Recent updates

19 Aug 2008
An update on the Lola T142 but not a lot has changed, just Reto Kuprecht buying Roger Stones' 'SL142/20'. Any other updates on where the T142s are now would be most welcome.
28 Jul 2008
More on the Lola T140 as I start updating the F5000 histories. Thanks to Phil "Butch" Hollenbeck, Ed Butt, James Bryant, Bill Wiswedel and Richard Summers for a mass of new information.
27 Jul 2008
Back to Formula 1 and the addition of three of the major libre races of 1951: the Festival of Britain Trophy at Goodwood in May, won by Reg Parnell in the Thinwall Ferrari; the Kenning Trophy at Gamston in July and the Daily Mail Trophy Race at Boreham in August, both won by ERAs.
25 Jul 2008
Eight more Canadian Formula Atlantic programs kindly provided by the indefatigable Don Markle. Many US F/Atlantic programs are still needed.
24 Jul 2008
More new Atlantic results, the 1974 Canadian season. The current 'Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda' traces its history back to 1974, ignoring the preceding three seasons of FB.
23 Jul 2008
Enough FSV? Enough Atlantic? But still an appetite for more Ralts? Maybe you'd like to try some Formula 3. Here are the UK 1982 season results and car histories - thanks once again to Chris Townsend.
22 Jul 2008
To continue the Villeneuve and Formula Atlantic theme, the results of the Canadian 1976 season and the IMSA 1976 season, both completed dominated by Gilles Villeneuve .
21 Jul 2008
More Formula Atlantic today: the results of the US 1981 season. Jacques Villeneuve won his successive second title, equalling the record of elder brother Gilles.
20 Jul 2008
No, we haven't forgotten about Formula Atlantic. The US 1982 season is now complete and three more seasons will follow shortly.
19 Jul 2008
Ready for some more FSV? The US 1985 season is now ready. Please help us fill in the few remaining gaps in these results.
14 Jul 2008
The latest edition of Where Are They Now. Richard Jenkins is now filling in biographical data on some of the more obscure racers - do help if you can.
6 Jul 2008
More Formula Super Vee as we dip back into the air-cooled, space-frame 1970s and the results of the US 1975 season.
22 Jun 2008
Formula Super Vee makes a long-awaited return to the pages of ORC with the publication of the US 1981 and US 1982 seasons. All contributions to this new avenue of research would be welcomed.
22 May 2008
More on both the Rennmax histories (BN1, BN2 and BN3) and on the Brabham BT2. Most Rennmaxes have now been located but more period photographs would be a great help.
17 May 2008
Another new history, the Brabham BT2, part of ORC's continuing collaboration with 10 Tenths' Chassis Archive.
5 May 2008
A follow up on the Rennmax histories (BN1, BN2 and BN3).

3 May 2008
A significant revamp to the Eagle Mk 5 histories thanks to Kathy Weida at AAR and Eagle historian John Zimmermann, who kindly provided details from AAR files identifying the first owner of each chassis.
27 Apr 2008
Another new set of histories: Bob Britton's Rennmax marque and his BN1, BN2 and BN3 single-seat designs.
26 Apr 2008
A new history, the 1968-1969 Formula A Eagle Mk 5. 14 cars, lots of pictures and lots of mysteries still to solve. Any help, records or photographs would be most welcome.
4 Apr 2008
Where Are They Now gets its second update of the year. Thanks Richard - it's as impressive as ever. And meanwhile, the rest of ORC is beginning to stir after its long winter break...
10 Feb 2008
Another update to Richard Jenkins' Where Are They Now. This is Richard's December update but time pressures have prevented publication until today.
6 Jan 2008
A further development in the Formula 5000 area: the results of the 1977 Rothmans International series in Australia. Thanks to Glenn Moulds for that. Also significant developments on the New Zealand side of the Tasman Cup results, courtesy of David McKinney.
1 Jan 2008
Expanding the Formula Atlantic area: the full results of the 1976 Indylantic series in Britain. Also on the Formula Atlantic page, a map of the results published so far.
31 Dec 2007
A complete set of Tasman Cup results from the 2.5-litre era of 1964 to 1969. My thanks to Bruce Sergent for kindly letting me use the results on his excellent Tasman Series website as the basis for OldRacingcars.com's work identifying individual cars. It was only five years ago he made the offer - I think I got sidetracked!
1 Dec 2007
A big set of revisions to the 1950 and 1951 F1 results. Full details available on the supporting TNF thread.
26 Nov 2007
The third Lola T430 has been reconstructed by David Abbott and all three T430s will run in the forthcoming F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series in New Zealand and Australia.
19 Nov 2007
More progress on the US Formula A and Formula 5000 programs. Thanks to Don Markle and Tony Nicholson for their contributions.
7 Nov 2007
Another program search is under way - US Formula A and Formula 5000. Don Markle is doing an heroic job on this search. If you're in a position to help, please get in touch. Even if you can't help, enjoy the artwork of those late 1960s/early 1970s US programs.
6 NOV 2007
A new results set: the 1981 UK Formula Atlantic season by Chris Townsend. Too late to make this version is the news that Mike Catlow's Ralt RT1 was chassis 071. Also, a slightly late mention of another update to Richard Jenkins' Where Are They Now .
23 Oct 2007
The 1951 F1 results are now available, the second season in our expanding F1 coverage. Also, further improvements to the 1950 F1 results.
22 Oct 2007
Progress continues on the South African F1 series programme search. Peter Aldridge has provided a further three Roy Hesketh entry lists.
14 Oct 2007
Some major changes to the 1950 F1 results. The changes include major advances on Ferrari and HWM identities and major expansions of HWM, Ferrari and Talbot-Lago 'Notes on the Cars'. Much of what is now being discovered comes from detailed comparison of contempory photographs.
4 Oct 2007
Reto Kuprecht has bought a Lola T142 project to join his McLaren M10B of which, by coincidence, we now have a picture. Also, belated thanks to Jon Hromada for providing 14 Indy entry lists.
3 Oct 2007
As the first stage of a major expansion of our F1 coverage, the full results of the 1950 F1 season.

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