July 2000 Maserati Days By G. Cancellieri Maserati – the name brings to mind blood-red cars, high revving precision engines...
From Barney Oldfield to Ayrton Senna, the greatest names in motorsport history are enshirined in the International Motorsports Hall of...
It is race day, and the racing machine is sorted out and in a highly competitive state of tune. What else is left to do? A driver who invests a few minutes in “tuning up” his or her central nervous system just before a race will give themselves a measurable...
Jackie Stewart Skip Hudson 1 Indy car driver Tom Sneva is born (1948). 2 F1 and endurance racer Jan Lammers...
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June 2000 Strictly Off The Record By Louis T. Stanley Louis Stanley has taken a lifetime of privileged access in motor sports and brought it to the readers’ eyes, both with words and in pictures. He spent 20 years as chairman of the BRM Motor Racing Team, bringing them from...
Phil Hill Created by the same organization which brought you last month’s Stirling Moss-featured web site, the site devoted to...
One of the greatest fears in racing is to have some type of catastrophic suspension or steering failure. The best...
Sam Posey Alberto Ascari 1 The gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911). 1 Ayrton Senna dies in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy (1994). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
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May 2000 Mille Miglia Race: The Postwar Years By Giorgio Nada Editore As chronicled throughout this special issue of VRJ,...
Stirling Moss This new site is devoted to Britain’s living racing legend, Sir Stirling Moss. Features of this site include, Moss-related news, historic and current photos, a calendar of his personal appearances and a shopping area with Moss merchandise. (Heh, even retired legends have to make a living). Also available...
I have an old friend that works in law enforcement. I’m not talking about the local PD. Serious law enforcement,...
It’s a dirty job being an automotive and racing writer but, you know, somebody’s got to do it. A couple of weeks back, my work consisted of flying into Daytona for the first day of the Rolex 24-hour race, then flying back to Miami, where I spent a day on...
Ronnie Bucknum Jim Clark 2 Mike Hailwood is born (1940). 3 Mario Andretti becomes the first American to win a...
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April 2000 Porsche 917 By Peter Morgan When racers and enthusiasts are asked to name the greatest racing car of all time, inevitably the Porsche 917 is somewhere at the top of the list. While many Porsche books have devoted chapters to the 917, few, if any, have really delved...
Racecar Exchange This site is one of several new sites devoted to the buying and selling of racecars, parts and...
Throughout the history of man and machine there have been inextricable links between automobiles and airplanes. Henry Ford’s corrugated Trimotor being one of the most obvious examples, and the temporary airport racetrack another. Funny thing about temporary circuits, however, is that they often leave lasting impressions (on both car and...
Aluminum is an interesting metal – light, relatively strong, and naturally corrosion resistant. Unfortunately, the natural oxide surface that forms...
Janet Guthrie Carlos Pace 1 NASCAR racer Dave Marcis is born (1941). 2 Sports car racer Nino Vacarella is born...
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The Miller/Offenhauser Historical Society The creators of this new site hope to make it a centerpoint for enthusiasts of all...
These are days of confusion. As I write this, there are either three days left in the Millennium or, depending...
The last time we spoke, we talked about the importance of having the correct fastner for a given application. This month let’s turn our attention to keeping those fasteners in place. TORQUE Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full...
John Surtees Niki Lauda 5 NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip is born (1947). 6 Porsche 906 wins its class in its...
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February 2000 Modena Racing Memories By Graham Gauld In the 1950s and early 1960s, Modena was at the center of the Italian sports car and Grand Prix universe, as were Ferrari, Maserati, OSCA, Stanguellini and other manufacturers that called Modena home. In his new book, “Modena Racing Memories”, author Graham...
