By Louis Galanos Over the past 60-plus years the legendary Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance has been surrounded...
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Louis Galanos is a retired teacher, Vietnam vet and graduate of the University of Florida. While a college student he worked as a race official for Sports Car Club of America during the late 60's and early 70's covering race events at Sebring and Daytona and taking many photographs during what some call The Golden Age of Sports Car Racing. To see more pictures from Louis, visit his Flickr page at flickr.com/photos/smuckatelli.
A Good (Car) Guy is Hard to Find: A Girl’s Memoir By Petra Perkins with Louis Galanos Memory: A blazing...
By Louis Galanos | Photos as Credited The late 1960’s and early 1970’s was a great time for motorsports especially...
The Old Gal was on Life Support in 1971 Story by Louis Galanos | Photos as credited In March of...
Story by Louis Galanos | Photos as credited In 1962 I was a junior in high school and living in...
Story by Louis Galanos | Photos as credited By March of 1961 the controversy surrounding the poorly reviewed 1960 Sebring...
The first Sebring 12-hour race took place in March of 1951 and within a short ten-year period the annual racing...
And Then The Rains Came – The 1965 Sebring 12 Hours Grand Prix of Endurance Story by Louis Galanos |...
Sebring Saga – The Story of Two Bizzarrini Iso Grifos at the 1965 Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix By Louis...
1970 24 Hours of Daytona – Opening Round of the World Sportscar Championship By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited...
1960 Sebring 12-Hours Grand Prix – Porsche Racks Up Their First Overall Win at Sebring By Louis Galanos | Photos...
By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited The legendary nature of the Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix extends way beyond...
By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited The Sebring International Raceway has announced that legendary British driver Vic Elford will...
1973 Daytona Race Profile – Daytona Returns to 24 Hours By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited In the eyes...
By Louis Galanos On February 4th of this year I had to go to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Gainesville,...
Sebring Celebrates 40th Anniversary of IMSA at Sebring By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited On March 16, 2013 the...
1963 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – The Second Battle in the Ford-Ferrari War By Louis Galanos | Photos...
By Louis Galanos On Monday, January 7th, 2013, Daytona racing legend George S. Waltman of Honesdale, Pennsylvania passed away at...
1956 Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Sebring Comes of Age, With Difficulty By Louis Galanos | Photos...
Sebring in 1973 was the beginning of a new era for the legendary track. The Alec Ulmann era had ended...
1966 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Ford Triumphs Amid Tragedy By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited During...
The Rolex 24 at Daytona 50th Anniversary Heritage Display – Bringing Racing History Back To Life By Louis Galanos |...
1967 24 Hours of Daytona – The Revenge of “Il Commendatore” By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited The year...
By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited January 2012 marks the Golden Anniversary (50th) of sports car endurance racing at...
Report and photos by Louis Galanos Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) returned to the Daytona International Speedway during the 2011 Veteran’s...
By Paolo D’Alessio and edited by Louis Galanos Gianpiero Moretti is the last real “gentleman driver” of our times. During...
By Louis Galanos In secret testing almost two weeks (April 1 to be exact) after the 1970 12 Hours of...
1957 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix Race Profile – “El Chueco” Rides A Hot Seat Story by Louis Galanos In 1957...
1971 24 Hours of Daytona – The End of an Era Story and photos by Louis Galanos Few fans of...
Legends of Motorsports – Sebring Finale 2010, A Bobby Rahal Signature Event Report and photos by Louis Galanos The Legends...
Report and Photos by Louis Galanos Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) held its Sebring Historic Fall Classic 2010 on October 21-24...
Report and photos by Louis Galanos The 12th annual Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival was held the weekend of October...
And Then The Rains Came – The 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance Story by Louis Galanos. Black and...
Heavens To Murgatroyd! – Big surprise at the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona Story by Louis Galanos; photos by Louis...
Story and photos by Louis Galanos (except as noted) This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first race run...
Recollections of the 1972 Daytona 6-Hour Continental – Peter Revson and Alfa Romeo By Louis Galanos Within the racing community...
Steve McQueen may have actually won the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring. By Louis Galanos The response to my story...
Maverick at Daytona – James Garner and American International Racers By Louis Galanos In 1968 I attended Daytona Beach Junior...
A Race To Remember – Recollections of 1970 12 Hours of Sebring By Louis Galanos In 1970 my fiancé and...
