Ex-Formula 1 driver and racecar constructor Howden Ganley is the epitome of New Zealand’s "She’ll be right" stereotype: laidback, competent, adaptable. Everybody, however, has a breaking point: McLaren’s fraught Formula 1 debut of May 1966 was his."I did Monaco with them – then resigned," he says. "I couldn’t see where...

Racer, collector, photographer and founder of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Bill Warner will serve as grand marshal for the season-opening Sebring SpeedTour, February 22-25, 2024.“We’re honored to welcome Bill Warner as the grand marshal of the Sebring SpeedTour,” said Tony Parella, CEO of SpeedTour. “A devoted motorsports and automotive...

In the August/September issue of Vintage Motorsport we explore some landmark eras and key moments of one of motorsports’ most enduring and storied teams, McLaren, as it celebrates 60 years since its founding.A lot’s changed over those six decades, but it’s pleasing to see that McLaren, under the regenerative leadership...

From the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of Vintage Motorsport.The recent turmoil and angst over the U.S. elections caught me thinking back 50 years to 1967, certainly a year full of strife with race riots and protests over the Vietnam war. My generation was rebelling at full rpm, thrusting a middle finger...

There is no record of A.J. Foyt doing a Douglas MacArthur and saying "I shall return" to Le Mans. Nevertheless today, for the first time since teaming with Dan Gurney to score a legendary win in the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Ford GT Mk IV (below),...

Chris Amon's death at the age of 73 marks the loss of another link to one of motorsport's grand eras. Just a few weeks ago, RACER's Mark Glendenning spoke at length with the New Zealander about his landmark victory at Le Mans with friend and compatriot Bruce McLaren in 1966....

In 2011 Chris Amon told Autosport magazine about his greatest race for the 'Race of my Life' feature. Following his death, Autosport is republishing the story in tribute to the former grand prix driver and Le Mans 24 hours winner:The race that sticks in my mind is the 1972 French...

Remember when "No rules" ruled racing? Can-Am reporter-photographer and lifetime racing enthusiast Pete Lyons can bring it all to life on your wall for an entire year year.The latest in Lyons' series of bold, big, beautiful celebrations of the days of unrestricted machines and equally unchained personalities, his VELOCITY 2017...

ABOVE: The McLaren M8D-Chevrolet Can-Ams of Denny Hulme and Dan Gurney at Mosport in 1970 (LAT archive). A group of insiders from the glory days of Can-Am racing will share their stories at an all-day celebration of the race series on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the International Motor Racing Research...

Produced by motorsports photographer Gordon Jolley, this featurette offers a tour of the paddock area at the Road Atlanta Can-Am race weekend of July 9, 1972, and includes interviews with leading drivers of the period like Denny Hulme, Peter Revson, George Follmer, and Francois Cevert.