Turn 7 at the newly opened New Jersey Motorsports Park Lightning course is as pivotal as it is exciting. It...
A 30-year reunion of the participants and fans of what is believed to be the only “Dead Heat” in Road...
Of all the race tracks that I have driven and raced on in North America, Road America is up there as one of the best (yes, I know, that’s not a news flash). I grew up in Plymouth, 5 miles from the track’s gate. I’ve been going to this track...
There is a man who is not only unknown to the general public but also to much of the racing...
The 24th running of the Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival will be held at Road America on the weekend of September...
Fernando Alonso Jim Hall Photo: Keith Booker 1 Nineteen-year-old Vincenzo Lancia, in his first race, drives a Fiat to victory in the 220-km Padua-Vicenza-Bassano-Treviso-Padua race. Also this is the first race for Felice Nazzaro (1900). 2 The first official Formula Ford race is held at Brands Hatch, England (1967). Become...
I’ve always liked Blackhawk Farms Raceway, a track not everybody knows about. It’s in Illinois, right on the border with...
Two events, one forever unforgettable, the other somewhat less memorable, shared the same Sunday, 40 years ago. Heading up the...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 15–17, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules and powered...
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New race courses keep blinking onto our radar screens, which seems like a good thing until they turn up on...
Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) have agreed to end their decade-long alliance. A consequent restructuring of ownership and management of both groups has been implemented, and both will now proceed independently to promote their individual identities and unique histories. Both organizations have been in...
Soon after motor vehicles were invented they were raced. Initially the contests were held on open roads, often from city...
Peter Gethin may have been the son of a jockey, but he pursued a different kind of horsepower, making his...
Aficionados of the Elva marque will celebrate its 55th Anniversary with a reunion at Elkhart Lake’s Road America on the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association race weekend scheduled for September 10-12. Apart from enjoying the gathering of Elvas of all shapes and sizes, attendees will also be able to partake...
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USAC Road Racing Fades as the SCCA Overcomes Its Aversion to Racing for Money When we left the USAC road racing championship last month it was coming off its most successful season yet, with 11 races producing nine different winners, but the schedule for 1960 would feature only five races,...
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To celebrate the 100th year of Chevrolet, Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., will host a special tribute to the...
From a European perspective, during the 1990s Reynard had expanded as far as it could go with the various F3 and F3000 Championships. My appetite was for a further challenge in single-seaters, I had little interest in sportscars, and so, the logical next step for us was to look at...
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Nearly 10 years ago in this space (“Sleuths Wanted,” February 2002) I asked if anyone could ID a Can-Am car...
Cliff Reuter and I suffer from codependency. The phone calling and emailing is incessant. I regularly disturb him while he’s...
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