Well, kinda… 50 years ago, California unveiled its harborfront street race, and while perhaps less glamorous than Monaco, the birth of the Grand Prix of Long Beach is no less extraordinary.When a pack of Formula 5000 cars bellowed into life on Friday, Sept. 26, 1975, somewhere around 1:15pm PT, then...

Among the many celebrations planned for the Long Beach Grand Prix’s 50th anniversary, the loudest and coolest just might be the two practice sessions and two races run by the Historic Motor Sports Association featuring the three eras of open-wheel cars that made the street race into a fixture of...

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Petersen Automotive Museum will host a special exhibit showcasing five legendary race cars that have left an indelible mark on the event’s rich history.The exhibit will be open to the public from March 20 through...

The 50th Anniversary Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, set to take place April 11-13, 2025, has announced an exciting addition to the event's lineup: the Historic Formula Exhibition, a tribute to the heritage of open-wheel racing in Long Beach. For the first time, legendary cars from three iconic series...

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest historic racing event, the VHRR Phillip Island Classic, is shaping up to be another spectacular event in 2024. Scheduled for March 8-10, entries are flowing in from all parts of Australia and New Zealand and there are already some exceptional Formula 5000, Can-Am and historic saloon...

The Southern Hemisphere's largest historic racing event, the VHRR Phillip Island Classic, is shaping up to be another spectacular event in March 2024 attracting crowds of upwards of 25,000 over the long weekend.Scheduled for March 8-10, 2024, entries are flowing in from all parts of Australia and New Zealand and...

The Formula 5000 Drivers Association recently announced three rounds for the 2024 U.S. Formula 5000 Revival race series at the following venues.• June 13-16: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with SVRA• July 11-14: Road America, at The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman• August 21-25: Watkins Glen, SpeedTour with SVRAThe Association also...

There can be no denying that each issue of Vintage Motorsport will have nostalgia as its main pillars: we love to celebrate, relive and reassess narratives that perhaps can only be fully appreciated through the distance of time. But after commissioning the stories for the October-November issue, we noticed many...

The dust has settled on this year's Monterey Car Week and that means the results are in from four days of vintage racing (six for those participating in the Pre Reunion) at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The latest installment of the storied event highlighted 70 years of the Chevrolet Corvette...

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...