Surtees qualified his Ferrari 158 5th for the 1964 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch and drove up to finish...
The be-winged BMW 3.0 CSLs that American fans quickly dubbed “Batmobiles” and which took U.S. racing by storm in the...
Jo Siffert Andy Granatelli 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr. drive the Löwenbrau Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1987). 5 Malcolm Campbell drives his Napier-Campbell to a World Land Speed record of 256.086 mph (1931). Become a Member & Get...
Colin Chapman The Comic Strip Biography Published by Haynes Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Von Neumann winning the main event at Torrey Pines in 1952 with his topless Porsche Le Mans Coupe. John Von...
Photo: Pete Austin Without a doubt my greatest racecar has to be the Matra 670. Matra worked so much since 1966 to prepare that car. Their evolution came from racing in F3, F2 and F1. The Le Mans car was a most fantastic car; it was very different and a...
Then. Lyn Smith majored in education at Akron University but says he would have wound up in jail had he...
Thanks to our South Pacific Editor Patrick Quinn for discovering this one, a(nother) lap (or two) of Germany’s notorious Nordschleife...
Tom Havlasek was born in Brno, Czech Republic, and since childhood has enjoyed motorsport, keeping in close contact with it via the well-known Brno Circuit near his home. After graduating from secondary school specializing in computer graphic design, however, he began presenting his works of art, mostly street art paintings...
The King of the Mountains is dead. Mauro Nesti, 78, winner of eight European Hill Climb Championships—six of them in...
Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA October 4–6, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Sywell Aerodome, Hall Farm, Sywell, Northampton, UK September 28–29, 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...
Photo: Matt Sills “Addicted to Winning—the Unbeatable Champions of Motor Sport” has been announced as the theme for the 2014...
Terry Cordy (left) of Eberhard watches and Kevin Wheatcroft hold the Nuvolari plaque with the Maserati 8CM in the background.Photo:...
Photo: Jim Williams In honor of its centennial year, luxury Italian sports car brand Maserati has been named Featured Marque for the 39th Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 14-17 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. This will be the third time Maserati has been so featured, taking center stage...
Photo: Pete Austin The VR European team was out in force for the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at Birmingham’s...
Photo: Pete Austin Lawrence Bond was a stubborn man who often as not was unwilling to compromise on his ideas. He...
1971 Datsun 510.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco The Sports Car Vintage Racing Association’s inaugural Vintage Racing National Championships, held at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas, from October 23-27, drew participants from seven countries as well as coast to coast in the USA. A dozen different vintage racing sanctioning bodies...
• Stu Hilborn, widely known as the Father of Fuel Injection, has passed away at the age of 96. While...
Silverstone, Northants, UK October 19, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
For the Anerley Trophy Formula Junior race at Crystal Palace on June 3, 1963, the Start of the first heat featured the Brabhams of Frank Gardner (25), Paul Hawkins (26) and Denis Hulme (24) on the front row. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
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Don Nichols Don Nichols is one of only three Americans ever to field a winning car in a World Championship Formula One Grand Prix—omitting, of course, the 10 years when the Indy 500 was a World Championship counter. Like Dan Gurney and Roger Penske, the other two, he is an...
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA September 27–29, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Mike Lawrence The size and shape of drivers is becoming an issue under the new regulations for Formula One. In...
Martin BrundlePhoto: Mike Jiggle In 1982, BP took me to F3 full-time. I finished 2nd in my first F3 race of the season; I was going really well. I remember getting taken down to BP HQ in Victoria because Les Thacker (BP Competitions Manager) thought I’d been a bit cocky...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula...