Rob Dyson, retired American sports-car racing driver and owner of Dyson Racing, was named the 2019 recipient of the RRDC...
Goodwood will be flying the flag for two icons of British motorsport with its high-speed demonstrations at the 78th Members’ Meeting...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
Before WWII, the company which became Jaguar was called Swallow Sidecars and it had diversified into making special bodies for...
Photo Gallery from the Phoenix Art Museum’s “Legends of Speed” exhibit, running from November 3, 2019, to March 15, 2020....
In a surprise announcement, the new General Manager of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, John Narigi, announced the return of several key staff members to the track’s management team, including event manager for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Barry Toepke. Returning to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca after seven months in San...
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,...
The “Ferrari at 24 Heures du Mans” exhibition opened at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, to celebrate 70 years of Prancing Horse victories in the world’s most famous endurance race. Visitors can look back over the 36 wins recorded on the French track, with the help of some of the...
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...
Lotus 72—1970–75 By Pete Lyons Foreword by Emerson Fittipaldi Longtime readers of VR&R will be well acquainted with the prosaic work of Pete Lyons from his monthly column Fast Lines and his seminal book on the Can-Am series. Now Lyons has teamed up British publisher Evro to produce 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...
The chase begins … Using black and white markers on an 11″x 14″ piece of green paper artist Paul Chenard pays tribute to Steve McQueen’s iconic Bullitt Mustang. Paul Chenard Automobiliart.com [email protected] 1 902 817-9273 www.pinterest.com/automobiliart www.facebook.com/automobiliart.ca...
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...
Accomplished Trans-Am, SCCA and historic racer Tom Yeager passed away on December 28th, at the age of 83. Yeager had suffered a serious stroke the previous week on December 21. Yeager started his racing career in a Lotus Seven, in 1962, followed by a breakout year, in 1964, driving a...
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”...
Fourteen of the most popular run groups have been selected to participate in the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 13-16, 2020. One of the cornerstones of the famed Monterey Classic Car Week at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will bring together approximately 550 historic racecars from around the world to...
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...
Lloyd Ruby hailed from Wichita Falls, Texas, up in the north central part of the state, not far from the Oklahoma line. Born a year before the Depression, he was soft-spoken by nature — a wicked sense of humor notwithstanding — but not someone to be taken lightly. He began...
Fed up with seeing their major races won by the Germans in the 1930s, the Italians allowed only 1½-liter entries...
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...
