This July 10-18 Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic auction will makes its return to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis....
The Maranello Concessionaires 250 LM driven by Graham Hill and Joachim Bonnier won the 1964 12 Hours of Reims. A...
For many years, it was thought that Richie Ginther—one of Formula One’s best known drivers of the 1960s—had, in his later life, become an angry and reclusive drunk. The classic, archetypal hero-to-zero tale. But Ginther was a thinker and an innovator that overcame much to reach the pinnacle of 1960s...
June 2, 2020, marked half a century since the death of pioneering racing driver and engineer Bruce McLaren, who was...
Hans Mezger, famed engineer and father to the legendary Porsche 917 and boxer 6-cylinder engine, passed away on June 10,...
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...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is scheduled to reopen to the public at 9 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, July 7, following...
GPS Classic, organizers of the Alfa Revival Cup 2020, have announced that the 2020 series will resume July 11-12 at...
Road America has announced the addition of Vintage Indy™ to the event line-up for the INDYCAR REV Group Grand Prix Doubleheader weekend, July 9-12. During the weekend, several historic open-wheel race cars will traverse the 4.048-mile road course in multiple sessions demonstrating the cars on-track, sandwiched between breaks where spectators can...
Historic racers from across the country are signing up to participate in the inaugural running of the Groesbeck Grand Prix –...
The holy grail of land speed records resides in the vast solitude of a formerly thriving prehistoric lake. 14,000 years...
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,...
Versatile Canadian racer and 1981 Trans-Am champion Eppie Wietzes passed away on June 10. According to his wife Barb, “Sad...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from SVRA’s Jun. 18–19, 2020, Spring Vintage Festival at Road America. Tschiltsch Jeffrey #127 1977 Crossle...
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...
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
After an unprecedented temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic the North East Motor Sports Museum (922 NH Route 106,...
Texas professional and historic racer Charles Nearburg has a long and diversified motorsport resume. At the profession level, he’s competed in everything from Super Vee and Toyota Atlantic to Le Mans and Champ cars, while even breaking the Land Speed Record for piston-powered, wheel-driven vehicles at 414.316 mph along the...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is pleased to announce a new exhibit opening August 1 dedicated to one of most colorful...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the...
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,...
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David Hobbs Jacky Ickx Ayrton Senna “Wally” Willmott 1 Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for his...