Members
A complete list of RRDC members.
TOWNSEND BELL NAMED BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR SKIP BARBER RACING SCHOOL
Skip Barber Racing School announced this week that Townsend Bell is joining the organization as Brand Ambassador. He is a graduate of the school and a former instructor. Bell is the 2001 Indy Lights Champion, the winner of the 2014 Daytona 24, the 2015 IMSA GTD Champion, the 2016 LeMans 24 winner and a 10-time starter […]
WILL POWER A TW0-TIME INDYCAR CHAMPION
It was a triumphant weekend for Will Power at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Sep 9-12. On Saturday, Power took his 68th career pole, eclipsing Mario Andretti’s all-time IndyCar record by one with Mario witnessing the feat from the pitlane. Then on Sunday, Power drove his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet to third overall in […]
ADRIAN NEWEY FEATURED ON SKY SPORTS’ GRAND PRIX SUNDAY
Adrian Newey was spotlighted on Sky Sports Grand Prix Sunday in the run-up to the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. The subject was the RB18 Red Bull F1 car and why it has been so dominant this 2022 season. The consensus is that chief aerodynamicist Newey has made the difference. Responsible for many championship race […]
NEW SIF VIDEO: THE START – 10 SECONDS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR RACE
Fellow Racers, the old saying goes, “No race has ever been won in the first corner, but many have been lost there.” Well if that’s true, then why do so many drivers go for it at the start? The answer is simple: With today’s race cars, passing is very difficult, and starts and re-starts present the best […]
SIX VIE FOR TWO TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP SLOTS; DIXON PASSES ANDRETTI
For the 33rd consecutive year, the Team USA Scholarship will provide opportunities for talented young American race car drivers to gain some international recognition at an early stage in their careers. Next week at the challenging Polecat Training Center facility in Lynchburg, Tenn., six finalists will participate in two days of assessments which will include […]
CHRIS CORD PASSES AT 82
Chris Cord, an investment banker who took up sports car racing as a hobby and closed his career in the center of Dan Gurney’s All American Racers factory Toyota GTO program, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Katrina Cord, his wife of 64 years, was with him when he passed at their home […]
ROGER BAILEY IS SUBJECT OF GORDON KIRBY’S LATEST BIOGRAPHY – “BOOST!”; DONOHUE AT PIKES PEAK; RECENT PASSAGES, DR. FREDERICK SIMEONE AND ALAIN de CADENET
Racemaker Press has announced that “Boost! Roger Bailey’s Extraordinary Motor Racing Career” – the latest biography from author Gordon Kirby – is now available at Racemaker.com. Perhaps nobody in the history of automobile racing enjoyed a career of wider reach and diversity than Roger Bailey. Over the course of 52 years, from 1959-2012, Bailey competed as […]
ROB WALTON BUYS THE BRONCOS; BILL AUBERLEN WINS BMW M LEGENDS INVITATIONAL
Rob Walton and the Walton-Penner Group have purchased the Denver Broncos for a reported $4.65 billion, a record for the sale of an American professional sports franchise, far surpassing the $2.4 billion paid for the New York Mets in 2020. Walton-Penner is headed up by Walton’s daughter Carrie Walton Penner and son-in-law Greg Penner. The […]
STROPUS NAMED GREENWICH CONCOURS GRAND MARSHAL
Hagerty has named the RRDC’s Judy Stropus as Grand Marshal for the 2022 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, held at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park overlooking Greenwich Harbor on June 3-5, 2022. Judy Stropus’ talent, passion, precision and creativity have been a pivotal part of American and international motorsports for over half a century, she literally wrote the […]
ST. JAMES AND REDMAN ARE “GRAND” IN CHATTANOOGA
Lyn St. James – 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, member of the ACCUS board on the FIA Women Motorsports Commission, RRDC member and most recently inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame – has been named Grand Marshal of the third annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, to be held this October 14-16 in the […]