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Maverick at Daytona – James Garner and American International RacersBy Louis GalanosIn 1968 I attended Daytona Beach Junior College on the GI Bill. Due to the proximity of the Daytona Speedway I became interested in attending the Sports Car Club … [Read more...]
A Race To Remember – Recollections of 1970 12 Hours of SebringBy Louis GalanosIn 1970 my fiancé and I were college students and also race officials for Sports Car Club of America. … [Read more...]
Our recent 1967 24 Hours of Daytona Photo Gallery continues to be a very popular story, as it featured great vintage pictures of the fabulous Ferrari P series prototypes and Ford's GT40 and their who's who list of drivers.Our second photo gallery features more vintage race … [Read more...]
Bitter from multiple sports car racing defeats at the hands of the potent Ford GT40 in 1966, Ferrari was determined to change course in 1967.Ferrari had high hopes their upgraded P series prototypes would be the winning ticket for the first round of the 1967 World Sportscar Championship, the 24 Hours of Daytona.The Ferraris were indeed the right configuration, as the Ferrari P series … [Read more...]
The 47th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona will take place January 24-25 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 24 Hours of Daytona is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually on the 3.56-mile combined road course, utilizing portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield road course. Since its inception, it has been held the last weekend of January or … [Read more...]
The 1970 Canadian-American Challenge Cup season was the fifth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. The season began only a few days after the death of defending champion Bruce McLaren. McLaren had been testing the new M8D for his Can-Am team when he was killed. The team would continue on without their founder, eventually winning … [Read more...]
The 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 40th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 10th and 11th. It was the ninth round of the World Sportscar Championship. The track layout was changed yet again for 1972, with a new section of turns being built between Arnage and the Ford chicane for the purposes of bypassing the dangerously fast Maison Blanche. … [Read more...]
The "American Le Mans Memories" online video series is a Speedtv.com and AmericanLeMans.com joint venture that opens up the vast ALMS/IMSA racing archives in order to show fans the original race broadcasts. The series started with the 1989 Sears Point IMSA Camel GTP/Camel Lights race and it continues with the coverage of the IMSA GTO/GTU race from the same weekend. … [Read more...]
Set in front of the magnificent harbor within the narrow and demanding streets of Monaco, the Monaco Grand Prix is a race unlike any other.Racing legend Jackie Stewart said it best, "If Hollywood wrote a script, it couldn't have done a better job than to put a Grand Prix in Monaco." … [Read more...]
The 1970 12 Hours of Sebring is judged by many to be the greatest Sebring race of all time. The driver line-up alone was larger-than-life, featuring Mario Andretti, Peter Revson, Dan Gurney, Jacky Ickx, Brian Redman, Pedro Rodriguez, Jo Siffert, Mike Parkes, Vic Elford and Francois Cevert, among many others.Although Porsche easily won the season opening 24 Hours of Daytona, Mario Andretti's … [Read more...]
The 1967 Can-Am race at Road America signaled the start of an era that would become known as "The Bruce and Denny Show," as Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme's McLarens dominated the series for the next five years.These videos have exceptional Can-Am footage … [Read more...]
The 1973 German Grand Prix was held August 5th the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany.If you are a fan of Nürburgring, you will really enjoy David Hobbs and Jackie Stewart's commentary as they give first-hand insight into racing at the famed track. Nearly twenty minutes of great video. … [Read more...]
The amazing 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans produced the closest race finish ever, as Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver's Ford GT40 battled the Porsche 908 of Hans Herrmann and Gerard Larrousse in an epic fight. Ford's two-second victory over Porsche after twenty-four hours of racing has some considering the 1969 race as the best of all time. The Castrol Film La Ronde Infernale (The Infernal Roundabout) … [Read more...]
Sports Car Digest loves a good scuffle. We especially like those involving F1 cars on the razor's edge, and the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix hosted a great last lap scrap between Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and BMW driver Robert Kubica. Watch the videos below and you'll soon agree.The race itself is remembered for the torrential rainfall, which forced the FIA to start the race under the safety … [Read more...]
The 1979 French Grand Prix was held on July 1st at the Dijon-Prenois Circuit near Dijon, France.While the race was significant because it was the first victory for a turbocharged car in Formula One, it is remembered more for the intense fight for second place between Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve and Renault driver René Arnoux. Yes, this celebrated battle was not for the win – … [Read more...]
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