It was 45 years ago when the first "made-for-TV" race series pitted the world's most famous and successful race car drivers from around the globe against one-another in the aptly named International Race of Champions (IROC). With champion drivers coming from sports car racing, Indy car racing, Formula One and NASCAR, the only common element in the inaugural season was the identically matched 1974 Porsche 911 RSR race … [Read more...]
Race Profiles
Profiles of races from the past, including Sebring, Le Mans, Targa Florio and others
Silver Arrows Victory at 1989 Le Mans 24 Hours
Thirty years ago, Mercedes-Benz achieved a double victory in 1989 with the new Sauber-Mercedes C 9 Silver Arrows. A third Mercedes-Benz car finished in 5th place. This result makes the race a highlight of the anniversary year for "125 Years of Mercedes-Benz Motorsports", which is being celebrated throughout 2019. How can one possibly translate the thrilling 24 Hours of Le Mans on 10 and 11 June 1989 into easily … [Read more...]
Ten Facts from Aston Martin’s 1959 Le Mans Win
Sixty years on from Aston Martin’s greatest victory, when Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby took Aston Martin’s only outright win at Le Mans, the crews of the Vantage GTEs once again prepare to fight. In the front-running GTE Pro class, Aston Martin Racing will race against five of the world’s greatest sportscar manufacturers in a 17-car battle for supremacy. Not long after their victory in 1959, Aston Martin’s … [Read more...]
The Story of Sebring Funny Money
By Louis Galanos Over the past 60-plus years the legendary Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance has been surrounded by numerous myths, fairy tales, legends and folklore. One such story involves the legend of “Big Mo” the monster alligator that crossed the track during the 1978 race causing racing legend, Peter Gregg, to lose control of his Brumos Porsche 935 wrecking the car. Another myth involves the story … [Read more...]
A Good (Car) Guy is Hard to Find – A Girl’s Memoir
A Good (Car) Guy is Hard to Find: A Girl’s Memoir By Petra Perkins with Louis Galanos Memory: A blazing fireball was racing into the stands -- headed straight at me -- so I fled in a panic. High-pitched engines shriek by, one after another, in endless, killing, head-splitting noise. It’s March 1964, Sebring, Florida and after a long hot day of watching cars in the pits or going round the track I just … [Read more...]
Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2019 – Report and Photos
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2019 was held January 26-27 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 12-turn, 3.56-mile track is made up of portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. As the race began the teams and drivers set out to go the furthest in 24 grueling hours. The 57th running of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona was called after 23 hours, 50 minutes due to rain … [Read more...]
Rules? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Rules!
By Louis Galanos | Photos as Credited The late 1960’s and early 1970’s was a great time for motorsports especially for fans of Can-Am racing and international endurance racing like the Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours. It is no wonder that many refer to this period in racing as the Golden Age of Motorsports. In both Can-Am and endurance racing there seemed to be a real spirit of innovation among race … [Read more...]
Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2018 – Report and Photos
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2018 was held January 27-28 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 12-turn, 3.56-mile track is made up of portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. As the race began the teams and drivers set out to go the furthest in 24 grueling hours. The No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi of Filipe Albuquerque, João Barbosa and Christian … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz Wins London to Sydney
On 28 September 1977 the Mercedes-Benz star shone at its brightest outside the Sydney Opera House: Andrew Cowan and Tony Fowkes and their teams had won the London to Sydney Rally, both driving Mercedes-Benz 280 E (W 123) saloon cars. Two more of the Mercedes-Benz vehicles were among the top ten finishers. Alfred Kling and his team achieved sixth place with their Mercedes-Benz 280 E and Herbert Kleint’s crew came in … [Read more...]
24 Hours of Le Mans 2017 – Report and Photos
The 24 Hours of Le Mans 2017 was held 17-18 June at the 38-turn, 8.469 mile Circuit de la Sarthe in France. As the curtain fell on the 85th running of the world’s greatest endurance race, motorsport enthusiasts were treated to a sensational edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Following an action-packed race weekend, with raw emotion played out trackside, it was Timo Bernhard in the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid who took … [Read more...]
The Early Days of Laguna Seca Raceway
The storied history of then-named Laguna Seca Raceway officially began November 9, 1957 with the inaugural race called the Eighth Annual Pebble Beach Road Races. This was a continuation of the racing through the forest at nearby Pebble Beach that began in 1950 and ended six years later. But the story of how the track was designed and built in record time is an oft-forgotten story. Over the coming months to … [Read more...]
Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2017 – Report and Photos
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona 2017 was held January 28-29 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 12-turn, 3.56-mile track is made up of portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. As the race began the teams and drivers set out to go the furthest in 24 grueling hours. The No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Dpi-V.R won the 55th edition of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, … [Read more...]
1971 Sebring 12 Hours – Race Profile
The Old Gal was on Life Support in 1971 Story by Louis Galanos | Photos as credited In March of 1971 I was attending the University of Florida on the GI Bill and in our free time my wife and I worked as race officials for Central Florida Region of Sports Car Club of America (CFR/SCCA). The region was blessed with providing race officials for both the Daytona 24 Hours as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring. In … [Read more...]
Ferrari Celebration on High Banks of Daytona
The 2016 edition of Ferrari Finali Mondiali was held December 1-4 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida, the first time the event has been organized in the Americas. Scuderia Ferrari drivers, Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel, ended the four-day event with a spectacular exhibition at the legendary circuit. Raikkonen and Vettel provided a show behind the wheel of the two Ferrari F60 Formula 1 machines, … [Read more...]
When Mercedes-Benz Dominated SCCA Racing in the 1950s
Racing driver Paul O'Shea won his second title as the U.S. sports car champion in the 1956 season driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing. When the season ended on 28 December 1956, he was champion in the category "D Production" and had scored the most points in the National Sports Car Championship of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). He went on to defend his title again the following year, this time driving a … [Read more...]
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