory in Long Beach on...
Photo: Maureen Magee In motor racing, Formula One is the paradise that all drivers wish to get to. Some drivers...
Roll-Over Protection or Abstract Art Dear Editor, As a dedicated classic / historic racecar, roadcar enthusiast I am horrified how often a historic racecar can be lovingly restored, magnificently prepared, presented and driven, only to have what should be visually pleasing, destroyed by roll-over protection which makes the vehicle look like...
Triple World Champion Sir Jack Brabham’s youngest son, David, having won back the rights to the Brabham name in 2012,...
For the 1924 French Grand Prix at Lyon, Count Zborowski raced an American MIller 122 (#6), but completed only 16...
Art of the Le Mans Racecar By Stuart Codling This is a book of history about the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the 90-year story of the race told in vignettes surrounding the cars that raced there. Broken down into four groups more or less by decades, it takes...