Artist Bernard Reeves was inspired to paint this image by a 1930s poster for a shipping line because he was...
Then. Who wants to be Tony Curtis in the 1950s? That man had cars and women, fast and smokin’, in...
When it comes to American racing cars, most followers of the sport reserve a special place in their hearts for Jim Hall’s Texas born and bred Chaparrals. These were cars that represented the best of what racing is all about—uniqueness, mechanical exploration and technological advancement, as well as success. The...
Christopher TatePhoto: Kary Jiggle Christopher Tate is the Managing Director of Donington Race Circuit in the UK. In his career,...
James Beckett/Colin Beckett Skoda Favorit As changes swept through Eastern Europe, the Škoda Favorit became the car to bring Czechoslovakian...
In the Brazilian Grand Prix at Jacarepagua, April 7, 1985, Alain Prost was able to charge up from the third row of the grid to claim victory with the McLaren MP4/2-TAG when his primary rivals all made mistakes. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
Berger drove the Benetton B197 to pole and victory at the 1997 German Grand Prix.Photo: Jim Hatfield The world held...
Wooden Memories Dear Editor, Just a friendly correction to your comment in the March “Mail Box” letter on “Wooden Racers” where you state that the Protos F2 car was made of balsa wood. I can assure you the monocoque was made of birch plywood. As an enthusiastic 14-year-old in 1967,...
Elio de AngelisPhoto: Maureen Magee Colin ChapmanPhoto: Maureen Magee 2 Johnny Rutherford, driving a McLaren-Offenhauser, wins the USAC Indycar race...
The 1985 and 1986 seasons were to live in my memory as the two most successful and enjoyable of my...
Photo: Pete Austin I’m always torn by this, and it rather dates me in a way, but I did start watching motor racing as a very small boy. I was around in the 1950s as a spectator primarily, although I had started commentating by the end of that decade. I...
Mike Lawrence At the end of last year, I moved from Chichester to Oxford or, to put it in terms...
The Road to Monaco: My Life in Motor Racing By Howden Ganley It all began for Howden Ganley at the 1955 New Zealand Grand Prix, an experience that set him on the path toward his career as a racing driver. After first competing in cars like his mother’s Morris Minor,...
The 182T, the 182 chassis fitted with the Turbo V-8, first appeared at Monza, near the end of the 1982...