Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal
Sports Car Digest focuses on Classic Car Auctions, Concours d’Elegance, Vintage Car Racing, Road Rallies and other historic automotive events.
Lee Robie is computer programmer, writer, and lifelong auto enthusiast. He raced for several years, finishing third in the Skip Barber Midwest series, but found that the thrill of victory was often exceeded by the agony of a broken checkbook. He counts Mark Donohue, A. J. Foyt, and Gilles Villeneuve among his all-time favorite drivers, and would drop everything to write (or even read) Roger Penske’s life story.
Lee lives outside of Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife Penny, two grown children, and an assortment of animal companions.
Book Review: Porsche Showroom Posters: The First 25 YearsAuthor: Everett Anton Singer Publisher: VintageAutoPosters.com Format: Hardcover, 12” x 12”, 50 pages ISBN: n/a Price: $78.96 Hardcover; $39.95 SoftcoverReview by Lee RobieThe fun thing about writing for Sports Car Digest is that I get to read books that I would never have otherwise known about. And so it is with Tony … [Read more...]
The late 1960s and early 1970s formed a significant epoch in the world of international sports car racing. As the motor racing rule-making body moved back and forth between cars that less and less resembled road-going vehicles, prototype sports car racing captured the imagination of manufacturers, teams and fans alike. Porsche vs Ferrari vs Alfa Romeo vs Matra provided some of the best ever racing … [Read more...]
Book Review, Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le MansGo Like Hell tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned car builder, Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to reinvent Ford Motor company. They would enter the high-stakes world of European car racing, where an … [Read more...]
Book Review, Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at SpeedIn the first full biography of Mark Donohue, author Michael Argetsinger tells the story of racing's ultimate driver-engineer, one who set the standard for generations to come. He also explains how Donohue's life and career were shaped by his friends, family, and fellow drivers, as well as by the rapid changes in technology and competition … [Read more...]
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