Lost Dragstrip: Fontana Drag City
Not far from my old studio in Rancho Cucamonga is a place that was once known as Fontana Drag City and remains among the suburban housing tracks. So, I decided to take
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Shelby Honored at Riverside Legends Event
Racers from a bygone era invaded the Inland area for next weekend's tribute to Carroll Shelby.
Donna Mae Mims, First Female SCCA Winner And Cannonball Run Vet, Dead At 82
The automotive world lost its iconic “Pink Lady” on October 6 as Donna Mae Mims died of complications from a stroke at the age of 82. To car enthusiasts of a certain
Gentleman Racer: Sig Haugdahl
by Michael Satterfield Sigurd Olson Haugdahl was born in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway in 1891, he would move to the United States in 1910 to live with his uncle in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Studebaker La Carrera Panamericana
TGR Staff Studebaker as a brand is all but forgotten in the world of motorsports, with the exception of one iconic road race, the La Carrera Panamericana. The original La Carrera ran
1980 Porsche 935 JLP-2
TGR Staff Over the last 40 years, this Porsche 935 competition car enjoyed a successful racing career in the hands of Porsche’s Works drivers and privateers around the world, including the well-known
Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1950
TGR Staff Motorbooks has released a new book Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1950 which showcases each of Ferrari’s F1 cars in chronological order. Included are each
Gentleman Racer Don Harkness
by Michael Satterfield Donald James Harkness was a pioneer in the automotive and aeronautical industries, who got bit by the motorsports bug in 1924 when he imported an Overland chassis from the
Jaguar Releases new C-Type Continuation
TGR Staff Jaguar Classic has released the latest car in their series with a continuation of the legendary 1953 disc-brake-equipped Le Mans works C-type. Just eight cars will be built ahead of a
1902 Oldsmobile Pirate Beach Racer
TGR Staff In 1902 Ransom E. Olds, the founder of Oldsmobile, wanted to generate some excitement for his still very new car company, as always motorsports would be the way to prove
1952 Tojeiro-MG Barchetta
TGR Staff This unique car influenced the design of the AC Ace, the car that would become the Shelby Cobra, and is one of the first prototype race cars built by famed
1958 Lister-Jaguar ‘Knobbly’
TGR Staff This Lister-Jaguar is believed to be the only extant Jaguar-powered Works ‘Knobbly’ of just three cars built in 1958. Brian Lister started to build sports and racing cars in the
Behind The Pits by Jon Stevens
TGR Staff Update 12/29/2020: This story first ran in 2017, due to a medical condition in 2018 Jon sold the company and retired from the world of motorsports art, however, he has
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