When it comes to Porsche and racing, much has been written, both in print and online, about the Rennwagens from...
The third annual New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing will take place next January 20-22 and 27-29 at the superb...
Despite hailing from a family essentially unconnected to motorized vehicles, Basil van Rooyen soon discovered motorcycles and after a brief fling in two-wheeled competition, switched to the relative safety of cars. Almost immediately he became involved in the manufacture of performance parts, and then began racing a Ford Anglia sedan....
Contingency Plans Dear Editor, I would not dare to take my Avanti replica of the 1958 Lister-Chevy to the track,...
Nigel Mansell Stirling MossPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Pietro Laureati wins Italy’s Tolentino Colle Paterno hillclimb driving an Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale (1968). 3 Herb Thomas drives a Hudson Hornet to victory in the NASCAR Southern 500 at Darlington, South Carolina, beating 81 other starters (1951). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The...
Winton Motor Raceway, Benall, Victoria, Australia May 28–29, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Photo: Brad Jansen Have you ever fantasized what it would be like to drive one of those tricked-out sedans you see charging around the Norisring in the German Touring Car Series? Well, you don’t need to fantasize any longer. The AMG performance arm of Mercedes-Benz has...
The typically Teutonic efficiency of this site suits the image of Mercedes-Benz, and any apparent austerity quickly gives way to...
Indy Dear Editor, Just read this months Vintage Racecar while lying in my bed (NASCAR on in the background) at...
A.J. Foyt Giuseppi Campari 1 A.J. Foyt, driving a Coyote-Foyt, wins the USAC Championship race at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas (1976). 3 Giuseppi Campari drives an Alfa Romeo to victory in the European Grand Prix at Lyon, France (1924). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Mallala Motorsports Park, South Australia April 23–24, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe & Convertible In this the 50th year of the hallowed E-Type, it seemed only too fitting to take a turn behind the wheel of the current spiritual descendant of the XKE—the XKR. The XKR, is distinguished from the standard XK model, ostensibly by its 510-hp supercharged V8 engine, which...
This month we bring you another You Tube link, one featuring this issue’s focus on Jaguar, Group 44 and Mazda...
1956 Lycoming Special The immediate post World War Two years were best described as austere times for many countries, even...
A quartet of Minis leads the field away from the start of the touring car scratch race for the H.M.V. Trophy during the Australian GP meeting at Warwick Farm, February 19, 1967. Into Creek Corner, eventual winner Don Holland (48) leads John Leffler (50), Frank Matich (49, obscured) and Digby...
Hidden Kurtis Dear Editor, Just finished your terrific article on the Curtis Indycar. I am attaching a photo of two...
Rodger Ward Louis Chiron 1 Louis Chiron leads an Alfa Romeo 1-2-3 finish in the French Grand Prix at Montlhéry...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were racing identical cars. The idea for this low-budget formula was created by an Englishman named Geoffrey Clarke, who had a drivers school called Motor Racing Stables based at the Brands...
Phillip Island GP Circuit, Victoria, Australia March 18–20, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
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Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Auckland, NZ January 21–23 & 28–30, 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...
Real Racers By Stuart Codling An homage to the photographic work of Louis Klemantaski—and that of others from his eponymous...
To supplement this month’s feature story on the 1961 French Grand Prix we offer this nearly 20-minute clip in summary...
For Western Australians, the home of postwar motor racing was Caversham in the Swan Valley on the outskirts of Perth. Similar to Goodwood in concept, but lacking the stately home and manicured grounds, Caversham started life as an emergency airfield built during WW2. The circuit consisted of a long runway...
Mark Donohue Giuseppe Campari 3 Manfred von Brauchitsch drives a Mercedes-Benz W25 to its first victory when he wins the...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, and the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as...
