Category: This Weekend in Motor Sport History

  • 5-6 December: This Weekend in Motor Sport History

    Discover the most momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history ……….  –5 December – 1925: The paved track at Marouba Speedway, New South Wales, Australia, opened. It was reported to have had a capacity of 70,000. The 1 mile banked concrete bowl was the scene of some large and successful race…

  • 28-29 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History

    Discover the most momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history 28 November 1895: America’s first race featuring gasoline-powered automobiles was held in Chicago, Illinois, with six vehicles competing: two electric cars, three German Benz automobiles, and one American-made Duryea automobile. The race was organized by Chicago Times-Herald Publisher Herman H. Kohlstaat,…

  • 21-22 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History

    Discover the most momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history 21 November 1951: Racer Carlos Panini was killed near Oaxaca, Mexico during the Pan-American Road Race. 1953: Felice Bonetto (50) died in Silao Mexico. Bonetto was a fearless competitor who took no prisoners and was possessed of so much courage that…

  • 14-15 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History

    Discover the most momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history   14 November 1910: Racer William H. Sharp died two days after his Sharp-Arrow crashed during the American Grand Prize race in Savannah, GA – his car would become the basis for the Mercer Raceabout. 1945: Tony Hulman purchased the Indianapolis…

  • 7-8 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History

    Discover the most momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history 7 November 1951: NASCAR published its first official newsletter from its new offices on Peninsula Avenue in Daytona Beach, Florida, US. The NASCAR Newsletter consisted of four pages. 1963: “Miss STP” Paula Murphy (cover image), became the first woman to pilot…

  • 31 October- 1 November: This Weekend in Motor Sports History

    Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history ……   -31 October- 1925: The 1.25 mile board oval Rockingham Board Speedway in Salem, New Hampshire, US, with corner banking of up to 49 degrees, staged its first event, a 250-mile race won by Peter DePaolo in a Duesenberg. Racing was…

  • 24-25 October: Motoring Milestones

    Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history …….   24 October 1924: More than 50,000 people pack the grandstands and infield for the inaugural race at the first Charlotte Speedway (north Carolina, US). The 250-mile contest featured the same drivers who competed in the Indianapolis 500, was won by Tommy…

  • 17-18 October: This Weekend in Motor Sports History

    Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history …… -17 October- 1931: Henry Birkin driving a Maserati 26M won the Mountain Championship at Brooklands. 1971: Richard Petty took advantage of Bobby Allison’s misfortune to prevail in the Delaware 500 at Dover International Speedway, Delaware, US. It was the 18th of…

  • 10-11 October: This Weekend in Motorsports History

    Discover the momentous motorsports events that took place this weekend in history …….. -10 October- 1907: The Pierce Great Arrow won the Chicago Motor Club’s 200-Mile Economy Run, to win the Knight Trophy. 1908: The first Founders’ Cup Race was held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia (US), was won by George Robertson in a Locomobile. Philadelphia’s…

  • 3-4 October: This Weekend in Motor Sports History

    Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history …….. -3 October – 1896: The II Grand Prix de l’A.C.F Paris–Marseille–Paris, the first competitive ‘city to city’ motor race, where the first car to across the line was the winner, finished. Prior motor race events employed a variety of classification systems…