The Historic Racing Drivers Club is anticipating a bumper season in 2014, as it has already received a record number...
• The 1977 McLaren M26-Ford that James Hunt drove to his final Grand Prix victory in that year’s Japanese Grand...
Then. Lyn Smith majored in education at Akron University but says he would have wound up in jail had he taught full-time. He describes himself as “mostly a derelict,” but his self-deprecating humor does little to hide his boundless intellectual gifts and wonderful nature. Smith’s first job out of college...
Daytona Cobra coupe of Jo Schlesser/Allen Grant at speed. Photo: Ford Motor Company The prototype Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (CSX2287) designed...
Mike Lawrence In 1957 Maserati was supreme. Fangio won the F1 Championship and the Maserati 450S came within an ace of winning the WSCC, and then Maserati suddenly withdrew and left the way clear for Ferrari to become the dominant Italian marque. For a moment, Maserati had the laurel within...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum has opened a new exhibit featuring the Turbine Cars that once raced...
Former Jordan Grand Prix Team owner Eddie Jordan OBE has requested that his collection of historically important cars and memorabilia...
Maserati 250 F Car: Maserati 250 F / Engine: 6-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Maserati / Bore X Stroke: 84 mm X 75 mm / Year: 1957 / Capacity: 2,490 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 270 bhp at 8,000 rpm / Wheelbase: 89.8 inches / Track: 51.2 inches Front, 49.2 inches Rear...
Mike Lawrence In a recent editorial, Casey Annis bemoaned wind tunnels and the negative effect they have had on racing...
Photo: Allen Kuhn American road racing star Jim Jeffords has passed away at the age of 87. Jeffords was a...
Racing car designer and manufacturer John Crosslé has died at the age of 83 following a brief illness. Crosslé was inspired to open his own shop, Crosslé Cars, after finding he couldn’t afford to go racing with one of Colin Chapman’s popular Lotus VI machines, and so decided to build...
There is an entire world of exotic vintage Japanese racing machinery that is rarely, if ever, written about or discussed...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports for,...
Photo: Tony Todd Sir Stirling Moss is set to be the honored guest at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion’s annual Picnic in the Park on Saturday, August 16. Historic racing luminary Murray Smith will conduct the popular noontime session in the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca marketplace where fans may...
Terry Cordy (left) of Eberhard watches and Kevin Wheatcroft hold the Nuvolari plaque with the Maserati 8CM in the background.Photo:...
Photo: Hal Crocker Motorsport enthusiasts in Australia and throughout the world were saddened to hear the news of the passing...
Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch, Pahrump, NV February 21–23, 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...
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the disturbing news of Michael Schumacher’s December accident. While snow skiing, off piste, on...
Masha Pasichnyk is a 23-year-old artist living and working in Kiev, Ukraine, who is presently visiting the USA. Masha’s interest...
Let me just go ahead shout “Fire” in a crowded theatre… aerodynamics have killed road racing. Perhaps I should refine that incendiary statement a bit…aerodynamics have killed the aesthetics of road racing. In just the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to look at sneak peaks of some of...
Streets of Angoulême, France September 20–22, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
1971 Datsun 510.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco The Sports Car Vintage Racing Association’s inaugural Vintage Racing National Championships, held at the Circuit...
The man who called himself “Mister 500” in honor of the quest that dominated his life, has passed away at the age of 90 due to congestive heart failure. A member of multiple Halls of Fame for his exploits as both racer and businessman, Andy Granatelli’s greatest fame came from...
Photo: Maureen Magee In motor racing, Formula One is the paradise that all drivers wish to get to. Some drivers...
Then. In a tiny village of 100 houses in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium, lives a man grinning from ear...
Mike Lawrence The size and shape of drivers is becoming an issue under the new regulations for Formula One. In recent years constructors have been able to build their cars under the weight limit, which has been 642 kg (dry car plus driver in race gear), and so have been...
Bertil Sollenskog, a popular and successful engine builder who produced winning engines for Super Vee, Formula Atlantic, Formula Three and...
Victory in the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport on September 26, 1964, fell to Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team, with Pedro Rodriguez and Lodovico Scarfiotti taking the top two places in Ferrari 330Ps, while Walt Hansgen, seen here in a 275P, completed the N.A.R.T. 1-2-4 finish. Become a Member...