Few would argue with the notion that Tazio Nuvolari was one of the five greatest racing drivers of all time;...
To me, and all of us who knew him and worked with him at Shelby American, Dave MacDonald was much...
Gary Bettenhausen, oldest of the three racing sons of two-time Indycar National Champion Tony Bettenhausen, has died at the age...
Modena Aerautodromo, December 21, 1964 Initial shakedown test of Count Volpi’s Serenissima mid-engined V8 GT car, which featured a bespoke...
Lime Rock Park General Manager Steven Sewell has announced the scenic Connecticut circuit’s 2017 major spectator event schedule, a calendar that is once again highlighted by the Labor Day weekend staging of Historic Festival 35, the track’s annual celebration of vintage racecars. Historic Festival 35, set for the weekend of...
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, will host more than 200 of the world’s finest and rarest motorcars on Friday, August...
The tight streets of Monaco hosted round six of the 1977 Formula One season. The race was won by Jody Scheckter followed by Niki Lauda after coming back from rib injuries which forced him out at the Spanish Grand Prix....
Photo Gallery from SVRA’s June 24-27, 2021, SpeedTour event at Mid-Ohio. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//svra-mid-ohio-subscriber-photo-gallery/” size=”large” color=”blue”]Subscribers click her for 5 more...
Exactly 37 years to the month after Jim Clark was tragically killed in an F2 car at Hockenheim, the FIA...
Silverstone, Northants, UK February 24, 2018 James Baxter leads the start of the first high-speed trial.Photo: Pete Austin 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...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Jun 1-2, 2019, Sonoma Speed Festival, at Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point, California. Paddins Dowling...
Claiming a place in classic car history, Salon Privé became the first event of its kind to run two completely...
Artist John Rice created this watercolor painting of Dan Gurney and his Eagle 104-Weslake racing in his home GP, the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, in 1967, where he qualified 3rd but retired with suspension problems. Rice grew up about 100 miles from Watkins Glen, and was 9...
Each June, Motor Racing Legends—organizer of the historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours—also runs a Le Mans...
A brand-new event celebrating Britain’s most popular car brand will open its doors for the first time in 2016. The...
Virginia Int’l. Raceway, Alton VA September 21-24, 2017 Colby Hillman brakes hard for Turn 4 in his 1969 Chevrolet Corvette 427.Photo: Fred Lewis 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...
June 2009 FREIK—the Private Life of the Freikaiserwagen By Rob and Hugh Dunsterville Freik was most definitely not a freak....
Mario Andretti Photo: Pete Austin Jim Hall Photo: Keith Booker 2 Achille Varzi is killed when his Alfa Romeo 158...
In 2003 our own Mark Brinker acquired Bob Sorrell’s 1954 SR-100-bodied Sorrell-Manning Special. This was Mr. Sorrell’s personal car, built on a tubeframe chassis constructed by famed aircraft engineer/racer Chuck Manning and clothed in Sorrell’s dynamic and futuristic body design. The car was discovered in a storage container in Southern...
Like Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi is one of the elite. A driver who has won the Formula...
It’s confession time again. For my entire automotive collecting career, now entering its third decade, I’ve been both intrigued and...
Respected Indianapolis Crew Chief, Howard Gilbert, passed away on February 4, 2008, at his home in Payson, Arizona. He was 91. Gilbert first attended the Indianapolis 500 in 1947, as a gopher, which led to his involvement in every Indy 500 thereafter until 1989. Gilbert worked as a mechanic for...
A Personal Recollection of Der Nürburgring by a young English Lad Who Grew Up to Become a Motorsports Photojournalist Later...
Longtime Indianapolis 500 car entrant Rolla Vollstedt, perhaps best remembered for bringing Janet Guthrie to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in...
Call me a jinx if you like. No sooner did I put the finishing touches on last month’s column about history repeating itself with schisms and rebellion in Formula One than the news broke that Steve Earle and his General Racing, Ltd. would no longer be organizing the famed Monterey...
Subscriber Photo Gallery from the November 9-11, 2018, HSR Classic 24 Hour at Daytona, Florida. 2018 HSR Classic 24 Hour...
On August 11-16, a small band of vintage racers left the Chicago area on a mission – to break several...
A number of sources, including AutoWeek, are reporting that a battle is brewing over control of the famed Monterey Historic Automobile Races. According to recent reports, Steve Earle’s contract with the Mazda Laguna Seca Racetrack is now up for renewal. Rumors have circulated that the racetrack wants a 40% increase...
