Leave it to the Australians to show us how racing ought to be done: with big V8s. Where racing series in other parts of the world keep switching to smaller and smaller engines, the Aussies still run ...

"We never used first gear at the start," said my friend Bruce. "We started in second, and even then there was so much torque, you'd get wheelspin through third and fourth gears." And I swear he got a ...

LONG BEACH — Just think, the Grand Prix of Long Beach began in 1975, with the Formula 5000 as the main event. Brian Redman of England, now 88, was there for that initial ride. He wasn’t just there. He ...

LONG BEACH, California – The roots of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach date all the way back to Formula 5000 in 1975, followed by Formula One in 1976, and Mario Andretti was a part of both of those ...

Racer, New Zealander and car builder Graham McRae, who was named the 1973 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, died on August 4. He was 81. No cause of death was given in a release issued by the ...

Last week, we brought you part one of our 1976 motorsports year in review feature, which included a glance back at the IMSA Radial Series and Formula 5000 seasons, plus a surprising amount of Formula ...