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Phil Hill Memorabilia Auction

StorminFebruary 15, 2021April 15, 2022

February 15, 2021April 15, 20220

The illustrious Phil Hill carried the American automobile racing flag to Europe in the mid-1950s to compete at the highest levels of racing against what many considered the world’s finest race drivers. Hill, determined to...

PADDOCK UPDATE

Dale Earnhardt, Boris Said and the Peanut Butter Sandwich

StorminFebruary 5, 2021April 17, 2022

February 5, 2021April 17, 20220

Exactly twenty years ago – at this writing – Dale Earnhardt was getting a gleeful taste of endurance road racing at a track he knew well: Daytona International Speedway. Sharing a GM factory team Corvette...

PADDOCK UPDATE

HSR And WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Begin Multi-Year Partnership

StorminSeptember 3, 2020April 18, 2022

September 3, 2020April 18, 20220

Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Named Official Sanctioning Body Of The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) is now the official sanctioning body of the renowned Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. HSR is also the...

INDY 500 HISTORY

INDY STORIES: Part 1 & 2

StorminJuly 13, 2020August 22, 2020

July 13, 2020August 22, 20200

PART ONE In a modern day multimedia onslaught of COVID-driven event date changes, track ownership mega-news, sanctioning body design updates and “what’s happening today-tomorrow” pressure scenarios — sometimes the rich histories and unique personalities of...

RACING CULTURE

The Glory of SPA and its Greatest American F1 Victory

StorminJune 26, 2020August 21, 2020

June 26, 2020August 21, 20200

Back in the day, Spa was a winding 15km thread of street tarmac that cut a triangular swath between the villages of Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot; a flat-out blast through the countryside and pine forests...

RACING EVENT REPORTS

When The Racing Gods Said No

StorminApril 7, 2020August 21, 2020

April 7, 2020August 21, 20200

As the stunning effects of the 2020 Coronavirus have pummeled forth in their ravage of USA and world auto racing, the venerable world of vintage and historic motor racing has suffered equally. One-by-one followed by...

RACING CULTURE

CORNERING: Carving vs Driving Your Line

StorminApril 6, 2020August 21, 2020

April 6, 2020August 21, 20200

It’s a fair assumption that most racers and high performance drivers have a good basic idea of visualizing and executing the prescribed line through a turn. But is it the most efficient line? And is...

GO TO A RACE

Go to a Race

StorminNovember 19, 2019April 29, 2025

November 19, 2019April 29, 20250

by Jake Grubb Firmly strapped into your racecar and sitting still in your assigned spot on the pre-grid, the five-minute whistle prompts the countdown to race time. Adjusting the firmness of your helmet strap and...

PRODUCTION RACECARS

B-Production Racecar

StorminNovember 18, 2019April 29, 2025

November 18, 2019April 29, 20250

B-Production racecars are commonly dominated by classic “American Iron” high performance cars, such as Ford Mustangs, Camaros, Pontiac Firebirds, Plymouth Barracudas Mercury Cougars and 289 cubic Inch V8 Cobras, as well as American V8-powered British...

MOTOR RACING NEWS

Ford vs Ferrari – Motor Sports Cinema For All Time

StorminNovember 18, 2019August 21, 2020

November 18, 2019August 21, 20200

In an early scene of director James Mangold’s expansive film, “Ford v Ferrari,” racer Ken Miles (played by an inspired Christian Bayle) calmly suggests; “well, let’s have a cup of tea” amid the unfolding maelstrom...

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Phil Hill Memorabilia Auction

Dale Earnhardt, Boris Said and the Peanut Butter Sandwich

HSR And WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Begin Multi-Year Partnership

INDY STORIES: Part 1 & 2

The Glory of SPA and its Greatest American F1 Victory

When The Racing Gods Said No

CORNERING: Carving vs Driving Your Line

Go to a Race

B-Production Racecar

Ford vs Ferrari – Motor Sports Cinema For All Time

Tracking The Ghosts of Sebring

Touching the Soul of Shelby

The Car That Launched the Long Beach Grand Prix

When the Indy 500 Changed Forever

IROC for ALL TIME

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