Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA April 5–6, 2014 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Photo: Sean Smith Watkins Glen, New York, September 19, 1953. On lap 19, of a scheduled 22-lap race, Walter Hansgen...
Fifty Years Ago Dear Editor, Back in 1964, I was assigned to the racing division of the Humble Oil and Refining Company as a fuel and lube specialist for sports cars, Indy and stock cars. I did this from 1959 through 1968. Our task was to see that all the...
Phillip Island, Melbourne, Australia March 7–9, 2014...
If you grew up in the United States, then you were weaned on “The American Dream” —the idea that anyone...
Marc Surer March-BMW 792 Nürburgring.Photo: BRDC I came from a family of Swiss farmers, which is not really the ideal grounding to deal with people in the world of motorsport. There were many people during my career who were happy to take my money, but not necessarily look after my...
I’m Rod: An Incorrigible Optimist By Rod Campbell with Pete Lyons If you are on the outside looking in on...
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Sir Jack Brabham’s third World Championship, artist Caldersmith created this multi-media work as cover art for the program of a special tribute race meeting in 1996. A limited edition of 200 prints was also offered, signed by both Brabham and Caldersmith. The original now...
Then If you’re involved in any facet of the car hobby and have never heard of Brooks Stevens, you should...
Photo: Dan R. Boyd Legendary car builder A.J. Watson, whose front-engined roadster designs helped define an era at the Indianapolis...
The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held at Roosevelt Field on New York’s Long Island between 1904 and 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day. They were the first international automobile road races held in the United States, and they had a far-reaching impact on the development of American...
Photo: Jim Hatfield The 6th annual Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion (PIBRRR), scheduled for August 25-27, 2014 on South Bass Island...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the theory that the best drivers would win if they were...
Joe “The Kid” Dawson headed for victory in the 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in his National. Each May, I am reminded of one of the most exciting races ever seen at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Unfortunately, none of us were around to see it. It was the second running of...
Virginia International Raceway Alton,VA April 11–13, 2014...
Jack BrabhamPhoto: Roger Dixon As a tribute to triple World Champion Sir Jack Brabham, the only man ever to win the World Championship in a car carrying his name, we offer this previously unpublished interview that the Australian icon gave to VR’s European Editor Mike Jiggle in which he discusses...
Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK April 6, 2014 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Photo: Pete Austin I think I was among the first group of drivers who found a route to motor racing...
From the Monaco Grand Prix, in Monte Carlo on May 10, 1959, is this superb Yves Debraine study of Jack Brabham and his winning Cooper T51-Climax heading into the Tabac corner at the head of the pit straight. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Photo: Fred Sickler The 20th annual Millers at Milwaukee vintage Indycar event, sponsored by the Harry Miller Club, will be...
Scott Pruett Louis Chiron 1 Juan Manuel Fangio drives an Alfa Romeo 159 to victory in the European Grand Prix...
Photo: Hal Crocker Motorsport enthusiasts in Australia and throughout the world were saddened to hear the news of the passing of Sir Jack Brabham on Monday, May 19, 2014. In 1959, Australian Jack Brabham, driving for the Cooper Car Company, won his first Formula One World Drivers Championship. The following...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum has opened a new exhibit featuring the Turbine Cars that once raced...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK April 12–13, 2014 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Canadian racer Al Pease passed away in early May at the age of 92. Pease, who was elected to the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1998, may be best known for racing the ex-Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax in the first three Canadian Grands Prix in 1967, ’68 and ’69, but...
Michael Schumacher Biography Michael Schumacher was born on the third of January 1969 to Rolf and Elisabeth Schumacher. The family...