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Jim Clark won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps four times in-a-row from 1962 to 1965, winning the 1963 race (picture-above) by four minutes and 54 seconds! In 1963, after starting eighth on the grid, Clark (Lotus 25-Climax V8) passed in extremely wet and rainy conditions, all the cars in front of him, including early […]

Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood are surrounded by beautiful racetrack princesses after their victory at the 1975 24 Hours of Daytona. The race featured 51 cars divided into two classes: GTs with over and under 2.5 liters of engine capacity. Twenty-one Porsches were entered in this and other major races that year, prompting some to […]

The new Ferrari 512S, fresh from assembly in Maranello, were shipped to Daytona in late January 1970 for the 24 Hours. Dan Gurney shared the NART car with Chuck Parsons, who sat at the wheel (picture-above). Due to the Californian’s large size, an unsightly hump was hastily fitted into the roof to accommodate his helmet! […]

Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant are ready to race in their Eagle MK1s before the 1966 Mexican Grand Prix, as young mechanic Jo Ramirez looks on and Carroll Shelby (right) sits on Bondurant’s single-seater. The Eagle MK1, often referred to as the Eagle T1G, was a very stylish single-seater Formula One car designed by Len […]

Eddie Keizan (1944-2016) was a South African racing driver from Johannesburg. He participated in three Formula One Grand Prix during the 1970s, debuting in 1973 but did not score any championship point. Picture-above: Eddie Keizan (Lotus 72, Team Gunston) Kyalami 1975, finished 13th. One can recognise Clay Regazzoni’s Ferrari 312T in the background. After successes in […]

Clay Regazzoni pushes his elegant Ensign N180 to its limits, but can’t do better than 23rd during qualifying for the 1980 US Grand Prix West, held at Long Beach, California (picture-above). Nelson Piquet (Brabham) captures pole in front of the Renault of René Arnoux. Lap 50 saw a horrific accident which would ultimately end the […]

After shining in Formula 2 and in sports cars with Porsche, Stefan Bellof (picture-above) was signed by Ken Tyrrell for the 1984 Formula One season to partner Martin Brundle. The promising pairing used naturally aspirated Ford-engined machinery though, which were giving away in excess of 200 horsepower to their turbo rivals. The German ace scored […]

The 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans were held at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 10 and 11 June 1961. Ferrari and Maserati were the main contenders, with Aston Martin considered as an outsider. Once again Ferrari dominated the entry list with 11 cars spread across both Sport and GT divisions. Three works cars […]

Emerson Fittipaldi claims his first world title for Lotus in 1972. Two weeks after a first victory (of the season) at Jarama, the Brazilian qualifies on pole position at Monaco, at the wheel of his JPS Lotus 72, but is surprised by the perfect start of the BRM of Jean-Pierre Beltoise (placed under the trees […]

Ferrari introduced a heavily updated version of the championship winning 312T4 for the 1980 season. The Ferrari 312T5 was driven by 1979 World Champion Jody Scheckter and by the formidable Gilles Villeneuve. This 312T5 was a terrible failure as its wide 12 cylinder “Boxer” engine was not ideal to generate enough ground effect to compete […]