Jean Behra about to go out for practice in the special streamlined Maserati 250F which, it was thought, would be...
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. I think someone already used that as an...
This book is about a unique car in sports car racing history. It was designed by Peter Brock, famous for his work on the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coup and the Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray. The Lang Cooper was entered in the American USRRC, United States Road Racing Championship, by no...
Graham Hill Ken Tyrrell Alfonso de Portago Tony Southgate 1 The Mille Miglia is won by Alberto Ascari driving...
Built with an aluminum body, ostensibly for racing, only 50 production Austin-Healey 100S were made, plus an additional five works...
Celebrities from a golden era of motorsport, including multiple champion Colin Bond, will help celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Australian Grand Prix at the Historic Leyburn Sprints on the Queensland Darling Downs in August. A veteran of three decades of racing, rallying and rallycross, Bond will make his first visit...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
I have admired Tazio Nuvolari all my life and so has just about every other motor racing enthusiast of my...
Automotive history abounds with stories of visionary thinkers whose creations, seemingly destined for greatness, instead became case studies in unrealized potential. One of the most notable of these stories is that of the formidable Cheetah sports racer, the brainchild of legendary California Corvette tuner and self-taught engineer Bill Thomas. One...
We are frequently told that Formula One is at the cutting edge of technology, but that has been true only...
The white 1915 Stutz Indy racer comes alive with a thumping bark and a faint cloud of blue smoke, shattering...
In the three-liter class, one of sports racing’s most competitive, Britain’s Aston Martin fancied its chances in international racing from 1951 through 1959. It was a saga of rising fortunes that culminated in the beautiful DBR1/300 of 1956-’59. On the 26th of May 1957, English cars and a gent from Huddersfield...
Emerson Fittipaldi, with the Fittipaldi FD04 entered by his older brother Wilson, runs through the Swimming Pool complex on his...
Julian Thomas and Calum Lockie grabbed most of the headlines of a thrilling start to the 2019 Masters Historic Racing...
David Hobbs Chris Economaki Heinze Melkus Mike Hailwood 1 Engineer Helmut Flegl begins his career at Porsche (1966). 2 Mike Hailwood, multi-motorcycle world champion and 1972 European F2 champion, is born in Oxfordshire, England (1940). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
The famed Challenger Land Speed Record project began more than 50 years ago with Mickey Thompson’s homebuilt legend, the Challenger...
The 10-time Grand Prix winning car of Lewis Hamilton will be run by Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport at The Sonoma Speed...
As Bentley marks its centenary year, the Crewe-based luxury car maker celebrates the life of the innovative British engineer whose drive and ingenuity started it all. Walter Owen Bentley – or W.O. as he is fondly known – was born in 1888 in London, when horse and carriage was still...
Most people when launching a new product normally try to come up with a new name to reflect innovation. Then...
This is the 24th time there has been a concours on Amelia Island, and they just keep getting better and better. The...
Brian RedmanPhoto: Hal Crocker I usually start off an interview by asking, “Who are you?” And how did you become interested in automobiles? Brian Redman: Well, I was born in Lancashire. As a boy, I became interested in automobiles, my grandfather owned a BMW 328 and went on to own...
FIA Director of Formula One, Charlie Whiting, has sadly passed away on March 14, 2019, in Melbourne, aged 66, as...
Stirling Moss, in his Vanwall, during the 1957 British Grand Prix at Aintree, on July 20. Moss retired the car...
While the illustrious history of IMSA is littered with great cars and great drivers, it’s easy to forget that the series also catered to young, up-and-coming drivers, racing on a budget, in much less “exotic” machinery. What follows is the last of a two-part tale of these fascinating IMSA undercards,...
The car that brought Automobiles Ettore Bugatti to fame in the 1920s, the Bugatti Type 35, is generally considered one...
Goodwood plans to celebrate Sir Jackie Stewart at the 2019 Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, which takes place from...
When you are a child and become a fan of a sports champion or team that is winning you may be unfortunate as that man or team perhaps is not really the best, just good for a season. I was lucky as my childhood idol was Jim Clark. He is...
More than 550 historic race cars dating as far back as 1911 and up through 2016 will fill the race...
As one of the world’s leading historic race organizers, Masters are committed to the promotion and celebration of historic motorsport,...
From the very first day of its inception, the Bugatti legend was founded primarily by motorsports. In this respect, 1928 was a special year for Bugatti. The rules had changed and as such, the highly successful era of the Bugatti Type 35 had begun. The open Bugatti Type 35B with...
