The history of the racing engine—and perhaps to a lesser extent the road going engine as well—has been driven by...
The 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 justifiably received more hype, pomp and circumstance than any of the 99 editions that...
RM Sotheby’s has announced additional Ferrari highlights to join the 1962 250 GTO in the company’s most historic Monterey lineup to date. Latest prancing horse entries are led by a 1-of-31 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta with extensive period racing history, as well as a beautifully restored, Classiche-certified 1960 Ferrari...
Englishman Vic Elford, along with teammate Frenchman Gérard Larrousse, on their famous win of the 1971 ADAC Nürburgring 1000 km...
By the early 1960s, Ford had carved a very specific niche for itself in the UK. Having built low cost,...
The Porsche 550 Spyder left an indelible imprint on the motorsports world during the 1950s. It was Porsche’s first purpose-built racecar, and it immediately made its presence known on the international stage by winning its class at Le Mans in 1955 and taking first overall at the 1956 Targa Florio....
Lamborghini Polo Storico has completed restoration of one of the most famous Miuras ever built: the Miura SVR. On the...
[Click here to read the second installment] Sure enough, the more liberal formula of the 1949 Mille Miglia attracted a...
Howden Ganley For the Historic Formula Junior Diamond Jubilee World Tour (quite some title) it really was the “last lap” of this three-year long series, when they held the final races as part of the 2018 Silverstone Classic. I apologize for returning to the Formula Junior theme again (so soon?)...
The last time a car featured in my Heroes column was months back, when I wrote about the 1935 Alfa...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
It was disguised under the name Sabakat and around 60 years ago had a decidedly racy history, but now one of the first Lotus competition cars is returning home to the Darling Downs for its debut in the Historic Leyburn Sprints next month. The appearance of the 1957 single-seater among more...
July 2018 Bobby Rahal Rene Panhard Donald Mitchell Healey Louis Chiron 1 – A.J. Foyt drives a Coyote-Foyt to victory...
In what is shaping up to be its most historic lineup to date, RM Sotheby’s has announced the addition of...
The sport of automobile racing is arguably about 130-years old, assuming you subscribe to the notion that the first organized race, using gasoline-powered internal combustion engines, occurred in France in 1887. But looking back across this 130-year history, there are a number of significant events that stand out from the...
Gabriele Guidetti paints an evocative picture of the aluminum–bodied Porsche 356 that Schlutter and Polensky drove to victory in the...
We push Pete Thelander’s 1934 MG NE Magnette out into the sunlight. Its red paintwork gleams and dazzles. The car...
Bugatti had won the Targa Florio three consecutive years from 1925 – 1927 by the time their new recruit, Albert Divo, was flagged away from the Cerda start of the 1928 Sicilian classic. And he didn’t disappoint: Divo not only won the island epic that year, he made it two...
[Click here to read the first installment] Poland, Denmark and Norway had fallen to Nazi Germany and the blitzkrieg up...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the...
June 2018 Jackie Stewart Enzo Ferrari Bruce McLaren Tim Birkin 1 – Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for his first CART victory (1997). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
WSC Giants: Audi R8 By Ian Wagstaff In recent years, German carmaker Audi has dominated the 24 Hours of Le...
Photo Gallery from the April 7–8 running of the HRSCA’s Autumn Festival at Wakefield Park, Australia....
Photo Gallery from the April 21-22 running of the Sporting Car Club of SA’s Anzac All Historic Race Meeting at Mallala. Photos by John Lemm...
Building on a remarkable 70-year racing pedigree, David Brabham has announced Brabham’s return to manufacturing at a gala event in...
You hold in your hands, the 225th issue of VR! Seems hard to believe that we’ve been doing this, month...
Mike Hailwood had won no fewer than nine World Motorcycle Championships before he ever competed in his first Formula One motor race. Not to mention 14 victories in the heart-in-your-mouth Isle of Man TT. So he quickly earned himself the nickname of “Mike the Bike.” If the truth were told,...
Photo: Chris Mann This was going to be an important year for me. My win at Oulton Park, in Richard...
In the history of racing there have been formulae that quickly become popular and continue to grow, while others are...
Alan Stammers grew up with the sight and sound of motor racing, the family farm bordering the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk. His emerging talent as an artist was to be greatly influenced by his love of motorsport. With no artistic training, Alan has worked as a full time artist since...
