I’m sure, like many other racing drivers, the first race victory is an indelible moment in time and a memory...
Palm Beach Int’l. Raceway, FL January 24-28, 2018 A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member & Get...
April 2018 • The 41st edition of Historic Sportscar Racing’s Classic Motorsports Mitty returns to Road Atlanta, April 26-29, with a celebration of all things Nissan as it honors the Japanese manufacturer. For decades Nissan has enjoyed a large presence in all forms of North American motorsports, from the ubiquitous...
The world is full of confusing racecar stories. This is one of them. I read with great interest, Jonathan Stein’s...
1969 Mirage M2-BRM The Mirage profiled here is no optical illusion, although it is certainly as beautiful as some optical...
April 2018 Jackie Oliver prepares to take the Gulf Mirage M2-Ford out for practice prior to the 1969 running of the 1000 Kilometers of the Nürburgring, as co-driver Jacky Ickx looks on at left. They retired in the early laps of the race with suspension problems. Photo courtesy of: THE...
Giuseppe Campari discovered 17-year-old Giulio Ramponi in 1919, when the youngster was working as a trainee for a Milan fuel...
In the early going of the 1934 Coppa Acerbo, in Pescara, Italy, Hans Stuck’s Auto Union Type A led Achille...
Remember when Hollywood used to produce the odd “fun” movie—in somewhat the same theme as “the Grand Old Opry?” A young guy (our hero) would be motoring along with his girlfriend in a sports car, usually a MG TC or similar, and suddenly he sees a sign telling him that...
Bathurst, NSW, Australia February 2-4, 2018 Ryan Curnick’s Porsche 911 being chased by the Austin-Healey 100/6 of Zach McAfee and...
On February 20, the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team launched its new challenger, the C37, for the 2018 Formula 1...
Two of the most beloved winners in the history of the Indianapolis 500 will bring their unique storytelling style to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum for a special “Speakers Series” event May 21, 2018. “An Evening with The Unsers” will give fans the opportunity to hear from three-time Indianapolis 500...
Daytona Int’l. Speedway, FL January 26, 2018 David Hinton in George Tuma’s ’69 Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona.Photo: Griffith Bean Become a...
Jim Crawford would have turned 70 this year. After a brief stint in Formula One with Lotus he rebuilt his...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. There was even a European...
April 2018 Whatever Happened to the Gold Cup? by Mike Allen Once retirement is upon us, whether forced by age or other circumstances, how to fill the time is an initial worry. Author Mike Allen’s project to fill his time was to research the Oulton Park International Gold Cup races....
In addition to being a world-class powerboat racer, Lou Fageol was passionate about cars and racing. His twin-Porsche creations were...
In the early 1950s, Alejandro De Tomaso convinced his friend Fulgencio Batista, then the president of Cuba, to organize an...
The BRM Association held their annual track day at Blyton Park, Nr. Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. A good number of attendees including ex-employees, drivers, owners and enthusiasts enjoyed dry, although windswept conditions and witnessed demonstration runs of some of the BRM marque former challengers including the famous 1957 P25 that in the...
Mike Cantillon, Martin O’Connell, Nicky Pastorelli, Alex Kapadia, Graham Wilson/David Pittard, Gareth Evans and Mike Gardiner/Andy Wolfe were among the...
Jim Hall, driving a Lister-Chevrolet, wins the sports car feature race at Hondo, Texas (1959). 1 • Dan Gurney, driving...