Members
A complete list of RRDC members.
KAS KASTNER PASSES; DAN GURNEY TO BE HONORED
Robert W. “Kas” Kastner, a giant in American motorsports, passed away Saturday at age 92. Kastner came up through the ranks from mechanic all the way to head of NPTI, Nissan’s dominant IMSA GTP program in the late 1980s and early ‘90s. An organizational wizard, Kastner headed up both racing teams and manufacturer programs, winning […]
KRISTENSEN’S BOOK NOW AVAILABLE IN U.S.; HURLEY HAYWOOD ON 50 YEARS OF RACING; BRIAN TILL MEDICAL UPDATE;
LE MANS: TOM KRISTENSEN, by Tom Kirstensen with Dan Philipsen, is now available in the U.S. with foreword by Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. Between 1997 and 2014, Tom Kristensen won the world’s toughest automobile race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, a record nine times and finished on the podium on five more occasions. Every time his car […]
NEW BOOKS: WILLIAM JEANES’ ROAD TO PICKLETOWN; STAINLESS STEEL CARROT EBOOK
WILLIAM JEANES’ THE ROAD TO PICKLETOWN The Road to Pickletown – A Southerner Confronts Cowbells, Clowns, Cuba, Christmas, and Mississippi; written by longtime automotive and auto racing journalist William Jeanes, is not what one would expect to come from the pen of a car guy. Yet, here it is – a selection of the many […]
ST. JAMES 2021 AMELIA ISLAND HONOREE; STAINLESS STEEL IN eBOOK; BOB VARSHA MEDICAL UPDATE
LYN ST. JAMES IS 2021 AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS HONOREE For the first time in 26 years, The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will celebrate a female honoree, the inspiring Lyn St. James, at the 26th Annual meeting, May 20-23, 2021. An accomplished race driver, St. James has used her celebrity to help advance the careers of […]
STROPUS ON MARCH 3RD PODCAST; BUNDY MEDICAL UPDATE
JUDY STROPUS TO BE ON “RACE TALK WITH TRISH” Our recently selected Motorsports Hall of Fame of America honoree Judy Stropus will be featured on “RaceTalk With Trish” on the Racing History Project Podcast Channel Wednesday, March 3rd at 6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern. Call-in number – 425-436-6385 Access code – 5762616# (enter when prompted) Or […]
PETER GREGG FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED BY SON SIMON GREGG
Simon Gregg has announced the formation of the Peter Gregg Foundation and Peter Gregg Gallery, paying tribute to his legendary father. The Foundation will foster the careers of aspiring engineers by providing mentorship plus roles with current contending race teams. “The Foundation will have an annual contest that will award five scholarships to deserving young […]
RRDC PRESIDENT BOBBY RAHAL LAUNCHING 30TH SEASON AS TEAM OWNER
[From the NTT INDYCAR SERIES weekly newsletter] RRDC President Bobby Rahal’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) racing team will celebrate its milestone 30th anniversary with the start of the 2021 season. The team, which began competing in 1992, will field two cars each in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and GTLM-class of the International Motor Sports Association’s […]
GUTHRIE AND STROPUS TO BE INDUCTED INTO MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA
Janet Guthrie and Judy Stropus were announced as members of the 2021 class to be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America this September at the Festival of Speed in Pontiac, Mich. The virtual announcement was held Saturday at Daytona International Speedway before the start of the Rolex 24. Stropus, representing the new […]
ROB DYSON TO CHAIR INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY MUSEUM PLUS MEMBER CAR COLLECTIONS, THE ESSENTIAL TOLY AND 60-YEAR SCCA MEMBERS
ROB DYSON TO CHAIR INDIA, NAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY MUSEUM Rob Dyson has been named chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, having served on the Museum board for 10 years. He succeeds Tony George who had been board chair for 35 years. George will remain involved as Chairman Emeritus. [motorsport.com front page image] Dyson’s personal […]
HOWIE LIEBENGOOD, A U.S. CAPITOL POLICE VETERAN, DIES SATURDAY
Howie Liebengood, Jr., a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police, died Saturday in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrectionist attack on the Capitol building. He was off duty Saturday. Officer Liebengood was a member of the 2018 RRDC membership class. He raced extensively prior to joining the USCP in 2005, winning the 2000 […]