Round 3 of the Gran Turismo World Series (GTWS) unfolded over the weekend in the glittering heart of Los Angeles, mesmerizing a sold-out crowd inside the legendary Orpheum Theatre – a timeless venue that once hosted Hollywood premieres and vaudeville icons before becoming a favorite backdrop for film and television....

We usually come up with a loose theme when we start to put RACER’s annual Great Cars Issue together. This time around, and for reasons that escape me, we were taken with the idea of machines that enjoyed brief, but spectacular careers. Short, sharp and (mostly) successful...Leading the way in...

SportsCar magazine, the official member magazine of the Sports Car Club of America, has released its July 2017 issue, which dives deep into the world of SCCA RallyCross. This 11-page feature discusses all aspects of SCCA RallyCross, from history of the sport to bettering the driver to championship participation over...

Occasionally, we like to dig into the RACER vaults and revisit a cool feature from the past. This deep-dive into the story of the Chaparral 2J first appeared under the title 'Suck & Blow' in RACER issue 253, August, 2013. Chaparral's 2J Can-Am 'fan car' took performance to a whole...

Texan Jim Hall wasn’t one to follow the crowd.Developing his Chaparral racecars at his shop and Rattlesnake Raceway in Midland, Texas, Hall pioneered many of the aerodynamic developments that have changed the face of motorsports. Hall purchased a pair of Chaparrals from Troutman and Barnes for racing in 1962. Driving...

{igallery id=7210|cid=58|pid=5|type=category|children=0|addlinks=0|tags=|limit=0}Following RACER editor David Malsher's and Robin Miller's picks of their personal favorite racecars of all time earlier this week, Marshall Pruett recalls five of his personal favorites.There are the obvious picks that would top most lists: Dan Gurney's T1G 1967 Spa winner could be the most beautiful racecar...

Ask a bunch of motorsports enthusiasts what defines a great car, and you'll get a whole range of replies. Many may go for “one that dominates,” but is it really so simple? There are so many factors, so many intangibles involved, that greatness really is in the eye of the...

Ask a bunch of motorsports enthusiasts what defines a great car, and you'll get a whole range of replies. Many may go for "one that dominates," but is it really so simple? There are so many factors, so many intangibles involved, that greatness really is in the eye of the...