Vaso Bill Vukovich Sr. John Cobb 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car...
Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson,...
Jackie Stewart once said: “If, for some reason, I could only take part in one race each season, it would have to be Monaco; and if, as a spectator, you could only watch one race each season, it should be Monaco.” His fellow three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet once described...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Seventy years ago, on November 5, 1950, the first Pebble Beach Road Race took place — and the Pebble Beach...
Silverstone, U.K. October 11, 2003 Paul Wyeth in the ex-Nigel Mansell Unipart March F3 leads the Ralt RT1 of Keith White at Copse Corner.Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers...
Most people when launching a new product normally try to come up with a new name to reflect innovation. Then...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK March 28, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Colin Chapman Keke Rosberg 2 Roger Penske drives a Ferrari 250 GTO to victory in the Tourist Trophy race at Nassau in the Bahamas (1962). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African-American NASCAR racer, dies of spinal cancer at age 69 (1990). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
The 1982 Porsche 956 was a car that we started with a clean sheet of paper. Everything was new, the...
I think it is easy for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere to underestimate the global racing contributions...
Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) announced the theme for the upcoming Porsche Rennsport Reunion as “Icons of Porsche”. A fitting tribute to the 75th anniversary of Porsche sports cars being celebrated this year, the four-day event being held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, from September 28 to...
On September 28, 1929, Mario Umberto “Baconìn” Borzacchini, at the wheel of a Maserati Tipo V4, set the world land...
Even after almost 40 years of following Formula One, I’m amazed that there are still aspects of the sport that...
The Expert’s Guide to Collecting FUNDAMENTALS OF MOTORSPORT BOOK COLLECTING by Chris Knapman Book collecting is a very personal pastime, but don’t just buy every motor-racing book you see that’s cheap. First establish a theme that reflects your particular interests: endurance racing, Formula One, road cars or the works of...
The King of the Mountains is dead. Mauro Nesti, 78, winner of eight European Hill Climb Championships—six of them in...
Readers of this magazine should be familiar with the work of Jesse Alexander, one of America’s foremost motorsports photographers. As...
• The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) presented John Mecom Jr. with its Bob Russo Heritage Award at the 28th Annual MSHFA Induction Ceremony Presented By Bridgestone at The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach. The award, named in honor of the long-time motorsports journalist and historian,...
When drivers are asked about their greatest racecar, many look at cars that have won races or given them great...
“I suppose I’m pretty special being the only woman to be wife and mother of two Formula One World Champions,”...
I have been asked a number of times who had the most influence on my career, the way I drove, and the way I behaved. For me the answer to that question has always been fairly straightforward. The three main influences have been my family, and by that I mean...
The Miller/Offenhauser Historical Society The creators of this new site hope to make it a centerpoint for enthusiasts of all...
April 2011 Jochen Rindt – Uncrowned Champion By David Tremayne Books about 1970’s posthumous World Champion Jochen Rindt are few and far between. On the 40th anniversary of his death it was inevitable that someone would look at the enigmatic driver again, but I didn’t think anything would come near to...
Black Jack and his Brabham biplane are evidence of the aerodynamic wilderness in which the Grand Prix teams found themselves...
While it is oftentimes overlooked, north of the equator, Australia and New Zealand have a long and rich motor racing...
During the 1978 season, Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson dominated the FIA’s Formula One World Championship. From its introduction at the Belgian Grand Prix that year, the Lotus 79 became the car to beat. Between them, Andretti and Peterson would notch an impressive six wins with their Lotus 79s—with our...
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is celebrating 20 years since the first event in 1993. Unbelievably, the target audience for...
Maserati 300S The modern era in motor racing began shortly after the end of WWII, when there was a huge...
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB The 1961 24 hours of Le Mans GT class winning Ferrari 250 GT SWB, was entered and driven by Belgian privateer, Pierre Noblet. Arthur Schening is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator living in Arlington, VA. Prints are 19″ wide x 13″ tall. They are...