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 ...

If you thought open-wheelers with huge air scoops, wide racing slicks, and naturally aspirated V8s were reserved for just display purposes and historic events, think again. Formula 5000, a defunct ...

"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 ...

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 ...