All Entries in the "Race Profiles" Category
1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile
And Then The Rains Came – The 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance Story by Louis Galanos. Black and white photos by Dave Nicholas and color photos by Walker Fricks, Jr. Whether driver, crew member, race official or spectator, no one who attended the 1965 running of the 12 Hours of Sebring will ever [...]
Porsche Honors 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans Victory
On 14 June 1970, Porsche claimed the first of what would become 16 overall victories in the world’s most prestigious endurance race, the Le Mans 24 Hours. After precisely 4,607.811 kilometres – or 343 laps – Hans Herrmann and Richard Atwood were first across the finishing line in the legendary Porsche 917 KH from Porsche [...]
24 Hours of Le Mans 2010 – Report and Photo Gallery
Audi scored their ninth overall victory at the 78th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a fierce battle between their teams and the Peugeots. After winning the 24-hour race at Le Mans last year, Peugeot was the defending champion, but in the early hours of Sunday, the French manufacturer encountered several mechanical [...]
BMW Wins 1940 Mille Miglia – A Victory of Passion and Precision
Story by Will Silk BMW is a marque that may appear relatively young in terms of motorsports accomplishments to many here in North America, but whose four wheeled racing efforts actually began just before the Second World War with what is perhaps today seen as one of the most quintessential small bore sports cars ever [...]
1974 12 Hours of Sebring – Story Behind the Story
Story and photo by Hal Crocker The voice on the phone was by Maker’s Mark, the sound of fine Kentucky Bourbon; there was no mistaking, it was Neely. “If anyone gives you any crap tell them Bill Neely says you can write.” It was the highest complement that I had ever received relating to writing. [...]
1974 12 Hours of Sebring – Race Profile
Story and photos by Hal Crocker As it lay there all twisted and rusting its steel skeleton reminded me of the remains of a giant dinosaur. Since the last Sebring Race the old MG Bridge had fallen during a bad storm; could this be an omen of things to come? Stirling Moss was interviewing Alec [...]
Fifteen Year Old at 1970 Watkins Glen Six Hours and Can-Am
Story and photos by Rich Martin Any race weekend at Watkins Glen is a great event but for me, the July 1970 Six Hours and Can-Am at Watkins Glen holds special meaning. At the ripe old age of 15, armed with a Minolta SRT-101 camera and a pair of lenses I was already a “veteran” [...]
Super GT – The Potential Revitalization of Road Racing
Story by Will Silk Forty years ago the world was enjoying the height of heavy weight sports car action with such famous series as the SCCA Can-Am Challenge, and the European counter-part to the Can-Am, the Interseries. Both of these road racing venues brought out the best in technological developments running in accord with FIA [...]
2010 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona – Results and Photo Gallery
The last hour at the 24 Hours of Daytona is a nail biter: the cars are tired, ailing machines with potential for mechanical breakdowns; the crew are even more tired and pit stops become more challenging because fatigue contributes to the possibility of human mistakes during even routine stops. The 48th edition of the Daytona [...]
The Donohue Factor – 24 Hours Daytona 2009
In a story spanning 40 years, motorsports photographer Hal Crocker compares and contrasts Mark Donohue’s experiences at the 24 Hours of Daytona, including his unlikely victory in 1969, with David’s Donohue’s epic win at the 2009 Daytona 24 Hours. Crocker was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time for both races [...]
1969 24 Hours of Daytona – Race Profile
Heavens To Murgatroyd! – Big surprise at the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona Story by Louis Galanos; photos by Louis Galanos and Fred Lewis If you had attended the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona
Reno Air Races Results and Photo Gallery
The Reno Air Races, also known as the National Championship Air Races, take place each September at the Reno Stead Airport in Nevada. Started in 1964, the Reno Air Races feature multi-lap, multi-aircraft races between extremely high performance aircraft on closed ovoid courses which range between about 3 miles (Bi-Planes and Formula One) and about [...]
1958 12 Hours of Sebring – Anglo-Americans and the Redhead
1958 12 Hours of Sebring – Anglo-Americans and the Redhead Story and photos by Ed McDonough 1957 and 1958 were interesting years in international sports car racing, when it could be argued that sports cars turned into sports racing cars, in spite of efforts to make them more like what they started out to be! [...]
1972 Daytona 6-Hour – Peter Revson & Alfa Romeo
Recollections of the 1972 Daytona 6-Hour Continental – Peter Revson & Alfa Romeo By Louis Galanos Within the racing community in 1972 Peter Revson was a household name. The previous year he became the first American
Aston Martin Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Le Mans Win
The 77th Le Mans 24 Hours marks a milestone in the history of Aston Martin as the iconic sports car manufacturer celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first win at Le Mans. As will be the case in 2009, Aston Martin entered three factory cars in the 1959 race: for Stirling Moss/Jack Fairman, Roy Salvadori/Carroll [...]
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