US racing category nominee #8: Rick Mears The remarkable Mr Mears Vol LXIIX No.2 – February 1993 Indycar racing may have gained Nigel Mansell and entranced Ayrton Senna, but its…
That was too close for comfort. The multiple world championship-winning Enstone team came perilously close to extinction towards the end of last year as financial brinkmanship – both from its…
Honda’s RC213V engine is a wild thing, but this is not an unusual problem for them to solve. Here’s why… Many people will tell you the most important things about…
US racing category nominee #7: Parnelli Jones Legends - Parnelli Jones Vol 75 No.4– April 1999 Jones was a boyhood hero of mine. I became aware of him in the…
To buy the lead image click here. The news on Friday that Bentley are possibly going long-distance racing in a purpose-built prototype left me spending the weekend mulling over the cars’ previous participations at…
US racing category nominee #6: Dan Gurney Lunch with... Dan Gurney Vol 85 No.11 – November 2009 This individualist has achieved more than seems possible during a remarkable motor sport…
During the 2014 season, Scott Sharp and Ed Brown took a decision to switch the focus of their Extreme Speed Motorsport United Sportscar entry on to the world stage, foregoing the final…
US racing category nominee #5: Jeff Gordon Friends, team-mates, rivals... Vol 88 No.1 – January 2012 And add employer and employee to that list. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have…
Bentley is to return to prototype sports car racing for the first time since 2003, the year in which its Speed 8 prototype won Le Mans. Although Bentley boss Wolfgang…
US racing category nominee #4: Bill France Sr & Jr An Amrican banking dynasty Vol 84 No. 2 – February 2008 This year will mark the 50th running of the…
Boy, Helmut Marko never lets up, does he? Having devoted – like his Red Bull colleagues, including Dietrich Mateschitz – the whole of last year publicly to slagging off Renault,…
US racing category nominee #3: AJ Foyt Lunch with... AJ Foyt Vol 91 No. 2 – February 2015 Having honed his craft in the toughest of racing schools, he conquered…
Compromise solution for this season Here’s what GPDA President Alex Wurz said to the BBC last week when articulating the F1 drivers’ frustration with the current heat-degrading concept of Pirelli…
US racing category nominee #2: Dale Earnhardt Sr Long shadow of the man in black Vol 87 No. 2 – February 2011 He raced hard, reaped the rewards and divided…
The balance of MotoGP is set for a dramatic change as the bias moves from the front of the bike to the rear Next week MotoGP undergoes its biggest technical…
US racing category nominee #1: Mark Donohue The professional Vol LXXIV No. 7 – July 1998 Mark Donohue was not simply quick, his approach to racing changed the sport. Sam Posey,…
