Just got off the phone with Wayne Estes at Sebring Raceway about the lack of Historic/vintage racing at this years 12 Hours. He says he fought for it but IMSA shot it down with the explanation that HSR was more of a car club than vintage racing and h
Read more…It was announced today that a new US-based team is being formed to compete in Formula One. The new group, called USF1, is to be based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a European base in Spain. This new group is to be headed by former F1 team manage
Read more…Motor racing’s senior statesman, 92-year-old John Fitch, is being threatened with the loss of his home near Lime Rock where he has lived for more than 50 years. The house was built before the Revolution of 1776. The state now claims, however, that a
Read more…It is with a great deal of sadness that I relay that racecar designer Peter Bryant died last night of a heart attack at his home in Las Vegas.Peter started out as a mechanic in Formula One, but eventually went on to design his own Can-Am car, the imp
Read more…I'm saddened to report that influential American racing impressario Teddy Mayer has passed away from complications relating to Parkinson's Disease. He was 73.Mayer worked side-by-side with Bruce McLaren to help make the McLaren team a dominant force
Read more…This may be slightly off-topic, but in light of its "historical" impact...maybe not.Am I alone in my thinking that GM should be allowed to quickly slip under the waves? Up until this morning I had grudgingly believed that all three US manufacturers n
Read more…Seems like everyone I speak with these days is asking what we see happening with the market for classic cars. Is it imploding like the general financial markets or holding firm?I think many of us were reserving judgement until after last week's Scott
Read more…We just put out our annual Safety Gear issue that takes a fresh look at the SFI-certified HANS devices on the market. I was interested to learn that a number of US clubs are going to start requiring some form of SFI-certified HANS device. HSR/SVRA, V
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