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2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

StorminApril 18, 2021April 19, 2022

April 18, 2021April 19, 20220

2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion: a Surprise Metamorphosis Article and photos by Ben Kuhl From August 12th-15th, 2021, hillsides surrounding the picturesque WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, were filled with the symphonies of...

MOTOR RACING NEWS

Rare Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe to Auction

StorminApril 6, 2021April 7, 2021

April 6, 2021April 7, 20210

A pristine rarest-of-rare Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe has recently been listed for auction by Worldwide Auctioneers, of Auburn, Indiana. This extraordinary car, certified as previously owned by Carroll Shelby himself, would appear to be an...

RACING CULTURE

Touching the Soul of Shelby

StorminMarch 17, 2021April 1, 2021

March 17, 2021April 1, 20210

“I’m just a poor chicken farmer from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes,” was Carroll Shelby’s oft-quoted statement throughout a lifetime of racing and car-building successes. True to form, the American iconoclast who burst...

PADDOCK UPDATE

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...

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2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

Rare Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe to Auction

Touching the Soul of Shelby

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

Glory Stolen? Ken Miles and the 1966 Le Mans Race Finish Controversy

From Willow to the Waterfront: VARA Goes Coastal

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie review — ‘Sensational footage of F1 from 1965’

2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

When The Racing Gods Said No

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