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.
The 1973 German Grand Prix was held August 5th the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany.If you are a fan of Nürburgring, you will really enjoy David Hobbs and Jackie Stewart's commentary as they give first-hand insight into racing at the famed track. Nearly twenty minutes of great video. … [Read more...]
Every five years, there is a gathering of Ferrari 250 GTOs from around the world celebrating the car's anniversary. French champagne maker Moët & Chandon sponsors the get-together, which last took place in 2007 at Infineon Raceway and California's wine country.Former Ferrari 250 GTO owner Stephen Mitchell attended the gathering in part to introduce his daughter to the car he loved so … [Read more...]
Enzo Ferrari is best known for the cars that bear his name, but his fall-outs with employees and customers are also well documented. One of the most dramatic of these happened in the winter of 1961/1962 when a large number of key personnel left. Among them were engineers Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini, and 1961 Formula 1 world champion Phil Hill. Shortly after their departure the rogue group … [Read more...]
Group B referred to a set of regulations introduced in 1982 for competition vehicles in sportscar racing and rally racing regulated by the FIA.These Group B regulations fostered some of the quickest, most powerful and sophisticated rally cars ever built, as there were few restrictions … [Read more...]
The amazing 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans produced the closest race finish ever, as Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver's Ford GT40 battled the Porsche 908 of Hans Herrmann and Gerard Larrousse in an epic fight. Ford's two-second victory over Porsche after twenty-four hours of racing has some considering the 1969 race as the best of all time. The Castrol Film La Ronde Infernale (The Infernal Roundabout) … [Read more...]
SPEEDtv.com has teamed with the American Le Mans Series and AmericanLemans.com to re-live great sports car racing action through bi-weekly online video presentations called, American Le Mans Memories. SPEEDtv.com will be opening the sports car racing archives to deliver a package of highlights, interviews and memories based on the original broadcasts.American Le Mans fans have been the … [Read more...]
North American-based Historic Grand Prix will make its first appearance at the HSR Mitty SpeedFest taking place May 1-4, 2008 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA.Historic Grand Prix consists of authentic vintage Formula One racing cars from the FIA 3.0 liter era that raced from 1966 – 1983. The series is designed to present fast, colorful and spirited racing at select venues in North … [Read more...]
Built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in Germany, the Nordschleife circuit at Nurburgring is unlike any race track on earth. It is widely considered the toughest, most dangerous and most demanding purpose-built track in the world.The 12.9 mile circuit is composed of 73 corners (many of them blind and all lined with unyielding Armco) mixed with massive elevation … [Read more...]
Sports Car Digest loves a good scuffle. We especially like those involving F1 cars on the razor's edge, and the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix hosted a great last lap scrap between Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and BMW driver Robert Kubica. Watch the videos below and you'll soon agree.The race itself is remembered for the torrential rainfall, which forced the FIA to start the race under the safety … [Read more...]
The 1979 French Grand Prix was held on July 1st at the Dijon-Prenois Circuit near Dijon, France.While the race was significant because it was the first victory for a turbocharged car in Formula One, it is remembered more for the intense fight for second place between Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve and Renault driver René Arnoux. Yes, this celebrated battle was not for the win – … [Read more...]
Sports Car Digest did not attend the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring, so we did the next best thing and found great YouTube videos that give the viewer a better feel for the event that you cannot get from Speed TV.As an aside, on principle, SCD does not highlight videos that have music piped in over the exhaust note. We have no idea why the authors think that's a good idea – it's not. We hope you … [Read more...]
Ex-F1 driver François Cevert was a name Sports Car Digest was not too familiar with until recently when we stumbled across a three-part YouTube video documentary on the Frenchman. The videos are an interesting look at this talented driver that was taken from us just as he really started to shine. Plus, the 1970s racing footage is incredible. Take a look. … [Read more...]
SCD realizes that you have most likely seen this model or video before, especially considering it has been viewed 375,000 times on YouTube. We have viewed it at least a dozen times, but it never fails to amaze. If you have never seen this video or read the story behind it, prepare to be astonished by the quality of this Ferrari 312 PB scale model. It has to been seen and heard to be believed. … [Read more...]
Here is a great Targa Florio videos found on YouTube.Nearly seven minutes of 8mm-filmed action at the 1969 Targa Florio– great pictures and scenes, but unfortunately without engine sounds.1969 Targa Florio Video … [Read more...]
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