Tucked away in a little potato-farming town, 250 miles south east of Buenos Aires, is one of the most important...
Hurley Haywood has been named Grand Marshal of the 2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on...
All sports have heroes. But there are some individuals who transcend their sport: Muhammad Ali, Joe Montana, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan. And few would dispute that Dan Gurney, who passed away a year ago, is entitled to be among those few. Usually, one characteristic for membership in this club is...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed formula cars were manufactured to serve as steppingstones to Formula One and...
The story of the Cooper Car Company is well known where father and son team Charles and John Cooper in...
Built and raced by Hot Rodding pioneer Bill Burke of San Gabriel, California, the Harley-Davidson-powered Bonneville Streamliner Super Shaker made its one and only appearance at the Bonneville Speed Trials in August 1959 with Burke at the controls. This was the second time the inventive Burke, long an advocate of...
Vern Schuppan The motor racing career of Australian Vern Schuppan has been written up extensively over the years. Born in...
The Portuguese Grand Prix at Monsanto, August 23, 1959. Stirling Moss, in the Cooper, on his way to another victory....
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 first of a two-part tale of these fascinating IMSA undercards,...
February 2019 Ralph de Palma Enzo Ferrari Alan Jones Jim Crawford 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and...
Italian aftermarket tuning wizard Carlo Abarth turned his attention to the diminutive Fiat 600 sedan, in the 1960s and progressively...
Photo Gallery form the Jan. 26–27, 2019, Daytona 24 Heritage Exhibition Laps. 1984 March 84G Porsche #84G-3 sits in front of a 1973 BMW CSL #2275465, in the paddock. Photo: Martin Spetz 1965 Shelby GT-350 #SFM5S424, car#: 65, Owner/Driver: Darek Stennes. The Shelby GT-350 was the muscle car version of...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
My association with Team Lotus covered the period from October 1975 until May 1984. After the second season, and particularly...
The 60th anniversary of the extraordinary Mini Minor will be celebrated with two record-breaking races at this summer’s Silverstone Classic (July 26-28). To mark this magical milestone in true Classic style, the packed on-track program will – for the first time ever – feature a pair of very special showdowns dedicated...
What’s the single most important component, for maximal performance, on a racecar? The engine? Suspension? In the grand scheme of...
Photo Gallery form the Dec. 1–2, 2018, HSRCA Tasman Festival at Sydney Motorsport Park. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//hsrca-tasman-festival/” color=”blue”]Subscribers click here...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced its racing schedule for 2019. The Association will host four official races for 2019. The 2019 U.S. Formula 5000 Revival Races will take place at the following venues: May 3-5: Trans-Am SpeedFest with SVRA at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca July 18-21: Road...
This man was a motor racing whirlwind, journalist, author of seven motor sport books, vintage car fan, ran driving courses...
Subscriber Photo Gallery form the Dec. 1–2, 2018, HSRCA Tasman Festival at Sydney Motorsport Park. Paul Savoy’s Cooper T39 Bobtail....
Rear-mounted, air-cooled cars are a common site at racetracks, persistently challenging their conventional, front-engine, water-cooled competition often with great success. We could be referring to Porsche of course, but in this case no. What was buzzing around Laguna Seca that caught our eye last August was another German air-cooled wonder—a...
The one-of-a-kind 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500 “Super Snake” smashed the existing record for a Mustang, at Mecum’s 2019 Kissimmee...
Well respected historian and author Michael T. Lynch passed away on January 11th. Perhaps best known for his award-winning book,...
This past summer Dennis Gray had the opportunity to interview his longtime friend Giddings. Sadly, this would prove to be the last interview with one of sport’s truly great ambassadors. Peter Giddings and his cars will be missed. He was one of the best. Pre-war Alfa Romeos, Lancia D24 and...
One of the most widely recognized vintage racers in the sport, Peter Giddings, passed away earlier this week at his...
In 1964, Nissan Motor Company introduced a two-door sports coupe named the Silivia 1600 Sports Coupe. One year later, at...
The International Hillclimb course, Klosters-Davos in Switzerland, on August 27, 1961. This BMW 700 was being driven by Mark Aron who was from the town of Zweisimmen in Switzerland. He was third in the class for cars under 700-cc. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High...
On the 110th anniversary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the 24th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will celebrate the brilliant...
Gentleman Heroes – YU 3250 The first Blower Bentley and the men who made it happen By Giles Chapman &...
January 2019 Dan Gurney AJ Foyt David Donohue Bernd Rosemyer 1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you...
