In a surprise announcement, the new General Manager of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, John Narigi, announced the return of several...
I recently beheld a holy icon of auto racing called the Bothwell Peugeot. Why it is called that I will...
The Brumos Collection today announced the official opening of a stunning new 35,000 square-foot interactive museum dedicated to the technology, innovation and historical significance behind some of the world’s finest automobiles. The new facility will be home to more than three dozen rare, historically acclaimed race and collector cars. During...
The “Ferrari at 24 Heures du Mans” exhibition opened at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, to celebrate 70 years of...
The United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, October 3, 1971. François Cévert guided his Tyrrell 002 to a comfortable first...
Can you imagine the sheer agony if you were a Formula One fan and had to watch two dozen Grand Prix races of the sort we have been seeing over the last few years? Well, back in the early 1960s, there was an F1 race virtually every other weekend. In...
Lotus 72—1970–75 By Pete Lyons Foreword by Emerson Fittipaldi Longtime readers of VR&R will be well acquainted with the...
In a surprise New Year’s announcement, the organizers of the popular Chateau Impney Hill Climb have announced that the event...
One of the most significant Lotus 19s is set to take the classic car world by storm when it goes under the hammer at Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Sale on the 22nd and 23rd of February at Stoneleigh Park. Raced by some of the most famous British racing drivers Chassis...
The chase begins … Using black and white markers on an 11″x 14″ piece of green paper artist Paul Chenard...
Photo Gallery form HMSA’s Nov. 22–24, 2019, Thermal Club Speed Festival, Thermal, CA. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//thermal-club-speed-festival-subscriber-photo-gallery/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here to view...
Masters Historic Racing has released its U.S. calendar for the 2020 season, visiting some of the best American road circuits from the West Coast to the East Coast that any driver or motorsport fan could wish for. From Sonoma to Watkins Glen, then from Road America moving onwards to Road...
Accomplished Trans-Am, SCCA and historic racer Tom Yeager passed away on December 28th, at the age of 83. Yeager had...
Five Team Penske Indianapolis 500-winning cars will form the core of the Silver Anniversary Amelia’s “Penske Indy Winners” class. 1972...
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,...
Fourteen of the most popular run groups have been selected to participate in the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August...
Aston Martin has announced a collaboration with revived motorcycle company, Brough Superior, to make the AMB001, a limited edition track-only...
Organizers of the famed Villa d’Este Concours have announced the first four classes for the May 23rd event, which will include endurance racecars from the 1960s-1980s. In 2020, the field of participants will again be organized into eight special classes. The Selecting Committee has announced the first four classes will be:...
Lloyd Ruby hailed from Wichita Falls, Texas, up in the north central part of the state, not far from the...
The SCCA has announced the addition of a new class to the 2020 Summit Racing Equipment Road Racing program that...
Pioneering safety equipment manufacturer and racer, Bill Simpson has passed away at the age of 79, due to complications from a stroke. In the history of motor-sport safety, few names have been as universally recognizable as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active drag racer, Simpson went on to race...
To celebrate the arrival of the Corvette C8, Chevrolet’s mid-engine 1964 GS IIB (Grand Sport IIB) research vehicle will join...
The Brazilian Grand Prix at Jacarepagua, March 13, 1983. Nelson Piquet sits in his Brabham BT52-BMW before practice with teammate...
Pat Harrington-Johnson was a South African newspaperman who covered motoring and shipping for the Natal Mercury before and after World War II and he was involved in editing what was the most remarkable motoring magazine ever produced. Harrington-Johnson was born in 1912 in the Forest of Deane where his father was...
Meister Bräuser: Harry Heuer’s Championship Racing Team by Tom Schultz In early 1959, young Harry Heuer, Executive Vice President of...
Hellé Nice Howden Ganley Keke Rosberg Bill Vukovich 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men with a passion for speed and technology built cars to compete. These innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
Artist Paul Chenard live-sketched Bruce Male’s stunning 1954 Maserati A6G/2000 Zagato on the field at the Greenwich Concours d’Élégance using...
For the majority of VR’s readers, 2019 has been the 50th anniversary of Formula Ford, although it actually started in...
The terms Porsche and racing have now become virtually synonymous. In no small part, this is due to the German manufacturer’s stunning 19 overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans—more than any other manufacturer. However, the keen enthusiast will know that it took Porsche almost 20 years to...
