Indy 500

Notes on the most expensive F1 car ever

At €51 million ($53.9 million), the 1954/55 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R ‘Streamliner’ became the most expensive Formula 1 ever. It…

9 months ago

Book review: A.J. Foyt: Survivor, Champion, Legend

Occasionally, a racing driver comes along who’s so phenomenally good, and whose record of accomplishment is so amazingly long and…

1 year ago

Mercedes W 196 Streamliner and Ferrari Le Mans winner for sale… because they don’t fit

RM Sotheby’s brings not one but two icons to market. One is a 1955 Mercedes W 196 Streamliner raced by…

1 year ago

Parnelli Jones (90), the man who won it all

On June 4th, Rufus Parnell Jones passed away in Torrance, California, at age 90. Parnelli Jones was “the greatest driver…

1 year ago

Visitors record for Interclassics Maastricht… without Verstappen

With 35.408 visitors, Interclassics established a new visitors record at its Maastricht show. Impressive, as Interclassics could not count on…

2 years ago

NASCAR’s original tough guy Cale Yarborough (84) passed away

He gained notoriety as NASCAR’s toughest competitor, a notion that only diverts attention from Cale Yarborough’s many successes. The first…

2 years ago

Gil de Ferran (56): Goodbye to a true gentleman

Gil de Ferran passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 29th. The former CART champion and Indy 500 winner was just…

2 years ago

In Tazio 6: Jimmie Johnson opens up

NASCAR has just three kings: Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson. Johnson is the only one who has won…

3 years ago

In Tazio 6: The day a diesel stunned at Indy

In Tazio 6, we look back on the Cummins Diesel Special that caused a sensation at the Indy 500 in…

3 years ago

Tazio 6 is about Stratos and Safari… and so much more

we could not keep it a secret anymore. Not this cover. Here is issue 6, on the 1975 Lancia Stratos…

3 years ago