Well, I don’t know that any of us saw that coming! If you watched the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix then...
We tend to make a lot out of automotive anniversaries, which is why I’ve been surprised that last month’s 60thanniversary...
The 2012 European Grand Prix at the forgotten, abandoned Valencia Street Circuit. Image via Planet F1 Formula One, by its very definition, is often seen as the pinnacle of motorsports. This holds true in many aspects, especially in the fact that the circuits that the cars race are some of...
Once upon a time, it used to be that the most talented drivers made it into Formula One. Quaint notion,...
Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) announced the theme for the upcoming Porsche Rennsport Reunion as “Icons of Porsche”. A fitting tribute to the 75th anniversary of Porsche sports cars being celebrated this year, the four-day event being held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, from September 28 to...
I went to Daytona the year Dan Gurney’s All American Racers /Toyota GTP won the race, their first Daytona 24...
A couple of weeks ago, you may recall I bared my soul to you with the admission that I drove...
1 Bob Garretson, Brian Redman, and Bobby Rahal drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona, the first IMSA GTP race. Bill Koll, Rob McFarlin, and Jeff Kline win the GTU class in a Porsche 911 (1981). 3 Art Christman makes the first sub-10 second...
Chevrolet recently debuted the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R racecar, a year before it makes its competition debut at the 2024...
Turn up the volume on your speakers and listen to the glorious sound of the V8-powered Red Bull RB7 as...
As you’ll read in one of the news pieces below, the F1 world has been all atwitter, over the recent announcement that Ford is officially returning to Formula One as the engine “supplier” for Red Bull. Yes, I put supplier in air quotes because the concept of engine suppliers in...
These are not happy times for Aston Martin. The British luxury carmaker is fighting ferociously for its survival in a...
If you’ve ever lamented that there is nowhere left in the world to find “dry”, good value, classic cars, then...
I have to confess to you that I am the worst classic car owner. Trust me, I take no pride in this, but I’ve sadly had to come to terms with it. I’ve owned a 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce for nearly 20 years now and I am, apparently,...
The first few years of the 1950s saw sports car events evolve from chummy club gatherings for “gentlemen racers” into...
The past, present and future of Aston Martin is to be honored through a year-long celebration of the iconic British...
The 935/78 was the ultimate expression of the 911 factory race car before Porsche officially withdrew from motor sport. Raced under the Group 5 silhouette series, great liberties were taken with the design and the result was nicknamed ‘Moby Dick’ for its large size and huge overhangs. Only one 935/78...
1 The Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD is homologated for Group A rallying (1992). 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to...
Radical Motorsport has unveiled the full specification of its all-new SR3 XXR. Enhancing the proven formula of the SR3, the...
The video below from our friends at Petrolicious tells the story of Tony Parkinson and his acquisition of a very special racecar: one of three 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIIs built to race the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1963. These unique racecars were pulled directly from the assembly line and received extensive...
Nineteen thirty-five was an excellent Grand Prix season, the best against strong and varied opposition that Mercedes-Benz enjoyed in Year...
1 Dan Gurney drives an AAR Eagle to victory in the USAC Rex Mays 300 at Riverside International Raceway in...
1970 Alfa Romeo GTAm Autodelta built around 40 examples of the GTAm (Alleggerita Maggiorata – “lightened enlarged”), with 1750 and 2000cc engines. The GTAm won numerous races before competition grew stronger in 1971. _______________________ Arthur Schening is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator living in Arlington, VA. Prints are 19″...
This past weekend (Nov. 25–27), the Gulf Historic Dubai GP Revival roared into action. Celebrating the very best of motorsport...
For years, a collection of the most extraordinary, unrestored Bugatti cars has sat, meticulously cared for and researched, in a...
Travelling just shy of 11,000 kilometers in purpose-built, air-cooled Porsche 911s and first- and second-generation Cayennes through some of South America’s harshest terrains over 39 thrilling days, KALMAR Beyond Adventure’s (KBA) privateer teams triumphantly crossed the finish line of its Trans-Andes rally in Mid-November. With specially equipped 964- and 993-series...
At Watkins Glen they said, “It looks like the box it came in.” Even that harsh judgement of the appearance...
RM Sotheby’s has sold Michael Schumacher’s Championship-winning Ferrari F2003-GA, chassis no. 229, at Sotheby’s Luxury Week sale in Geneva, for...
Can it be? Well, yes it is! 50 years since Emerson Fittipaldi took his first F1 World Championship. At 25, Emerson was, at the time, the youngest champion in F1 history. Completing the double that year, Team Lotus also won the F1 Constructors Championship using the Lotus 72, or John...
