A review of the book by Mark Whitelock about the often ignored five-year period where F1 scaled back to a 1½-litre formula, yet still produced many historical moments.
A review of the movie "based on one hell of a true story," Burt Munro and his never-say-die dream of building the world's fastest Indian motocycle and his adventures on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
A review of the book by Mike O'Leary detailing Mario's career in a year-by-year statistical compilation. Every race from 1964 until his retirement is listed.
The conditions governing competition for the Trophy presented by Mr. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., as they originally
appeared, for the first Vanderbilt Cup race in 1904.
The instructions to operators (drivers), judges, checkers, and special officers, as they originally appeared, for
the first Vanderbilt Cup race in 1904.
A very special treat. Fred Young pulled out some of his original photos of the first Canadian Grand Prix which
he attended to complement the article that appeared earlier on this site.
We once again bring you the very popular Festival at Watkins Glen for the reenactment of the famous Watkins Glen
Grand Prix. The cars for the exhibition race and Concours d'Elegance are both captured.
See the cars that made up the reenactment of the famous Watkins Glen Grand Prix. The cars for
the exhibition race and Concours d'Elegance are both captured.
Although they got off to a slightly late start in the pioneering age of auto racing, Minnesota
soon became home to a 24-hour race, events at the fairgrounds, and a superspeedway near Fort
Snelling. Many greats of that era competed in the Twin Cities. The tracks may be gone (the
superspeedway is now the airport), but the racing exploits have not been forgotten. [This article
first appeared on Don Stauffer's personal home page and this link points you there.]
The record books say it was Ray Harroun, but many facts, rumors, and claims point to
Ralph Mulford as the true winner of the first Indy 500. [This article first appeared
in the North American Motorsports Journal and this link points you there.]
What do these two cities have in common? It could be said that one man is responsible
for putting them on the map -- Carl Fisher. It was his idea to build the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway in order to help that city win the battle with Detroit as the premier
automotive manufacturing center. Afterwards, he went to Miami and dreamed up the
idea of putting grand hotels on the beach, thus turning it into a Mecca for touring
sun worshipers. [This article first appeared in the North American Motorsports Journal
and this link points you there.]
There is going to be an Indy Lites race held in Savannah, GA, and CART may return
big time racing to that area. It's time to look back at the history of racing in
this city and how they were able to get two of the greatest events of the time -- The US
Grand Prize and The Vanderbilt Cup. [This article first appeared in the North
American Motorsports Journal and this link points you there.]
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