On Tuesday, the British car community lost a dear friend and passionate lifelong advocate, Michael Cook, to pneumonia at the...
Photo Gallery from the Sept. 20–23, 2018, HSR Fall Historics at Road Atlanta. Jerry Peters ’74 914/6 Stacey Schepens ’64...
Masters Historic Racing is planning an expanded 2019 season in North America, with new events and a new race series set to be introduced. Masters will continue its popular Historic Formula One Series, Masters USA, which will be partnered by the exciting new Masters Endurance Legends USA category, to mirror...
The 2019 Concours d’Elegance of America at The Inn at St. John’s, July 26–28, 2019, will feature a historic gathering...
Goodwood has announced that an all-new race for pre-1930 vintage racing cars, the John Duff Trophy, will make its debut...
The idea of the M1 became official in September 1975, when Jochen Neerpasch, head of BMW Motorsport GmbH presented the strategy of BMW Motorsports to the board of the BMW. A part of that strategy involved motorsports with production cars, which in the 1970s, had gained enormous popularity among drivers...
Today, Franco Cortese is, perhaps, one of motor sport’s forgotten stars and he shouldn’t be. He was the driver who...
Howden Ganley A recent visit to the famous Donington circuit in England, for the launch of a wonderful book about...
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Photo Gallery from the Sept 1–2, 2018 running of Peter Auto’s Dix Mille Tours du Castellet, at Circuit Paul Ricard,...
Imagine it’s 1973 and you’re an aspiring racer/car builder. Working out of your little shotgun shack, single-car garage, you’ve welded...
Run Groups for the 2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion have been announced. An anticipated 1,000 entry requests are expected to be received for the limited 550 grid positions that race August 15-18, 2019 at Monterey County’s legendary WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The run groups evolved slightly for 2019 to celebrate...
Photo Gallery from the Oct. 6–7, 2018, Nogaro Classic Festival, at the Circuit Paul Armagnac, in Nogaro, France. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//nogaro-classic-festival-subscriber-photo-gallery/”...
Photo Gallery from the Oct. 6–7, 2018, Nogaro Classic Festival, at the Circuit Paul Armagnac, in Nogaro, France. A pair...
Goodwood has announced a further new race has been added to the 77th Members’ Meeting schedule: The Betty Richmond Trophy, for pre-66 Mini saloons and variants. Celebrating 60 years since the Mini began capturing the hearts of the automotive world, this one-make race is certain to showcase some flat-out racing...
Daily Graphic Race Meeting; Goodwood September 18, 1948 Here is the start of the first race, at the first race...
The iconic Land Speed Record breaker Babs that inspired Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has joined the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 50 years exhibition...
November 2018 Denis Jenkinson Keke Rosberg Stirling Moss Tom Kristensen 1 – Final Can-Am race for Chaparral. Vic Elford starts the 2J on pole at Riverside, California, but his race ends after 5 laps, with engine failure. Denny Hulme drives a Team McLaren M8D-Chevrolet to the win (1970). 3 –...
Whether it is the FA Cup, Ryder Cup, America’s Cup, Webb Ellis Cup or the Ashes, Britain is famous around...
The Clay Regazzoni driven BWM M1, in BMW Motorsport livery, as raced in the short-lived Procar Championship series (1979-1980). Arthur...
How on earth does someone with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin become known as “Wacky?” Apparently, a young Stanley Howard Arnolt II purchased the rights to a small marine engine from a manufacturer who went bust during the Depression – more on that later....
Ron Grable, SCCA FA/F5000 and A Sedan National Champion passed away, on Oct 31, at age 85. Born in 1933,...
The Saratoga Automobile Museum (“SAM”) and the Vintage Sports Car Club of America (“VSCCA”) will be honoring VSCCA’s 60th anniversary...
Photo Gallery from VSCDA’s Sept. 14–16, 2018, Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival at Road America. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//elkhart-lake-vintage-festival-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here for more photos from Elkhart Lake[/button] ...
Autosport International, the world’s biggest pre-season motor show, will play host to the 50-year anniversary celebrations of Formula 5000. Autosport International...
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced it would present motorsports reunions to celebrate iconic marques throughout the 2019...
RM Sotheby’s celebrated 70 years of Porsche on Saturday with the company’s single-marque Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta (PEC), also the home of Porsche Cars North America. RM Sotheby’s achieved $25.8 million in total sales, with 92 percent of all lots finding new homes. Porsche...
Subscriber Photo Gallery from VSCDA’s Sept. 14–16, 2018, Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival at Road America. Big Bore Bash – Kent...
The International Motor Racing Research Center is again partnering with the Society of Automotive Historians to present “The First Turn Meets the Cultural...
Nick Padmore, Greg Thornton, Julian Thomas & Calum Lockie and Keith Ahlers & Billy Bellinger have been confirmed as the Masters Historic Racing champions of 2018 from the two FIA Historic Championships that Masters operates. Thornton and Padmore scooped their titles in the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship while...
