24-25 February: This weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history….. ~24 February~ 1924: Harlan Fengler won the 250 mile season opening AAA Championship race on the 1.25 mile high banked board Los Angeles Motor Speedway. Fengler averaged 116.6 mph in his Miller. It was the 2nd and final Championship race win for…
19 – 25 February: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that have taken place this week in history ……. 90 years ago this week, driving the British built and designed 12 cylinder, 22.3 litre, 450 hp Bluebird at Daytona Beach, USA, Malcolm Campbell established a new World Land Speed Record of 206.96 mph [19 February 1928] ……. On the same…
10-11 February: This weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history…… ~10 February ~ 1901: Henri Farman recorded his first racing victory, winning the Pau-Peyrehorade-Pau road race for touring cars in an 8 hp Darracq. 1952: Daytona native Marshall Teague won the NASCAR Grand National race on the 4.1 mile beach and road…
3-4 February: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous events that took place this weekend in the history of motor sport ……. ~3 February~ 1953: Art Chrisman made the first sub-10 second (9.40) run from a rolling start, and the sport’s first 140-mph run, a 140.08 on a ¼ -mile dragstrip at Santa Ana. 1956: Johnny Claes, an English-born racing driver…
13-14 January: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ……. ~ 13 January ~ 1918: Barney Oldfield won 2 of 3 main events at Ascot in Los Angeles, California, driving the Miller “Golden Submarine”, but with the fully enclosed body removed. 1952: The Interlagos Grand Prix, Brazil was won by Juan…
1-7 January: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……. 100 years ago this week, the first Chevrolet trucks went on sale (cover image) [7 January 1918]. Chevy introduced two four-cylinder trucks for the 1918 model year , both cowl chassis designs that were only outfitted with sheet metal on the front.…
23-24 December: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ……. ~23 December~ 1971: Alessandro Cagno (88), winner of the first Targa Florio, died. One of the toughest competitions in Europe, the first Targa Florio covered 3 laps equalling 277 miles through multiple hairpin curves on treacherous mountain roads in Sicily, at…
25-26 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ……. ~25 November~ 1920: Gaston Chevrolet, the younger brother of famous automobile designer and racer Louis Chevrolet, was killed during a race in Beverly Hills, California. He joined his brothers Louis and Andre in the establishment of a racing car design company: the Frontenac…
18-19 November: This weekend in Motor Sport History
Momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ……. ~18 November~ 1916: The American Grand Prize, the last major race before the USA’s entry into World War One caused a cessation of competition, was won by co-drivers Howard Wilcox and Gil Anderson. The pair won $7500. The race was included on the…
4-5 November: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Momentous motor sports events that took place during this weekend in history ……. ~4 November~ 1904: The Indianapolis Auto Racing Association staged its first races at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds – Carl Fisher won the 5-mile handicap race in a Premier and Jan Clemens won the 100-mile feature race in a National, setting a dirt track record…
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