In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
During the late ’50s and early ’60s American racers were doing battle in a wide variety of homebuilt racecars and...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be twoseaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements,...
Masters Historic Racing has announced its 2021 Masters USA Calendar with a roll-call of the classic North American road circuits....
Goodwood is delighted to announce that its three flagship motorsport events – the 78th Members’ Meeting, the Festival of Speed...
American racing legend Mickey Thompson was a man in a hurry. He competed in numerous types of motorsport during his career and was always at the leading edge. Among his many accomplishments, he was credited with inventing the “slingshot” dragster that put the driver behind the rear wheels for better traction;...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced its racing schedule for 2021. The Association has announced three official races for...
Editor Casey Annis selects some of his favorite 2020 book choices for the automotive enthusiast. Shadow—The Magnificent Machines of a...
After rising from the ashes of postwar Europe, Mercedes-Benz returned to racing in 1952, winning the World Sports Car Championship with the now-famous 300SL factory sports racer. That might have been the end of the 300SL concept, as the factory was then planning a return to Grand Prix racing, but...
After 40,000 hours of work, Bentley Mulliner has completed the first new Bentley Blower in 90 years, with the delivery...
Aston Martin is known worldwide for its high-profile successes in sports car racing. A famous outright win at Le Mans...
The newly formed STD Motors awarded their three marques—Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq—the honor of a racing effort in 1921-’22. Sunbeam fared the best with a victory in the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy that awarded them the “TT” sobriquet. News of a powerful new alliance in the automobile world broke...
Jurgen Barth Hellé Nice Alfonso de Portago Jochen Mass 1 Jackie Ickx and Jochen Mass win the 800Km of Selangor...
Modena Aerautodromo, December 21, 1964 Initial shakedown test of Count Volpi’s Serenissima mid-engined V8 GT car, which featured a bespoke...
Tony Boynton was like many teenage boys whose primary interest in cars was looking forward to the day when he would become eligible to obtain a drivers license. While he was aware his uncle Ted Boynton, who lived a few miles away, had been racing sports cars for the previous...
Just as Carroll Shelby’s original Ford-powered Cobra roadster set a new standard for high performance in a sports car, the...
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A major celebration has been announced by Motor Racing Legends and Classic Silverstone to mark the 60th birthday of the...
Luigi Chinetti – Ferrari 166 MM – 24 heures du Mans 1949 Luigi Chinetti, teamed with Lord Selsdon, won the...
Entries for the 1000 Miglia 2021 are now being accepted through January 18th. Only seven months after last October’s autumn edition, the race returns to its original scheduling: the 39th re-enacment of the 1000 Miglia will start from Brescia on Wednesday, May 12th, where it will finish on Saturday, May 15th,...
Motor Racing Legends has been appointed by Jaguar Classic to run the Jaguar Classic Challenge for the 2021 season. Open...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men with a passion for speed and technology built cars to compete. These...
Aston Martin Racing has created the Vantage Legacy Collection to commemorate one of the most successful periods in the luxury British sports car brand’s racing history, as well as one of the company’s most successful racing cars – the Aston Martin Vantage. This period, between 2009 and 2018, brought Aston...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the launch of a brand-new, historic one-make race series for the Ford GT40, with two...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from HSR’s Oct. 8–11, 2020, Fall Historics at Road Atlanta. 141 Todd Treffert 74 Porsche 911 IROC 12 Dave Roberts 72 Corvette 198 Gary Moore 66 Shelby GT350 77 Mark Brannan 2001 Riley & Scott IIIC WSC 67 BMW 80 Martin Lauber /Ray Schaffer 87 Porsche...
Jacques Laffite Graham Hill Hannu Mikkola John Barnard 1 Allan Moffat and Jackie Ickx drive a Ford Falcon Cobra to...
Multiple 24 Hour of Daytona winner, Jim Pace, tragically lost his battle with COVID-19 on November 13, 2020. He was...
The book “Great Marques – Porsche” starts with this paragraph by Dr. – Ing. h.c. Ferdinand (Ferry) Porsche in the Foreword: “Since the beginning of car manufacture, people have wanted to own and drive sports and racing cars above all. Car enthusiasts delight more in the sporting success of ‘their’...
