Alfonso de Portago Michael Schumacher Photo: Mercedes-Benz 1 Canadian open-wheel racer Claude Bourbonnaise born (1966). 2 Charlie Kolb wins the...
This is Fernando Hoyos’ depiction of the 1939 Plymouth raced by C. Hortal in the 2,751-mile-long Gran Premio Extraordinario between...
Ron Harris was a wealthy man who had a company distributing 16-mm films, obviously prior to the days of video,...
It was seeing Raymond Mays’ ERA that first drew a young John Sismey to mechanical engineering. After a grammar school...
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...
Watkins Glen Int’l., Watkins Glen, NY September 6-10, 2017 Michael Moss and Bud Bennett raced this Lola T70 MkIIIB in...
Goodwood, Chichester, UK September 8-10, 2017 The Bizzarrini 5300GT of Andrew Hall and Jamie McIntyre.Photo: Roger Dixon Become a Member...
Forty years ago, in 1977 and ’78, Mario Andretti was the man to beat in Grand Prix racing aboard Colin Chapman’s JPS Lotus 78 and 79 Formula One cars. Andretti made his Grand Prix debut with Lotus in 1968, qualifying on pole for the United States GP at Watkins Glen....
An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man...
Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France September 9-10, 2017 Alfa Romeo TZ.Photo: Chris Willows Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
When the FIA announced the 1984 Formula 1 calendar, I saw that Dallas Texas had been given the 9th race date of July 8th. The Dallas United States Formula 1 event would follow the Canada Grand Prix event on June 3, and the Detroit Grand Prix event on June 24....
I want to be Rich Plavetich. Is he cool? Check. Does he have a wonderful and beautiful wife who also...
December 2017 When Colin Chapman was investigating four-wheel drive for his Lotus Formula One cars, he designed the Type 63,...
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...
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall; Who is the fastest of them all?” Many are the racing drivers, fast and slow,...
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 in the series and steps back to the decade of Le Mans 24-hour racing immediately prior to the Second World War. The era begins with the Bentley Boys continuing their...
A little over 20 years ago, I made a radical switch from research scientist to magazine publisher. That ridiculous move...
“Boy’s Own” Racer Personally speaking, I’m not an advocate of racing specials, especially those cars built that have little, or no period history. Having said that, I am always curious to investigate the background of interesting cars. The who, why, what and heritage of a vehicle sometimes holds an intriguing...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
