In less than two months, a select group of Formula 5000 race cars will be visiting the iconic Road America racetrack to relive and celebrate the 55th anniversary of the birth of this phenomenal race series. The 2023 race event will take place on July 12-16 in conjunction with the...

The lack of competition in the 1973 SCCA Can-Am series clearly heralded its imminent demise. “All Porsche, all the time. And most of the time, just one Porsche … Not a compelling story,” penned “Fast Lines” columnist Pete Lyons in the latest issue of Vintage Motorsport magazine. (Be sure to...

Close racing last Saturday at Watkins Glen International settled both class championship battles, wrapping up the 2022 Formula 5000 Drivers Association season on a high note. The race was run in conjunction with the SVRA SpeedTour GP.F5DA Vice President Rick Parsons finished first overall and first in Class B (post-1971...

Near the top of my Vintage race Bucket List is the VHRR Phillip Island Classic held every March in Melbourne, Australia. I have been enamored with Aussie car culture ever since I was a teenager. Dreams then of toting my kart to the track in the back of a V8-powered...

Danny Ongais, the fast and versatile Hawaiian whose long career included time in Indy cars, Formula 1, sports cars and drag racing, died on Saturday of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.Nicknamed ‘The Flying’ Hawaiian’, Ongais made 11 starts at the Indianapolis 500 between 1977 and 1996, driving...

The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced three venues for its 2022 Revival Race Series, as follows:June 16-19: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with SVRAJuly 14-17: Road America, with The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian RedmanSeptember 7-11: U.S. Vintage Grand Prix with SVRA at Watkins GlenRead more at VintageMotorsport.com.

The Formula 5000 Drivers Association concluded a successful 2021 season at Watkins Glen, racing in conjunction with the SVRA SpeedTour Grand Prix September 10-12.Clinching the F5000 Class A (pre-1972 cars) title with a flag-to-flag win in the Watkins Glen series finale was Seb Coppola whose red, white and blue 1970...

Veteran racing journalist and RACER magazine founding editor John Zimmerman has documented the comprehensive history of Formula 5000’s brief but spectacular history in a new 225-page hardback from Racemaker Press -- "Lost in Time: Formula 5000 in North America" -- now available in the RACER Store. Also featuring close to...

Denver, CO -- After successfully completing its June 13-14 Thunder on the Arkansas weekend at La Junta Raceway, Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing has confirmed the club’s 10th annual Race Against Kids’ Cancer weekend, scheduled for Aug. 1-2 at High Plains Raceway, is a go. July 31 is a Test &...

The 20.2 Mar/Apr issue of Vintage Motorsport shows off a Corvette on steroids, the 1977 JPL Racing big-block wide-body "Supervette," 7 pages on this wretched X-cess tube-framed racer.For Porsche enthusiasts, we visit the just-opened Brumos Collection in Jacksonville, FL, enough eye candy for everyone who loves fast machines of different...