Mostly older racing photos

The new matadors

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Drivers at Cleres before the 1962 French Grand Prix.

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Dan Gurney debuts the original “Mustang” at Watkins Glen 1962.

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Phil Hill in his Ferrari in the majesty of Spa.

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Stirling and Pat Moss, with Stirling’s Scalextric Christmas gift.

I’m sure he would have beaten everyone at this, too.

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Clark, about to deliver the best drive ever that was not rewarded with a win.

Monza 1967.

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From the time when the best drivers competed in EVERYTHING.

Gurney and Foyt’s Mk !V.

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Aunt Harriet was smoking ‘em.

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Fangio in an Indy car.  Monza 1958, race of two worlds.

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Shall we call this “grass roots racing?”  Can you imagine the horror if a modern racing team didn’t have immaculate garages?

This was Carol Shelby’s last race as a driver, Maserati, Laguna Seca, 1959.

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Two of the best, Hawthorne and Moss.

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In the beginning, fans could see the drivers working. And it was hard work.  No teen pilots.

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Jackie Stewart back when Monaco was a racing circuit instead of two hours of a sad train

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Is it 1955 again?

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A little action from my basement Le Mans track.

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Start of Canada 1974.  The first grand prix I saw in person.  I was on the outside of turn ten at the start and have photos of the start from the rear.  I’ll digitize them soon and post.

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When grand prix racing wasn’t so grand.  Formula 1 in a parking lot.  I had a press pass to this event and am in this frame at the start behind the concrete barrier on the right.  1981 Las Vegas.

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Riverside 1969.  Can Am.  McLaren, Hulme, Amon, Oliver, Andretti, Gurney, Eaton, Revson, and Brabham all in this frame.