The D.B.-Panhard LM of Howard Hanna and Frank Manley is prepared in the pits before the start. The unlucky duo...
The father and son team of Andrea and Roberto Vesco (number 46), are the winners of the 1000 Miglia 2020:...
Many successful Bugatti racing drivers of the “golden era” were former pilots and perhaps not surprisingly many famous pilots were Bugatti enthusiasts. Uncompromising racing cars and daring pilots. Bugatti is directly associated with numerous historic racing successes, in the glorious Grand Prix days of the brand. Racing cars produced by...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from SOVREN’s Sept. 5–6, 2020, Columbia River Classic races at Portland International Raceway. Jean-Pierre Molerus’ 1954...
Artist Fernando Hoyos visually examines the design evolution and family lineage of the famed Ford GT40 in this illustration, starting...
Scottish race legend, motorsport commentator and three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, Dario Franchitti, has teamed up with Gordon Murray Automotive to play an important role in the development of the T.50 supercar. In this newly created position, Dario will play a key role in the development work for the...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is now offering exclusive tours of the fabled IMS Museum Basement on a regular basis....
In the 1974 World Sportscar Championship for Makes at Kyalami, South Africa, a small racecar, built from the chassis of...
Motorsports legend Mario Andretti has been named the Grand Marshal for the 68th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts on Nov. 14. The three-time winner of Sebring’s 12-Hour race (1967, 1970, 1972) has a motor sports resume second to none. Andretti has...
Photo Gallery from the Oct 22–25, 2020, running of the Mille Miglia, in Brescia, Italy....
Niki Lauda: His Competition History By Jon Saltinstall Niki Lauda’s Racing career will forever be remembered for his horrifying crash,...
Dewey “Rajo Jack” Gatson Nanni Galli Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jacky Ickx 1 Australian touring car driver Tony Longhurst is born in Sidney, New South Wales, Australia (1957). 3 Jim Epler becomes the first man in NHRA history to break 300 mph in a Funny Car when he runs 300.40 mph in...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
George Herbert Skinner (also known as Bert) and Thomas Carlyle Skinner (also known as Carl) created the Skinners Union (SU)...
Road America has unveiled a new bronze statue of its founder, Clif Tufte, next to the center that bears his name located in the paddock area of the sprawling 640-acre facility that he conceptualized 65 years ago. Tufte, a highway engineer, put together the land and laid out the track in 1955...
Vanwall Group, the successor to the legendary British Vanwall motor racing team of the 1950s, has announced the renaissance of...
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When you troll the paddock at a vintage race meet as often as I have, it takes a special car to catch your eye. While my heart still goes pitta-pat for Alfas, Moggies, 356s, and just about every Lotus and Jaguar, when a bright orange sports racer I have never...
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has announced a 17-race schedule for 2021. The 2021 schedule boasts 17 SpeedTour race weekends,...
The Targa Florio Classica 2020 begins this week and runs from Thursday October 15 to Sunday October 18. The brainchild of industrialist...
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Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the August 15–16, 2020, Thruxton Historic, Thruxton, UK. It was lovely to see the old...
Photo Gallery from Vintage Indy’s Aug. 23-24, 2020, Open Wheel Icons event at WWT Raceway in Madison, IL....