In 1952, a young Ian Stewart, pioneer driver for Ecurie Ecosse, would visit Jaguar Cars in Coventry to collect his...
The Automobile Club de Monaco has announced the cancellation of the 2021 running of the famed Rally Monte-Carlo Historique, due...
Sports Car Race (before the German Grand Prix); Nürburgring, August 3, 1958. Joakim Bonnier, in the Karussel, with the new Borgward sports car with which he finished second to Jean Behra’s Porsche RSK in the morning six-lap sports car race before the German Grand Prix. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI...
Before the outbreak of WWII, motor racing in South Africa had been developing strongly and, in fact, the last pre-war...
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has been postponed until May 20–23, 2021. In a statement organizers said: In light of...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum officials were pleased to announce the Museum reopened to the public at 10 a.m. (ET) Friday, Jan. 8, at 25 percent capacity and following the same COVID-19 guidelines that were in place in summer and fall of 2020. The Museum closed Nov. 9 due to the...
The David Piper driven Ferrari 412 P, in Ecurie Francorchamps’s livery (Belgian national racing team), as raced at the 1968...
It is with a profound sense of sadness and loss that I must share that long-time contributor and friend Mike...
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;...
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...
After 40,000 hours of work, Bentley Mulliner has completed the first new Bentley Blower in 90 years, with the delivery of Car Zero – the prototype car for the Blower Continuation Series. This highly exclusive run of 12 customer cars – all pre-sold – will be crafted from the design...
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...
Jurgen Barth Hellé Nice Alfonso de Portago Jochen Mass 1 Jackie Ickx and Jochen Mass win the 800Km of Selangor in Sham Alam, Malaysia, driving a Porsche 962C (1985). 2 Roger Penske drives a Ferrari 250 GTO to victory in the Tourist Trophy race at Nassau in the Bahamas (1962)....
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...
Just as Carroll Shelby’s original Ford-powered Cobra roadster set a new standard for high performance in a sports car, the 1964 announcement of the new Ford Mustang reset the American public’s expectations for affordable performance in a mass-production automobile. One of the most inspired and brilliantly targeted products in automotive...
Photo Gallery from HSR’s Nov. 6–8, 2020, Daytona Classic 24Hour at the Daytona International Speedway. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//daytona-classic-24hour-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from HSR’s Nov. 6–8, 2020, Daytona Classic 24Hour at the Daytona International Speedway. Photo: Chuck Andersen...
A major celebration has been announced by Motor Racing Legends and Classic Silverstone to mark the 60th birthday of the Jaguar E-Type in 2021. The “60th Anniversary E-Type Challenge” is an all-Jaguar E-Type race that will receive headline billing at next summer’s three-day Classic Silverstone festival. 2021 will see a number...
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...
Motor Racing Legends has been appointed by Jaguar Classic to run the Jaguar Classic Challenge for the 2021 season. Open to Pre-‘66 E-types, C and D-types, XKs and Mk 1 and Mk 2 saloons – the highly regarded series, founded by Jaguar Classic in 2015, is looking towards its seventh...
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...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the launch of a brand-new, historic one-make race series for the Ford GT40, with two races for the ‘Amon Cup’ in 2021. The arrival of the Ford GT40 in the 1960s remains one of the most significant moments in motorsport history. The back story of...
