The 2023 version of the Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races -- held Sept 19-21 in ideal weather conditions -- by all measures was a big success for this unique midwestern event. Beginning in 2009 as a small reunion celebrating the original ‘50s era races at Put-in-Bay on Ohio’s South Bass Island,...

This fall’s Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races will honor Japanese marques with expanded vehicle eligibilities for the first time. Held on an historic Lake Erie island, this unique vintage racing event has always featured a heritage focus. For 2023, though, organizers plan a celebration of Japanese car brands and their collective...

“We Race for Fun, But Sometimes for a Cause"For historic racers, the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Classic Sports Racing Group’s Charity Challenge is well-established as the premier fall event in Northern California. Ample track time for all nine race groups on the challenging Sonoma Raceway is the prime attraction, but for...

The upcoming American Speed Festival presented by Comerica Bank at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, MI will shine a light on Shelby American, with several stunning examples on display including the first racecar Shelby ever sold new: a 1963 Cobra CSX2154, one of the cars coming from the Cobra Experience in...

After activities related to this Sunday’s Hilliard U.S. Vintage Grand Prix got underway, more fun continues -- including the International Motor Racing Research Center’s display today of the Datsun 280ZX driven by Paul “P.L.” Newman.This is the same car that graced the cover (and salon feature) of Vintage Motorsport in...

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of corporate involvement in motorsports that continues today, Nissan has been named the featured marque of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to be held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Aug. 23-26.It was in 1968 that Nissan captured its first of two consecutive wins...

Both the Nissan and Datsun marques will be featured at this spring's Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Speedfest at the Classic Motorsports Mitty. The world-class historic race weekend returns to Road Atlanta April 26-29, and the event's grand marshal is a racer who is closely tied to both Nissan and Datsun:...

Engines are revving, awaiting the green flag signaling the eagerly anticipated and universally venerated Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 35. Three days of brisk racing over Labor Day weekend, September 1, 2 and 4, 2017, will energize the Lakeville, Conn., circuit.Starring on the participant marquee will be Richard Attwood, Ray...

John Knepp, co-founder of sports car racing powerhouse Electramotive Engineering, has died in Southern California at the age of 75.Knepp's vehicular expertise was honed at Brock Racing Enterprises – the famed BRE Datsun team led by Peter Brock – before he moved on to form Electramotive with Don Devendorf in...

When Derek Kulach drove his Nissan 350Z across the finish line to win the Touring 3 race at the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB, it was his first Runoffs victory – but that checkered flag also marked the 100th SCCA Runoffs win for Nissan, making Nissan...