Clive Chapman, son of famed Lotus founder Colin Chapman and the guiding light at Classic Team Lotus, revealed an interesting...
The pundits, who supposedly know something about these things, say that in racing, rain is the great equalizer. But from...
As you might imagine, a lot of disparate items stream into my email inbox. In addition to the usual barrage of emails related to articles and magazines and letters to the editor, I also receive a fairly consistent flow of requests for information about cars, drivers and history. While some...
Whether you are a lifelong fan or a recent convert, undoubtedly you have a racing touchstone, that is to say...
Just before he opened the door to the garage, I’d swear he gave me the evil eye and muttered something...
Whether you work on your own cars or not, at some juncture in your life you inevitably have to pick up a tool to fettle something on your car. Whether you consider your tools a necessary evil or an extension of your person, I think we can all find meaning...
As you’ll see on page 38, this issue marks the launch of yet another new column. One of my goals,...
I have to say, that when it comes to motorsport, my wife has been amazingly tolerant of my little affliction....
As you’ll read throughout this issue, in honor of this month’s Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV, we’re paying our own tribute to Porsche and perhaps the most iconic sports car of all time, the 911. Looking back over the past 50 years, it’s not difficult to see which two manufacturers have...
For over 70 years the month of May has been synonymous with two of the most historic and challenging motor...
Really? How so, you may ask. While it’s hard to imagine today’s Williams Grand Prix car contributing a single iota...
I recently had the good fortune to spend a couple of weeks in England on business this past February. Now, many of you may be asking yourselves, “Hmmm, England in February. Me thinks, Mr. Annis is one taco short of a combo plate.” While you would be – for the...
You hold in your hands, the 225th issue of VR! Seems hard to believe that we’ve been doing this, month...
In the end of May, I had the good fortune to make my way up to the Wine Country Classic...
Not long after making the ridiculous decision to start this magazine back in 1998, I made a trip over to the UK, to plant our first seeds in Great Britain. As I mentioned a couple of months back, I was a proud Lotus owner/racer at the time, so I jumped...
Late last month, just as we were going to press, we learned of the tragic and untimely death of ’70s...
Regardless of where in the world you live—or whether you follow the financial markets—you’d be hard-pressed to not be familiar with the recent implosion of the American sub-prime lending market. The repercussions have sent a shudder through the worldwide financial community and have caused pundits and fund managers to start...
Like any good race-nut, over the years I’ve tried to chip away at my list of the “great automotive wonders...
This month’s Racecar Profile is really interesting to me because I think it typifies the diversity and general accessibility of...
While you may not yet realize it, the historic racing community has lost one of its greatest champions. By the time you read these words, an old and trusted friend will cease to exist, leaving a vacuum in its place. I speak not of a legendary driver or a personality...
Call me a jinx if you like. No sooner did I put the finishing touches on last month’s column about...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher On the Roadcar side of the magazine this month, I have written about a venerable British icon—Jaguar—that...
It’s the month of May, which can signify but two things in the motor racing world, the Indy 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix. While we pay tribute to Indy this month with an intriguing history of A.J. Foyt’s Coyote Indy cars, recognition of the Monaco Grand Prix ended up...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I was given a rare opportunity to drive one of the ultimate...
Home tracks – every racer has one. For some, it may be the track nearest to where you live. For...
Last Friday I was mindlessly killing some time on Facebook, when I happened to stumble across the livestream of Goodwood’s Kinrara Trophy race for over 3-liter GT cars. Dubbed as the world’s most expensive race grid, this one-hour twilight race featured 8 Ferrari 250 SWBs, 8 Jaguar E-Types, 4 Ferrari...
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the disturbing news of Michael Schumacher’s December accident. While snow skiing, off piste, on...
We are very proud, this month, to be the first magazine to bring you a test drive of the rare...
Do you remember the first racecar you ever lusted after? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to own that car,” kind of puppy-love lust. I’m talking about that full pubescent, deep burning desire in the pit of your stomach kind of lust where you know you’d commit almost...
