Members
A complete list of RRDC members.
HERSHEL McGRIFF SELECTED FOR NASCAR HALL OF FAME, GORDON MacKENZIE PASSES
Hershel McGriff will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame next January 20. McGriff joins Matt Kenseth and Kirk Shelmerdine in the 13th HoF class. McGriff met Bill France Sr. while competing in the Carrera Panamericana in 1950. McGriff won that inaugural Mexican Road Race while France and co-driver Curtis Turner crashed. France was […]
SAFEisFAST IS SEEKING A NEW PRESENTING PARTNER
The RRDC’s SAFE Is Fast program (safeisfast.com) needs your guidance and assistance. Please help us find our next Presenting Partner by reaching out to your friends in motor sports and introducing safeisfast.com by sharing our 2022 sponsorship pitch with them: https://bit.ly/sif-sponsor-deck. Over the last ten years, the RRDC’s Daytona and Long Beach banquets have featured films celebrating the club’s […]
OLVEY AND TRAMMELL IN 2023 MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA CLASS
Long Beach, Calif. (April 9, 2022) – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 2023 Induction Class during the Stand 21 Racing Goes Safer seminar at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The Class of ’23 includes two honorary members of the RRDC – Drs. Stephen Olvey and Terry Trammell. The […]
RICK MEARS HONORED BY RRDC AT LONG BEACH
LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 8, 2022) – Four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club in front of a capacity crowd at the April 7 RRDC Evening with Rick Mears Presented by Firestone. The audience included auto racing dignitaries, corporate executives and champion race-car drivers, and was held prior to the running of the […]
MARTY KAUFMAN, 1939-2022
Longtime race director and competition official Marty Kaufman passed away March 31 at his home in Parrish, Florida. Here is what Marshall Pruett wrote about Kaufman on RACER.COM: Cloaked in immense respect from those who competed under his command, the sight of Marty Kaufman at an American Le Mans Series or IMSA event brought a […]
INDYCAR SUPPORTS RRDC EVENING WITH RICK MEARS IN LONG BEACH
INDYCAR will support the RRDC Evening with Rick Mears presented by Firestone by hosting the pre-dinner reception at the Road Racing Drivers Club’s annual West Coast banquet, held prior to the 47th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Calif.) on April 7, 2022. Rick Mears, four-time Indianapolis 500 champion, winner of 29 INDYCAR SERIES races […]
PATO O’WARD NEW SAFEisFAST “ASK A PRO” + LATEST TEAM USA VIDEO
Patricio O’Ward, driver for Arrow McLaren SP in IndyCar, is the latest online driving instructor for SAFEisFAST.com. In 2017 he made the jump to Indy Lights and in his second season he won the championship with Andretti Autosport in 2018. He made his IndyCar debut with Harding Steinbrenner Racing at the end of 2018, before joining for […]
SAFEisFAST COMPARES SIM RACING TO KART RACING
Fellow Racers, for years Karting has been considered the best path to becoming a race driver. But recently top iRacer Max Esterson showed there’s another route. Switching to cars, he won a Team USA Scholarship and then finished first and second in the world’s two most prestigious Formula Ford races. Has Sim Racing now become the best […]
VIC ELFORD, 1935-2022
Vic Elford, among the world’s most versatile race drivers ever, passed away Sunday (March 13) after a long bout with cancer. He was 86. Elford excelled in every form of motorsport he attempted from pavement to dirt to sand and gravel. Marshall Pruett penned a wonderful remembrance of the Londoner on Racer.com – a must […]
RICK MEARS RRDC HONOREE AT LONG BEACH
Road Racing Drivers Club President Bobby Rahal cordially invites you to attend the RRDC Evening with Rick Mears Presented by Firestone: Long Beach Hilton, Thursday, April 7 Seats $280 ($250 for paid-up RRDC members only) in advance (or $300/$270 after March 28) Reservations Required (to rrdc2@cox.net) RICK MEARS – THANKS! Google “Rick Mears” and, by rights, you should be […]