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
1955 Jaguar D-Type
TGR Staff Coming up at RM Sotheby’s January 2021 auction in Arizona this stunning 1955 Jaguar D-Type will be one to watch. The matching numbers and period-correct car was delivered new to
Gentleman Racer Jimmie Costa Jr.
TGR Staff Jimmie Costa, Jr. got his start behind the wheel driving for Ralph Ambrose “Pappy” Hankinson in auto polo matches that Hankinson promoted. The auto polo matches were used to fill
Amazing BMW Collection Goes to Auction
TGR Staff Stratas Auctions has announced dates for the sale of the Henry Schmitt BMW collection, headlined by the Sebring winning 1974 BMW 3.5 CSL ‘Batmobile’ and featuring some of the most
Valkyrie Racing to Rally Classic Porsche in Antarctica
TGR Staff Renee Brinkerhoff and her team at Valkyrie Racing will have to wait 12 more months to launch their expedition to be the first team in the world to drive a
Pictorial: SVRA at COTA
by Michael Satterfield – 11/10/2020 Circut of the Americas was busy this past weekend with the Sports Car Vintage Racing Association taking on the home of Formula 1 in the USA. Drives from
Richard Petty at NASCAR’s Last Dirt Race
by Michael Satterfield NASCAR announced that the 2021 season will include the first dirt track race for the series since 1970. While it has been met with a mixed reception, I thought
Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival XXXV
by Chris Mulvihill A crisp, sunny 38-degree morning greeted those at Road America Raceway on September 19th for the 35th running of the Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival. The featured marques were Prewar and
¡México’s Road Race!
TGR Staff La Carrera Panamericana is like no other race in the world which takes place over seven days and over 2,000 miles on public roads through some of the prettiest country
Bathurst 1946
by Michael Satterfield The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia 7 October 1946. The race was 25
The Legendary Paddy Hopkirk
via Mini The Ford Falcon was powered by eight cylinders and had a lead of 17 seconds. Paddy Hopkirk had stowed a can of caviar in the toolbox of his Mini Cooper
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