Sebring 1955: Twelve Hours, Two Winners, And A Controversial Finish
On a former bomber base in central Florida, Jaguar and Ferrari fought for 12 hours in one of the closest and most confusing endurance races of the 1950s.
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Ferrari’s Florida Sweep: The 1961 12 Hours Of Sebring
In March 1961, Ferrari, Maserati, Porsche, Chevrolet, and some of the greatest drivers of the era descended on a rough Florida airfield for 12 hours of racing. Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien
El Mirage: Where Speed Still Looks Like Speed
On a dry lakebed in the California desert, land speed racing remains wonderfully uncomplicated: build something fast, bring your friends, point it at the horizon, and see what it will do. El
Winning: The Racing Life Of Paul Newman
Paul Newman had a fifty-plus-year career as one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. Yet few know the gasoline-fueled passion that became so important in this complex, multifaceted
44 Arrested In LA Street Racing Raid
44 people were arrested, 209 were cited and 54 vehicles were towed in a massive street racing raid in South Los Angeles earlier this morning.
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Drag Racing in So Cal
by Michael Satterfield – 04/13/15 Drag strips are a bit of a rarity here in Southern California, with word coming out a few weeks ago that the city of Irwindale is moving
Is Irwindale Speedway Closing?
by Michael Satterfield – 04/03/2015 The Irwindale City Council has voted to move forward on a plan that would see Irwindale Speedway demolished, the track, one of the last in Los Angeles
Texas Street Racing Crackdown, 8 Arrested
Street racing has been in the new a lot lately with agencies cracking down nationwide on racers. This past week in Texas the Harris County Sheriff's Office stepped up enforcement resulting in
Autocrossing a Dodge Coronet
by Michael Satterfield I generally don’t like car shows, most of them are populated by old men who spend all day sitting in a lawn chair next to their red 1957 Chevy,
LA Wants To Expand Seizure Of “Street Racing” Cars After Deadly Accident
With the recent death of two young men at a local Street Race here in Southern California, the media and local political hacks have seized the moment to "save the children." On
CS-GT40 MKII “R”
by Michael Satterfield Our friends over at Gentleman Car get to play with some pretty amazing cars that come through their dealership. This is the nearly perfect reproduction of the Le Mans
Jackie Cooper’s 1955 Austin-Healey 100S
by Michael Satterfield Another classic British Gentleman’s racer, this 1955 Austin Healey 100S was campaigned by legendary actor and Gentleman Racer Jackie Cooper in the 1955 SCCA season. Cooper special ordered from
1962 Corvette Gulf Oil Race Car
TGR Staff Grady Davis’ Gulf Oil Racing Team purchased the Corvette in 1962 from Yenko Chevrolet and the car was campaigned by none other than “The Flying Dentist”, Dr. Dick Thompson in the
