The Maranello Concessionaires 250 LM driven by Graham Hill and Joachim Bonnier won the 1964 12 Hours of Reims. A...
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
Organizers of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion have announced today that this year’s event will now be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release organizers stated: After considerable discussion and consultation, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca’s new management team has regrettably canceled the 2020 Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The difficult...
June 2, 2020, marked half a century since the death of pioneering racing driver and engineer Bruce McLaren, who was...
GPS Classic, organizers of the Alfa Revival Cup 2020, have announced that the 2020 series will resume July 11-12 at...
As part of its mission to “Preserve, Celebrate and Share Automotive History”, the Audrain Automobile Museum has announced that the Nicholas Begovich Collection has been acquired for future display with the museum’s collection in Newport, Rhode Island. Comprising 14 post-war sports and grand touring cars, the collection represents the vision,...
Versatile Canadian racer and 1981 Trans-Am champion Eppie Wietzes passed away on June 10. According to his wife Barb, “Sad...
Texas professional and historic racer Charles Nearburg has a long and diversified motorsport resume. At the profession level, he’s competed...
Hans Mezger, famed engineer and father to the legendary Porsche 917 and boxer 6-cylinder engine, passed away on June 10, 2020, at the age of 90. Porsche owes him not only the Porsche 911’s air-cooled, six-cylinder boxer engine but also the overall construction of the 917 and its 12-cylinder engine,...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is pleased to announce a new exhibit opening August 1 dedicated to one of most colorful...
Historic racers from across the country are signing up to participate in the inaugural running of the Groesbeck Grand Prix –...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is scheduled to reopen to the public at 9 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, July 7, following a three-and-a-half month closure due to the COVID-19 national emergency. Museum officials have kept in regular contact with Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials throughout the crisis, and in order to comply...
David Hobbs Jacky Ickx Ayrton Senna “Wally” Willmott 1 Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for his...
After an unprecedented temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic the North East Motor Sports Museum (922 NH Route 106,...
The Masters has announced new dates for its rescheduled events at Donington and Brands Hatch. The Masters Historic Race Weekend at Donington Park will now take place on July 18/19, shortly followed by the Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch on August 22/23. Unfortunately, at the moment both events will...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the...
For many years, it was thought that Richie Ginther—one of Formula One’s best known drivers of the 1960s—had, in his...
This July 10-18 Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic auction will makes its return to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The auction is a highly anticipated occurrence each May, with thousands of classic and collector car enthusiasts pouring into the Fairgrounds every year from across the United States. With this...
Photo Gallery from SVRA’s Jun. 18–19, 2020, Spring Vintage Festival at Road America. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//svra-spring-vintage-festival-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Click here to view 6...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from SVRA’s Jun. 18–19, 2020, Spring Vintage Festival at Road America. Tschiltsch Jeffrey #127 1977 Crossle...
The French Grand Prix; Charade (Clermont-Ferrand), June 27, 1965 The great Jim Clark drifting the works Lotus 25 on this “miniature Nürburgring” circuit in central France. Clark dominated the race, breaking the lap record 15 times, while going on to an easy victory. He wore a bandana covering his face,...
The holy grail of land speed records resides in the vast solitude of a formerly thriving prehistoric lake. 14,000 years...
Road America has announced the addition of Vintage Indy™ to the event line-up for the INDYCAR REV Group Grand Prix Doubleheader...