Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2012

 by Sports Car Digest

Between covering auctions, events, rallies and vintage races, in addition to profiling and reviewing modern and classic cars, collections, historic races and more, 2012 was, thankfully, an increasingly busy year at Sports Car Digest. The grand total of stories published during the year came to nearly 550, an average of more than ten per week and growing the archives to nearly 2,800 articles.

And how could we call ourselves car enthusiasts if we didn’t obsess over numerical statistics and analyses? A mere tally of stories published wasn’t the only thing we were keeping our eye on, we also kept track of the stories and galleries that were getting the most views, too, and compiled the most popular here. Leading the way in page views for 2012 was the Goodwood Festival of Speed, followed by the vast photo galleries from the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the Le Mans Classic. Just as in 2009, 2010 and 2011, nearly all of the top stories included extensive photo galleries, which accounted for a majority of the page views.

So without further ado, enjoy the year in retrospect with our Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2012.

Top 10 Most Popular Stories on Sports Car Digest – 2012

1. Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery – Tim Scott’s 440-image gallery of pictures from the hillclimb at Goodwood.

2. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Photo Gallery – Tim Scott’s 168-image gallery of photos from the Pebble Beach Concours.

3. Le Mans Classic Results and Photo Gallery – Tim Scott’s massive 1025-image gallery of photos from the biennial Le Mans Classic.

4. Silverstone Classic Report and Photo Gallery – Tim Scott brought more than 750 pictures that captured the massive and interesting field of entrants at the Silverstone Classic.

5. 1956 Sebring 12 Hours Grand Prix Profile – From Louis Galanos, an extensive profile and gallery of images from the 1956 Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance.

6. Drivers and Personalities from 1971 to 2008 – Bob Harmeyer’s gallery of candid, environmental portraits of drivers, owners and other personalities from four decades of racing.

7. Jon Shirley Collection – Dennis Gray’s interview, profile and gallery of the Jon Shirley automobile collection.

8. Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Photo Gallery – Our initial 150-image gallery from the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, which honored the 50th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GTO.

9. 1966 12 Hours of Sebring Profile – Another great profile from Louis Galanos, this profile of the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race that saw the Ford GT40 factory team win the race over rival Ferrari.

10. Monterey Motorsports Reunion Report – Dennis Gray’s 200-image gallery from the Monterey Motorsports Reunion, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Cobra.