Sandown Park, Melbourne, Australia November 10–12, 2006 Dean Bryant two-wheeling his Ford Escort 1300 GT.Photo: Neil Hammond Become a Member...
Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia December 1–3, 2006 Peter Giddings’ formidable Talbot-Lago.Photo: Casey Annis Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
March 2007 Racing in the Rain By John Horsman The name John Horsman may not be a household name in motorsport, but with a CV like his, it should be. Horsman was first hired, as a young engineer, by racing impresario John Wyer. Horsman began his career sorting out gearbox...
This Web site is a cooperative effort between six Australian photographers who have pooled their respective archives that span some...
Whatever F5000 was, it was certainly fast, furious and boisterous. With the end of Australia’s 2.5-liter formula in 1969 came...
The HSRCA’s 1960s Tasman Revival meeting at Sydney’s Eastern Creek International Raceway began as an idea to reunite drivers, mechanics, officials and fans that were part of this hugely significant era. In the “build it and they will come” spirit, it was decided to assemble as many cars as possible...
1955 Zephyr Special Today, you would describe Eldred De Bracton Norman as a lateral thinker, but during the 1950s, “eccentric”...
Safe Vintage Racing Needn’t Be Vintage No, your 1950 Allard K2 did not come with a roll bar or head...
Now that VR has editorial offices in the U.S., the UK and Australia, I’ve been fortunate to make a lot of new racing friends from around the world. It seems like wherever I go, either in the U.S. or abroad, the one question that everyone seems to ask is, “What...
Niki Lauda Biography Andreas Nikolaus Lauda was born to a well-to-do Vienna family on February 22, 1949. His family’s social status...
Peter Gethin Nino Farina 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive their Porsche 962 to...
From 1964-1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Jr. However, with that category’s demise at the end of 1963, F2 was...
I didn’t see the accident happen, and it was many laps later when my photo trek around South Africa’s Kyalami...
Wakefield Park, Australia October 28–29, 2006 Either Ross Muller’s kettle is boiling or he has a serious coolant loss problem...
February 2007 Adidas Motorsport Feroza Elite Boots Adidas have done a successful job of penetrating the motor racing market with their stylish and well-designed boots. We recently had a chance to give them a serious tryout at the Tasman Revival races in Australia. The lightweight Feroza Elite, manufactured in split-suede...
Hamilton White is a Monaco-based Brit who collects and sells a staggering range of esoterica. After our November Automobilia feature,...
Sir Stirling Moss, one of the greatest all-around racing drivers of his generation, was honored at the recent FIA Gala...
It was scheduled to be a Celebration of Bathurst but, with the death of Peter Brock the “King of Bathurst” just days beforehand, it was also a tribute to a legend of Australian motor sport. Brocky had entered a reconstruction of his Holden-powered Austin A30 and he was scheduled to...
As we’ve become familiar with, over the past two decades, the concept of ground effects—that is managing the airflow underneath...
As old age creeps up, I think of things that are a must for me and perhaps also for readers...
Following the steep rise known as the Montee du Beau Rivage, the Virage de Massenet is a relatively quick and tricky left-hander sweeping into Casino Square at Monaco. The scene here depicts Ferrari teammates Tony Brooks and Phil Hill during practice for the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix where they would...
Rodger Ward Gioacchino Colombo 1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981). 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to be...
The FIA (Federation International Automobile) sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed...
Let’s call her “Debbie,” because that’s what Derrick Walker called her and I never did get her right name. Must’ve been flummoxed by her sly, limpid eyes. Walker is a Champ Car team co-owner whom I’ve known since he was a Brabham F1 mechanic. We were catching up in the...
Winton Raceway, Victoria, Australia September 30–October 1, 2006 Peter Wilson in his 1953 Ford Special stays just in front of...
January 2007 Sunshine, Speed and a Surprise: The 1959 Grand Prix of the United States By Joel Finn In “Sunshine,...
From the birth of the automobile to the start of World War II, a host of French and British automobiles were linked by a convoluted series of company failures, schisms and buyouts. As an example, The Clement Talbot Ltd. company was founded in 1903 under the patronage of the Earl...
In the world of Australian motor sport, there is perhaps no more recognizable household name than that of legend Peter...
I find it really hard to believe that this issue of Vintage Racecar is our 100th! I recently had a...
Garie Cooper Jurgen Barth 1 American Motors Corporation hires Craig Breedlove to set long-distance high-speed records with an AMX (1967). 2 Peter Arundell wins a one-car “race” at Monza, Italy. Journalist Richard von Frankenberg had accused Lotus of using an illegal engine in Arundell’s car in a race there a...
