News
Minor updates are made to the site daily. The list below shows major updates only.
- 26 Aug 2010
More Lola T400 information
As so often happens, when I announce one update, a whole load more information flows in. We can now account for the recent whereabouts of all twelve surviving T400s.
- 21 Aug 2010
Lola T400s on the move
Three more Lola T400s have been sold to New Zealand owners as F5000 cars continue to head south.
- 30 Jul 2010
Brian Redman interview
A favourite driver here on ORC, the sports car and F5000 master Brian Redman, spoke to roving reporter Richard Jenkins at Goodwood.
- 15 Jul 2010
Bobby Unser interview
Indy star Bobby Unser was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and spoke with Richard Jenkins.
- 15 Jul 2010
Jackie Oliver interview
Richard Jenkins interviewed ex-F1 driver and team boss Jackie Oliver at Goodwood recently.
- 15 Jul 2010
The new illustrated 'Where Are They Now?' has been updated
A mid-season update to 'Where Are They Now'.
- 1 Jul 2010
1980 Hitachi British Formula Atlantic review
Our history of British Formula Atlantic continues with the 1980 season, dominated by David Leslie's Ralt RT4/80. Alo Lawler, Phil Dowsett and Ian Flux fought over the scraps.
- 18 Jun 2010
Lola T192
The missing chapter of Lola's F5000 history: the 1971 model T192. Lola sold fewer of these than any other F5000 design but it did hold its own against its Surtees and McLaren rivals.
- 16 Jun 2010
Trojan T101
A major update to the Trojan T101 histories, the McLaren-based 1973 Formula 5000 car. The owners of five of the six cars are now known.
- 3 Jun 2010
1978 USAC season review
Al Unser won all three 500-mile races in the new Lola T500 but Tom Sneva won the title in the Penske PC6.
- 2 Jun 2010
Chevron B19 history progress
Of the 34 cars originally built, the first owner of all but two had been determined. Now the first owner of one more has been decyphered, the rarely-seen car of Dieter Münch, chassis 71-18. Only one more to go.
- 30 May 2010
1979 Hitachi British Formula Atlantic review
After a two-year gap, Formula Atlantic returned to Britain with a Hitachi-sponsored BRSCC series. Ray Mallock won from ex-F1 and future Can-Am and Indy driver Jim Crawford.
- 29 May 2010
1977 USAC season review
The Cosworth DFX engine took over Indy racing in 1977 thanks to the the McLaren M24. Tom Sneva won the title, assisted by Penske's first Indy car design. Rutherford won four races but missed out on the title yet again.
- 14 May 2010
1976 USAC season review
The Patrick Racing Wildcats take Gordon Johncock to the 1976 title, with Johnny Rutherford's works McLaren finishing second in the championship for the third year in succession.
- 12 May 2010
1975 USAC season review
AJ Foyt wins the title with seven race victories in the Coyote but Bobby Unser wins at the Speedway in the Eagle 74.
- 11 May 2010
1974 USAC season review
The USAC National Championship at last for Bobby Unser and the Eagle 74 from Johnny Rutherford's works McLaren M16C.
- 10 May 2010
Molson Quebec Formula B 1969
Peter Roberts (Brabham BT21C) won Quebec's regional championship in 1969, narrowly from a determined late-season charge from Jacques Couture (Lotus 59B).
- 9 May 2010
1973 USAC season review
Roger McCluskey won the title in Lindsey Hopkins' two-year-old McLaren M16 but this was the year that Patrick Racing emerged as a major force in USAC racing.
- 8 May 2010
Molson Quebec Region Formula Championship
After the Canadian national series moved to Formula A in 1969, the Quebec Region decided to launch a Formula B series. The success of the series helped persuade CASC to move to FB for 1971 and create a series that lasted unto 2009.
- 7 May 2010
1967 Irish racing review
A new 1600cc national formula was introduced as well as an All-Ireland championship. John Watson was the first champion.
- 6 May 2010
1972 USAC season review
The year of the classic Eagle 72, the refined McLaren M16B and Maurice Philippe's Parnelli VPJ1; and a second title for Joe Leonard ahead of "superteam" teammates Mario Andretti and Al Unser..
- 5 May 2010
Irish 1600cc racing
A short introduction to our forthcoming series on Irish 1600cc and libre racing in the 1960s.
- 4 May 2010
The new illustrated 'Where Are They Now?' has been updated
As well as an update to the driver profiles, there are now 650 images on the site, most of them never seen before.
- 3 May 2010
US Formula Super Vee champions
The champions of the American SCCA and USAC FSV series from 1971 to 1990.
- 2 May 2010
1971 USAC season review
The first season where the championship ran only on paved ovals. The McLarens were the quickest, the Eagles nearly as quick ... but Joe Leonard accrued the points to become champion.
- 1 May 2010
1986 ARS season review
The idea of ARS had been to showcase US talent but the first season was won by Italian Formula 3 driver Fabrizio Barbazza driving the Arciero Brothers entry.
- 30 Apr 2010
American Racing Series (ARS)
ARS was devised as a feeder series for CART in the mid-1980s. It changed its name to Indy Lights in 1991 and continued until 2001. IRL's replacement series is still running today.
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