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Hans Herrmann Returns to Sebring
Porsche scored its first major international overall victory at Sebring’s 12-hour classic in 1960 when Hans Herrmann and Olivier Gendebien drove a Porsche RS60 to victory, finishing nine laps ahead of a Porsche driven by Bob Holbert and Roy Schechter.
Since then, Porsche has built an unsurpassed resume of records at America’s greatest sports car race. [...]
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” [...]
Derek Bell Named Sebring 12 Hours Grand Marshal
Endurance racing legend Derek Bell has been named Grand Marshal for the 58th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
A five-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Bell also won the two World Sports Car Championships. He ranks third on Sebring’s all-time podium finishes list with four second-place and two-third [...]
Ferrari – Origin of F1 Chassis Numbers
Ferrari team driver Felipe Massa recently debuted the 2010 Ferrari Formula One race car, known as Ferrari F10 chassis number 282, at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain. While Ferrari’s latest F1 racer is the ultimate in modern design, it is connected to every Ferrari F1 car since the 312 B in 1970.
Formula [...]
Porsche Video – Roots in Racing. Not Posing.
Porsche has been successful in many branches of motorsports, scoring tens of thousands of victories worldwide over the course of five decades of competition. From victories in the Carrera Panamericana and Targa Florio to Daytona and Le Mans, Porsche is the most successful sports car racing manufacturer in the world.
Given their recent foray in [...]
Ferrari Monoposto Corsa Indianapolis – Car Profile
Ferrari Classiche recently completed the restoration of the Corsa Indianapolis single-seater (chassis 0388), a one-off built in 1953. The Ferrari Monoposto Corsa Indianapolis – the original name in the original Certificate – was developed as a prototype for the 1953 Indianapolis 500, but didn’t participate in the actual race although it was used in several [...]
Jaguar Celebrates 75 Years with Le Mans Return – Photo Gallery
Story by Will Silk
Seventy five years ago Sir William Lyons entered the realm of automobile manufacturing from humble beginnings in the English mid lands as a motorcycle side-car constructor known as Swallow. When it came to the launch of the all-new SS 100 in 1935, Sir William wanted a new and evocative name for [...]
Look into the Eyes – Driver Retrospective Photo Gallery
The saying the eyes are the window to the soul is particularly apt when peering into the eyes of racing car drivers. Depending upon the events at hand, the eyes show a range of emotions, from focus and determination about the impending race to jubilation or disappointment about the results to exhaustion from a grueling [...]
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 [...]
BMW M1 Procar – Car Profile and Video
Having bid farewell to Formula One, BMW will reportedly strengthen its involvement in GT and touring car racing for 2010 and beyond. In light of the news, we profile one of their more famous production cars that became a race car – the BMW M1 Procar.
The BMW M1 Procar Championship, sometimes known simply as Procar, [...]
Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2009
Sports Car Digest covered vintage car races from Portland to Portugal in 2009, taking tens of thousands of pictures along the way. We worked with amateur photogs armed with Nikons to wily veterans stalking a shot like a hunter following its prey, all seeking a picture to wow our readers.
Try as we may, we [...]
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
Porsche 934 Nurburgring Video
The Porsche 934 was a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 rules, similar to the Porsche 935 which was prepared to FIA Group 5 rules.
Introduced for the 1976 racing season, the Porsche 934 was manufactured for two years, with at least 400 being manufactured.
Family Silver – Auto Union Silver Arrows and Rivals on Display
Audi is celebrating 75 years of the Silver Arrows at the Audi Museum with ten Silver Arrows from the supercharged-engine era in one exhibition. From December 2, 2009 until March 31, 2010, visitors to the Audi Forum Ingolstadt will be able to see ten of the magnificent Silver Arrows racing cars from the 1930s, with [...]
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