Sports Car Race (before the German Grand Prix); Nürburgring, August 3, 1958. Joakim Bonnier, in the Karussel, with the new...
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 current developments both locally and around the globe, the 26th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will move to May 20-23, 2021. At the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic The Amelia...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum officials were pleased to announce the Museum reopened to the public at 10 a.m. (ET) Friday,...
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 Lawrence has passed away at the age of 78. Mike preferred to say, “…that highly qualified medics were fighting the cancer on his behalf, with his body as the battleground,”...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
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 presented by Mastercard, and the Revival – will be returning in 2021. Even more excitingly, the vital element so very much missed in 2020 – the fans – will be welcomed back...
American racing legend Mickey Thompson was a man in a hurry. He competed in numerous types of motorsport during his career...
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...
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 Photo: Chuck Andersen Photo: Chuck Andersen Photo: Chuck Andersen Photo: Chuck Andersen Photo: Chuck Andersen Photo: Chuck Andersen Photo: Chuck Andersen Photo: Rex McAfee Photo: Rex McAfee Photo: Rex McAfee...
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...
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 59. Jim Pace was born in 1961 in Monticello, Mississippi. At one time in his young life, Pace had decided to become a doctor. He majored in pre-med at Mississippi...
