Rallying legend Ari Vatanen headed a star-studded cast at Rallyday 2006 on July 22. The “Flying Finn,” who won the...
With three days of racing on December 1–3, organized by the Historic Sports and Racing Car Association, the Tasman Revival...
Time flies when you’re having fun…or trying to make a relentless deadline every month! With all the work that went into last month’s Cooper special issue, it almost slipped by me that this issue, marks our nine-year anniversary. It feels like only 15! As a policy, each year we’ve tried...
Robert Benoist Mika Hakkinen 1 Stefan Bellof dies from injuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the World Endurance Champonship race at Spa, Belgium. The Martini LC2 of Bob Wolleck, Mauro Baldi, and Ricardo Patrese is awarded the win after the race is stopped (1985). 2 Australian...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Winton Raceway, Victoria, Australia May 27–28, 2006 Keith Simpson’s Lola Mk1 (#17) stays in front of Graeme Marks and the...
September 2006 Phillip Island—A History of Motor Sport Since 1928 By Jim Scaysbrook Phillip Island at the southern tip of the Australian state of Victoria has been a motor racing venue since way back in 1928. While the circuit is perhaps better known as the site of the Australian Motorcycle...
As explored in this month’s “Racecar Profile,” the Sunbeam Alpine was developed by the Rootes Group as a way of...
The Manilla Sports Car Club is the top classic car association in the Philippines. The Mercedes Benz SL Register, MG...
There are a number of names synonymous with Cooper. Charles and John Cooper, of course, but there is one other. Without him perhaps the English manufacturer would not have reached the heights of success that it did. We are talking, of course, about Australian Sir Jack Brabham who arrived on...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
Ignazio Giunti Jackie Oliver 4 Count Agusta buys O.S.C.A. from the Maserati brothers (1963). 8 F1 and CART champion Nigel Mansell is born (1953). 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...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
August 2006 Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1961 By Stirling Moss and Philip Porter This book is the second in a series...
After reading this issue, and re-discovering the breadth and significance of Cooper racing cars to the history and progression of modern motorsport, it seems absolutely bewildering that the Internet is virtually devoid of Web sites devoted to the history of Cooper! In fact, to the best of our (and Google’s)...
1955 Crowfoot Holden Special The author opens up the wailing Crowfoot Special onto Wakefield Park’s front straight. Photo: Casey Annis...
Mario Andretti at speed in his Ferrari 312B with flat-12 engine. Andretti was the race favorite having won the opening...
Due to the peccadilloes and vagaries of the publishing world, I sit here writing this column in the beginning of May (don’t ask!). In fact, just a few days ago the Indianapolis Motor Speedway officially opened its gates for the month-long high-holiday that is the Indianapolis 500. This year, the...
Ronnie Peterson Biography Ronnie Peterson was born on 1944 in Örebro, Sweden, the son of an avid racer of moderate accomplishments....
John Michael Hawthorn, the “Farnham Flyer” to his countrymen and “Le Papillon” to the French (because of his habit of...
Antonio Ascari Pedro Rodriguez 2 Camille Jenatzy, driving a Mercedes 60 HP, wins the Gordon Bennett race. He covers the 327.5 miles of the Athy circuit in Ireland at an average speed of 49.2 mph (1903). 2 Twenty-two-year-old Peter Ryan dies from injuries suffered the day before in a crash...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
July 2006 Speed, Frozen in Time : Vintage Racecar Images By Jamie Hankin Readers of Vintage Raecar will be familiar with the fine art photography of Jamie Hankin, which has been featured in numerous “Art History” columns over the years. Now, after much demand for his haunting images of current...
This month’s featured Web site is the official site of the U.S. Alfa Romeo Owners Club. With over 4,000 members...
Australia is blessed with a wide range of historic motorsport from circuit racing to “around the houses” speed events. Speed...
McLaren MP4/4 Car: McLaren MP4/4 / Engine: Honda RA168E, 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in), 80° turbocharged V6 / Maker: McLaren / Bore X Stroke: – / Year: 1988 / Capacity: 1,494 cc / 182.5 cu in / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 650–700 hp @ 12,500 – 13,000 rpm / Wheelbase:...
