The First 200+ mph Qualifier at Indy
A 200 mph qualifying lap at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was for 68 years thought to be impossible – until it wasn’t -- when in May 1978 it was achieved by driver Tom Sneva in...
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When Indy Cars Changed Forever
By 1963, A.J. Watson was itchy. Generally re-garded as the most experienced, most successful designer/builder of Indianapolis-type racecars in the USA, Watson had reluctantly concluded that the reign of his renowned front-engine roadster racecars was...
The Indy Roadster that Challenged the British Invasion
By the early 1960s, new rear-engine racecar designs from Europe made our once proud USA Indy roadsters look aged and even slightly inefficient. By contrast, British open wheel racecars such as Lotus models were strikingly...
Air|Water: On Four Wheels, But in Full Flight!
The Air|Water extravaganza – which is not a trade show, or a race event, or a concours ‘d Elegance, or conference, or an auction – is a little bit of all of those – with...
MALLOY: Beyond The Speed Limit
MALLOY takes you on an odyssey of racing, racecars of every kind and variety, rare racing memorabilia, on-track duals, business wins and near-misses, and above all — relentless determination....
From Willow to the Waterfront: VARA Goes Coastal
If you're a race fan and aren’t living under a rock, you’re no doubt aware that the 2025 Long Beach Grand Prix recently celebrated its 50th year, on April 11–13, 2025. Now well established as...
Destroyed 60 years ago. Reborn & Race Ready Today!
That old partially restored Cobra was CSX2004, the authentic fourth Shelby Cobra ever made! It was a priceless jewel in the rough, tucked away in the race shop of Dralle Engineering in the little desert...
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix: What Racing Once Was – Today
There was a time in early America when an automobile race was a town happening! During the circa-1910 days of “Brass Era” cars such as the Locomobile, Stutz, Winton and so many other pioneering brands,...