When Jack Brabham was demobbed from the Royal Australian Air Force in 1947, even he did not realize he was...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 15–16, 2004 Paul Osborn, in the ex-Schumacher F2000 Brazilian GP winner, leads a 312T5 during the...
January 2018 • Two new venues and a return to popular historic festivals highlight Masters Historic Racing’s eight-race European calendar for 2018—including having all five Masters categories represented at the prestigious Silverstone Classic for the first time. The season commences on March 22 with a Test Day at Brands Hatch,...
Last month we presented the first half of European Editor Mike Jiggle’s interview with engine wizard John Judd, and the...
Bicester Heritage threw open the gates to its historical site on June 5th and 6th to host its first public event of 2021. In a stunning return to form, the weekend extravaganza of historic motoring saw up to 4000 guests per day visit the site of the former RAF Bicester,...
Masten Gregory Bob WollekPhoto: Porsche 2 Jackie Ickx and David Hobbs drive a Gulf Ford GT40 to victory in the...
Keke Rosberg was a kind of motor racing Cinderella Man. He went from the drudgery of retiring or not even...
1968 Lotus 49 – Cosworth DFV Chassis 49/R4 There are few racing cars which have the reputation of scaring the living daylights out of the entire opposition. Pre-war there was the Auto Union and the Mercedes-Benz W163. After the war came the all-conquering Alfa Romeo ‘Alfetta’ 158 and 159, the...
Today the name Rahal is synonymous with motor racing. Bobby Rahal has entered the history books as a top Indianapolis...
Everrati, a leading technology company specializing in the integration of advanced electric vehicle powertrains, and Superformance, the leading manufacturer of...
During the early fifties, road racing in the United States took place, for the most part, at airports. While airports have a number of advantages, they lack the interest and drama of actual roads. Without the authority to utilize public highways, venues were hard to come by. As road racing...
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Prescott Hillclimb, the Gloucestershire venue will celebrate this landmark occasion on Saturday July...
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Well, I don’t know that any of us saw that coming! If you watched the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix then you witnessed one of the truly great, virtuoso driving performances. No, not the race winner’s, I’m referring to the elder statesman of Formula One, Fernando Alonso. First off, in what...
The 1970 World Cup Rally (WCR) has gone down in history as the longest and toughest rally ever. Criss-crossing Europe...
John Surtees Barney Oldfield 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, New York, this time driving...
A firsthand look at the inner workings Of Ferrari by race team manager Romolo Tavoni, as told to Chris Nixon Romolo Tavoni spent more than a decade working for Enzo Ferrari, first as his secretary, then as team manager of Scuderia Ferrari. They were turbulent years involving triumph and tragedy,...
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about...
Sebring 12 Hours; March 20, 1971 The Porsche 917K of Vic Elford and Gérard Larrousse, from Hans-Dieter Dechent’s team, finished...
• Former BRM Grand Prix driver Howden Ganley is organizing the Gulf Oil F5000 Festival as part of the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing set for next January. The event will take place over two weekends, January 16-18 and 23-25, 2015, and will feature F5000, Can-Am and historic Formula...
The Vintage Sports-Car Club enjoyed an epic season finale at Mallory Park last Saturday, with its annual Bob Gerard Memorial...
Since the very beginning of motorsports competition, a common thread has run through the sport: It takes money to go...
Sir Jackie Stewart This Audi TT is a car capable of being driven on or pretty close to the limit. It’s a well-balanced car, turbo-charged with four-wheel drive, with higher performance than you would get in a “normal” TT. It’s been created for the driving school at Silverstone, so it...
Gaston Chevrolet Peter Revson 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Title at Suzuka...
It’s hard to know where to start with this month’s featured Web site! What initially caught our eye was a surprisingly thorough section on all the various types of collectible automobilia. However, in addition, this site has an almost bewildering assortment of articles and sections devoted to virtually any aspect...
Nino Vaccarella Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson wins the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in a John Player Special...
Goodwood was at its best yet again for the 13th Revival celebration. Four days of superb weather made it one...
Mike Lawrence Patrick Quinn’s feature on the front-wheel-drive Alvis in Vintage Roadcar struck a special chord with me, because his experience parallels my own. I was aware of the Alvis more than 50 years ago, there was a photograph in one of the few books on cars or motor racing...































