With this month’s Profile of Jackie Stewart’s BRM P261, we thought a deeper look into the workings of British Racing...
A.J. Foyt Pedro Rodriguez 2 Walter Sobraske, machinist for Miller, Schofield, Offenhauser and Meyer & Drake (later shop forman), born...
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...
Wakefield Park, Goulburn, NSW, Australia September 24–25, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Evolution of the Porsche 911 In Competition–1965–2010 By Michael Keyser & Bill Oursler With distinction as the longest-lived sports car...
As you might expect for a site so named, Trackpedia offers a compendium of nearly 1000 racetracks around the world filled with maps, turn-by-turn guides and explanatory videos to provide an idea of what to expect should you go there to race. For each track there is also information about...
We called it the “Bruce and Denny Show,” and it was total dominance of the Can-Am Championship by McLaren Cars...
Peter Gregg Dear Editor, I hope this note finds you well. Though I loved your magazine’s Hurley Haywood article, I’m even...
Lorenzo Bandini Adrian NeweyPhoto: Pete Austin 3 Stanley Dickens and Kunimitsu Takahashi win the 1000-kilometer All Japan Sportscar Championship race at Suzuka in a Porsche 962. It is the 31st (of 35 races) and final win for the 956/962 in Japanese competition (1989). 4 Stirling Moss, driving an Aston Martin DBR2,...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
That’s a question I found occupying (the few) idle moments of my mind during October’s Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV at...
Winton Rceway, Winton, Victoria, Australia August 12–14, 2011 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 enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Formula One at Watkins Glen By Michael Argetsinger From its dustcover image of the opening lap of the 1967 United...
As outlined in this month’s Racecar Profile, the Formula Super Vee series served as an important rung on the racing...
Half a century ago, if your perfectly good sports car were damaged in an accident, you had options. One such option, available starting in the late 1950s, was rather than repairing the body, you could replace it with a completely different body that was made out of a relatively new...
Looking back, I have to say I enjoyed every moment of my racing career. From the first time I ever...
Helmets Make the Man Dear Editor I read Mike Lawrence’s “Helmets” column with great interest. I did my own helmet...
Gaston Chevrolet Peter Revson 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Title at Suzuka in a McLaren-Mercedes (1998). 4 Sportscar racer Bob Wollek born (1943). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
From the very beginning of the automobile man built cars to compete, with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick, Queensland, Australia July 30–31, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Harnessing Horsepower – The Pat Moss Carlsson Story By Stuart Turner The name of Moss, of course, is written large in motor racing annals, but there is more to it than simply Sir Stirling. This biography is about his younger sister, Pat, who died of leukemia in 2008. In the...
The scheduled revival of Bahamas Speed Week, set for the end of November, has generated much interest in the history...
Allan Tomlinson, winner of the 1939 Australian Grand Prix and perhaps Western Australia’s best racing driver, has passed away in...
Prior to 1980, I had raced in the United States on a few occasions—I’d done Daytona two or three times with Porsche and I’d been to Watkins Glen. I won at The Glen in ’78 with a 935, but I hadn’t done many races. Just two or three a year....
This original water color painting by Uli Ehret shows the IMSA GTX class Porsche 911 RSR driven by Larry Perkins,...
Lotus Bashing? Photo: Pete Austin Dear Editor, OK, we get it, Mike Lawrence doesn’t like Colin Chapman. Like all critics, Lawrence...
Jack Brabham Francois Cevert 2 Frank Griswold drives an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 to victory in the Junior Prix, the first road race through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York (1948). 3 Brian Redman drives a BRM-Chevrolet to victory in the Interserie race at Hockenheim, West Germany (1971). Become...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Eastern Creek International Raceway, Blacktown, NSW, Australia June 25–26, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
Porsche by Mailander By Karl Ludvigsen Rodolfo Mailander was a German photographer whose work had already achieved a degree of international recognition by the time he met author Ludvigsen in 1958. Although by that time he was working for Daimler-Benz, Mailander had been fortunate enough to be on the scene...
