“Boy’s Own” Racer Personally speaking, I’m not an advocate of racing specials, especially those cars built that have little, or...
Forty years ago, in 1977 and ’78, Mario Andretti was the man to beat in Grand Prix racing aboard Colin...
It was seeing Raymond Mays’ ERA that first drew a young John Sismey to mechanical engineering. After a grammar school education, he worked as an apprentice machinist with Peter Brotherhood Ltd. of Peterborough. National Service beckoned and a spell with the Royal Air Force honed his mechanical and engineering abilities...
A little over 20 years ago, I made a radical switch from research scientist to magazine publisher. That ridiculous move...
An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man...
Ron Harris was a wealthy man who had a company distributing 16-mm films, obviously prior to the days of video,...
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall; Who is the fastest of them all?” Many are the racing drivers, fast and slow,...
This is Fernando Hoyos’ depiction of the 1939 Plymouth raced by C. Hortal in the 2,751-mile-long Gran Premio Extraordinario between the cities of Cordoba and Buenos Aires in Argentina that year. In the background is the allegoric image of the 1925 Studebaker that Hortal had previously raced in the same...
December 2017 When Colin Chapman was investigating four-wheel drive for his Lotus Formula One cars, he designed the Type 63,...
I want to be Rich Plavetich. Is he cool? Check. Does he have a wonderful and beautiful wife who also...
Alfonso de Portago Michael Schumacher Photo: Mercedes-Benz 1 Canadian open-wheel racer Claude Bourbonnaise born (1966). 2 Charlie Kolb wins the...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 8-10, 2017 The Bizzarrini 5300GT of Andrew Hall and Jamie McIntyre.Photo: Roger Dixon 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...
Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France September 9-10, 2017 Alfa Romeo TZ.Photo: Chris Willows Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Watkins Glen Int’l., Watkins Glen, NY September 6-10, 2017 Michael Moss and Bud Bennett raced this Lola T70 MkIIIB in...
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT September 2-4, 2017 Tony Wang raced his 1957 Maserati 300S.Photo: Rich Martin 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...
Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR September 2-3, 2017 Chip Starr driving Ralph Sbarsky’s 1961 Autin-Healey Sprite Lenham GT.Photo: Jeff Mach...
December 2017 Le Mans: The Official History 1930-39 By Quentin Spurring This fine volume is a welcome addition to others...
December 2017 • Bill Puterbaugh, who finished 7th in the 1975 Indianapolis 500 and was named Rookie of the Year, passed away October 9, at the age of 81. Puterbaugh made three consecutive Indy 500 starts from 1975-77, placing 7th in the rain-shortened 1975 race, flagged off 22nd in another...
When the FIA announced the 1984 Formula 1 calendar, I saw that Dallas Texas had been given the 9th race...
One week after the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring, the racing world experienced another tragic weekend, this time in France,...
There are people in motorsport who just get on with the job; they don’t look for any plaudits or praises, but simply soldier on doing what they know best. They are very talented people who, in a biblical sense, “hide themselves under a bushel,” but without them certain things in...
The only time I ever met Eddie Cheever was one weekend when we were at the Hockenheim circuit, in Germany,...
Many magazine editors waste their monthly column space, by summarizing the content in that issue. What’s the point of that?...
My racing started during the spring of 1962 at the Goodwood racing circuit, I was racing a Lotus Elite. I went on to drive an Elan and then a Ferrari 250LM with Peter Clarke. It was in the Ferrari that I did my first Daytona 24 Hours. I shared the...
Two Ross Brawn designed cars were to play a big part in my racing career, both were formidable contenders and...
Few races in the world were as difficult and dangerous as the Mille Miglia. The race took place on public roads through Italy, starting in the northern town of Brescia and making its way down the western coast to Rome, before crossing over to and running back up the eastern...
