Pete Lyons F1’s 3-liter formula that began in 1966 was hospitable to American constructors. All three U.S. domestic marques that...
A number of significant racing cars will be offered for sale at RM’s annual Arizona sale, January 16–17, at the...
The 2014 edition of Salon Retromobile in Paris will honor passionate French enthusiast Jean Rédélé, whose Alpine cars are responsible for much racing history, with a showing of 15 cars from his collection. Among the Alpines on display will be: M63 from 1963 when it contested the Charade 1,000 Kilometers...
Three-time Le Mans winner Hurley Haywood was honored with the sixth annual “Spirit of Competition” Award last November 20th, presented...
Henry Taylor was a farmer, born in Shefford, Bedforshire, UK, and was initially smitten with Speedway (motorcycle racing) at West...
Syd Fox recently lost his battle against cancer at the age of 83. Best known for his antics in Ford-powered machinery during the 1970s, Fox may have never reached his goal of Formula One, but he was one of Britain’s most respected racers in national ranking championships such as Formula...
October’s Algarve Historic Festival featured a pair of 30-minute contests for the Historic Touring Car Challenge, with both being won...
A display of rare and significant McLaren racecars at the 19th annual Amelia Island Concours this March 7–9 will celebrate...
Photo: Craig R. Edwards Seb Coppola and Paul Wilson have been crowned as 2013 champions of Class A (pre-1972) and Class B (1972-’76), respectively, for the Formula 5000 Drivers Association. Coppola’s 1970 Lola T192 (above) finished 2nd to outgoing Class A champ Tony Adamowicz’s Eagle in the season finale at Circuit...
• The 1977 McLaren M26-Ford that James Hunt drove to his final Grand Prix victory in that year’s Japanese Grand...
This is the site of the Endurance Rally Association, organizers of the Peking to Paris Rally featured in this month’s...
1967: Chris Amon, Scuderia Ferrari and a year of living dangerously By John Julian This is an uncommon book about an uncommon man, produced in an uncommon style. The man, of course, is Chris Amon, the young racing driver from New Zealand who earned a reputation as a hard-luck driver...
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA September 26–29, 2013 No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our...
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The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set fourth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
Carroll Shelby Dick Rathmann 1 F1 racer and multiple Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx is born in Brussels, Belgium (1945)....
Then. Southern California is home to a seemingly endless supply of astounding cars hiding in garages, warehouses and barns. For...
For the International Formula Libre Race at the British Grand Prix meeting at Silvertone, July 18, 1953, Juan Manuel Fangio drove the V16 BRM, finishing 2nd to “Nino” Farina in Tony Vandervell’s Thinwall Special 4.5-liter Ferrari. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content....
At a recent party celebrating the introduction of the new book, Racing Demons: Porsche and the Targa Florio, given at...
Mike Lawrence By now, everyone who wants to see Rush has done so and formed their own opinion. There is...
Photo: Roger Dixon I’ve always said that the greatest racecar I’ve ever driven was the Alan Mann Mustang, registration DPK 7B. Andrew Cowan and I won the Touring Car class in it in the 1964 Tour de France. We were 8th overall, the whole thing was won by Lucien Bianchi...
Rob DysonPhoto: Regis Lefebure Going into the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix at Riverside in April of 1986, one of...
Jacky Ickx and the smoky Martini Porsche 936 just made it to the end to claim the win for himself,...
Looking back across the pantheon of Formula One greats one can find a rare subset of champions who not only rose to the pinnacle of the sport, but went on to claim the mantle of champion multiple times, names like Stewart, Clark, Lauda and Senna. Yet, an even more rarified...
Phil Garratt and Kieron BrownPhoto: Mike Jiggle Phil Garratt and Kieron Brown recently won their category in the gruelling 7,610-mile,...
Black Jack and his Brabham biplane are evidence of the aerodynamic wilderness in which the Grand Prix teams found themselves...
Photo: Mike Jiggle The legendary Argentine enjoyed a fantastic career in racing, and in Formula One he scored 24 Grand Prix victories from just 51 starts. He tops nearly every poll that attempts to name the world’s best, and it is easy to see why Moss refers to him as...
