… Memo Gidley, the Indy Car/prototype ace who co-drives the #77 Doran McDonald’s Dallara-Ford with Brad Jaeger, has been busy during the layoff between Daytona and VIR: he scored a podium finish in Superkarts Shifter Kart race; spoke to a group of 3rd, 4th and 5th-graders at Lynwood Elementary School during “No Excuses Career Day”; won the Super 800 class in a Jet-Ski competition and tested vintage Grand Prix cars, including a 1956 Maserati 250F driven to victory in the Australian Grand Prix by Sterling Moss…Â Details
Did you know that the German Politician, Adolf Hitler, also the leader of the popular Nazi Party, was once an avid fan of car racing? Now as you know he was one, you might well know his favourite racer too. Well, it was Hans Stuck. And for all those who already know this prodigy, news for you would be some thing else.
Bonhams & Butterfields, that operates as an auction house in the United Kingdom, is delighted to offer for sale by auction one of the most charismatic Grand Prix racing cars ever built, the 1939 Auto Union D-Type with rear-mounted 3.0-liter twin-stage supercharged V12 cylinder engine. Touted to be the motor sport equivalent of the “Holy Grail”, the 1939 Auto Union D-Type is the only model of the car to have stayed intact to date…Â Details
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the annual showcase for the most elegant automobiles on the planet, is inviting motorcycles to appear on its show field for the first time.
On Sunday, Aug. 16, amid the classic Bentleys, Bugattis and Ferraris, a select group of motorcycles, including Vincents, Brough Superiors, Nortons, BSAs, Velocettes, Triumphs, and Ariels, will debut on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links. This year’s class of motorcycles will focus on British bikes built through 1959, and collectors with unique and storied examples are invited to request an entry application (contact Sean Jacobs at sjacobs@pebblebeachconcours.net). Future motorcycle classes are also likely to focus on bikes from specific countries or regions.
“International interest in collecting classic motorcycles is on the rise, and we want to celebrate them and do all we can to … Details