Can you imagine two cars chained together, nose to nose, engines thundering on the infield of the 1930 Indianapolis 500?...
Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA October 3-4, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
It was early 1977 and I was having a beer in the Riverside International Raceway’s media hovel with Robert E. “Pete” Petersen, head of the Petersen publishing empire. On the track, Richard Petty was leading the NASCAR Winston Cup 200 miler. I said, “Pete, how about motorsports on TV …...
The future of one of Britain’s greatest race circuits, Donington Park, has been spectacularly confirmed by the launch of its...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association crowned its 2015 champions at its season finale, part of SVRA’s U.S. Vintage Racing National...
Morgans were regularly used in England before World War II in Rallies, Trials and Speed Tests. This is a Morgan (a +4 perhaps) being driven by Mr. M.A.C. Simmonds at the Handling Test that was part of the Seventh Brooklands Rally on March 26, 1938. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Historic aircraft and competition cars, classic road cars and military machines will converge on Bicester Heritage in Oxfordshire for the...
From West Coast Juniors comes word of a global celebration of the formula’s Diamond Jubilee that will begin this January and run deep into 2017. This Formula Junior festival will kick off with a three-race serie in South Africa, beginning at Zwartkops (January 29-30), Killarney (February 5-6) and East London...
Brands Hatch, Northants, UK September 26-27, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Wakefield Park, Goulburn, Australia September 19-20, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
The Burlwood Motorsport Club has announced that it will organize the first annual Brack Classic Hillclimb at Inglis Falls in Owen Sound, Ontario, on September 17, 2016. The event, to be run in cooperation with the Grey-Sauble Conservation Authority, the Municipality of Georgian Bluffs and the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance,...
Roberto Moreno Photo: Pete Austin Mike Hawthorne Photo: BRDC Archive 1 F1 race winner and six-time Le Mans victor Jacky...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African...
We continue our interview with John Grant, now Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club. In Part One we learned how, from a relatively modest background and upbringing in Northern Ireland, Grant rose to the high echelons of command at Ford both in Europe and the USA and how he...
Linas-Montlhéry Autodrome, Montlhéry, France September 26-27, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Beating Peter Gethin for the European Formula 5000 champion-ship was something really special. I had a great car and tremendous...
Harsh Truth Photo: Allen Kuhn Dear Editor, It is a given that retired race drivers have a propensity for telling fish stories. The late Dick Guldstrand was not immune from this, as his tribute interview in the latest issue (November 2015) demonstrates. In it he makes the statement: “Did really...
The Morgan Motor Company With no thoughts of cars in mind, I first visited Malvern in the high summer of...
It is early 1964 and having recently qualified as a doctor, I had signed up for a short-service commission as...
• The proposal by the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association to hold a race meeting in conjunction with the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, has been approved by the FAA. The event, scheduled for March 17-20, one week after the Concours, will be held on a temporary circuit at the nearby Fernandina...
Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans By Preston Lerner and Dave Friedman The...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA September 25-27, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
The fifth global gathering of Porschephiles, Rennsport Reunion V, took place before a record crowd of some 57,531 under sunny skies at California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last weekend, with more than 300 vintage Porsches from all over the world assembled to celebrate the marque while participating in seven race...
The chaotic scene just after the #88 car of Huhn/Schwarz crashed at the Nürburgring in 1970. Photo: Porsche Werk Motor...
To recognize the respect with which drivers would approach racing through the Masta Kink on the old Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix...
Continuing the tradition of bringing together the former employees of Shelby American from the 1960s, this 17th edition of the reunion was held November 6 and 7, 2015, at the Cobra Experience Museum (www.cobraexperience.org) in Northern California. With more than 65 former mechanics, drivers, shop workers, craftsmen, managers and staff...
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA September 24-27, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association staged its 3rd annual Vintage Racing National Championships the first weekend in November at Circuit...
It’s often said that one of the best aspects of historic racing is the people you meet. Having been around the hobby for a frighteningly long time now, I feel very fortunate to have made so many friends along the way. Whether you live in the U.S., Australia or the...