Zak Brown, Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Racing, will receive the 10th annual IMRRC Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for his contributions to help advance and improve the sport of motor racing. Brown will be honored at a gala presented by Sahlen’s, NASCAR, Watkins Glen International and IMSA, on Thursday, September 12, 2024. The dinner and […]
Beth Paretta is the new Vice President of Sporting for Formula E. In that position, she will function as liaison between the Formula E teams, the FIA and the automotive manufacturers. In an extensive interview with racer.com, Paretta outlined her duties, emphasizing her experience in the automotive and motorsports arena with Volkswagen and Aston Martin […]
IndyCar legend Wally Dallenbach, Sr., passed away in his sleep last Monday at age 87. Family and friends said he watched the IndyCar race at Barber on Sunday. After his successful driving career ended, the senior Dallenbach assumed the duties CART’s Chief Steward in 1980, shaping the IndyCar World Series into the motorsports dynamo it […]
As Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s official ‘Wreath Lady’, Julie Vance is usually accustomed to making things to be presented to other people. But after 33 years and counting of making the BorgWarner Victory Lane Wreath for the Indianapolis 500, she found herself on the receiving end on Tuesday when her contributions were recognized with a special […]
For once, a major driver move is not the current talk of the Formula 1 “silly season”. It’s the announcement last week that Adrian Newey is departing Red Bull after 17 seasons. For the short term, Newey will be overseeing the pre-production details of the Red Bull Advanced Technologies hypercar – his brainchild, the RB17, […]
The 7th Annual Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance on June 23rd will present a star-studded panel discussion of the racing and production histories of Jaguar, the event’s featured marque. Former Jaguar race-car driver Chip Robinson, famed Jaguar restorer Dean Cusano and former Jaguar North America President Michael Dale comprise the live panel on the stage of the Simeone […]
The April 18 RRDC Evening with Sir Jackie Stewart Presented by Firestone drew a crowd of well over 400 guests that included champion racing drivers, industry leaders, sanctioning group representatives and other icons of the racing world. The 14th annual banquet celebrating the legends of motorsport honored the three-time Formula 1 World Champion at a […]
RRDC members attending the April 18 RRDC Evening with Sir Jackie Stewart, have paid your 2024 dues, and would like to have event passes for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach for the weekend, please email Judy Stropus at jstropus@earthlink.net and let me know by April 10. You may pick up the passes at the dinner registration […]
Ray Evernham has plenty to say about his life and NASCAR career, and now everyone gets to hear it. Evernham, 2023 RRDC member class, has authored a new book, Trophies and Scars, where he opens up about his journey to NASCAR, the days building, leading, and leaving the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team, as well […]
Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH) and Lime Rock Park are proud to announce the SpeedTour All-Star Race, which will bring together an unprecedented gathering of motorsports legends to race at the historic Connecticut circuit, July 19-20. Gathering icons from Formula 1, NASCAR, INDYCAR and IMSA, the SpeedTour All-Star Race will pair all-star drivers with competitors from […]
Sir Jackie Stewart, three-time Formula 1 World Champion, will be honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club in Long Beach on Thursday April 18. The “RRDC Evening with Sir Jackie Stewart presented by Firestone” is the RRDC’s 14th banquet annual honoring auto racing’s most influential leaders and icons. It will be held prior to the […]
Fellow Racers, We’ve all been in the scenario where the lap times just aren’t coming and you need to make a change. In those moments, how do you know when to change the car set-up or your driving style? It can seem like an easy fix to just tweak the set-up, but it might not […]
Wilson Fittipaldi, Jr., the older brother and father of RRDC members Emerson and Christian, passed away following an illness precipitated by an eating incident over the holidays. A piece of meat lodged in this throat, and he suffered a cardiac arrest. He had been in poor health ever since. RACER.com was one of dozens of […]
Road Racing Drivers Club President Bobby Rahal cordially invites you to attend Thursday, April 18, 2024 Long Beach Hilton 701 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90831 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. In advance of the 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Tickets $275.00 each for RRDC members who […]
Harry Ingle, an open-wheel champion and racecar manufacturer in the early 1970s, passed away in late January in an advanced healthcare center in his hometown of Charlotte, NC. Ingle, 80, had suffered from dementia for several years. Ingle started racing SCCA production cars in the late 1960s but soon moved to Formula Vee, winning the […]
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) announced today the second class of inductees for the IMSA Hall of Fame, and like the inaugural class it features an intriguing lineup of both competitors and cars that helped define North America’s premier sports car organization. The IMSA Hall of Fame lives digitally at www.imsahalloffame.com, with inductees chosen from a […]
Team Penske prevailed down the stretch of the Rolex 24 at Daytona to score its first overall victory in the annual round-the-clock marathon since 1969. Felipe Nasr, the last of the four Penske drivers, nipped two-time defending 24 Champion Tom Blomqvist by a scant 2.112sec. Five GTP cars finished on the lead lap, including the […]
During the NASCAR Hall of Fame 2024 Induction Ceremonies Friday, Janet Guthrie was named recipient of the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. Guthrie, 85, did not attend as she has not flown since the onset of COVID in 2020. However, she spoke by telephone to the Charlotte Observer’s Scott Fowler, who asked what […]
“Sebring 1983 – The Warhorse and the Hitchhiker” – the latest book by all-around motorsports enthusiast, author and the recognized expert on the history of the 12 Hours of Sebring, Ken Breslauer – is now available for immediate orders. As the oldest active sports car race and one of the most revered motorsports events in America, […]
Fellow racers, When only a few laps remain and you’re being pressured from behind for the win, you need to know The Art of Defensive Driving. It’s not as simple as covering the inside or parking it on the apex, there’s a fine line between defending well and doing something that could land you […]
Gil de Ferran suffered a fatal heart attack Friday while practicing with his son at The Concours Club race track in Opa-locka, Florida. RRDC President Bobby Rahal said, “All of us at the Road Racing Drivers Club are saddened by the passing of racing great and RRDC member Gil de Ferran. “Gil was a tremendous […]
Thanks to the organizational skills of RRDC member Lisa Noble, the RRDC will hold its annual members’ dinner at the Daytona 500 Club in advance of the 61st Rolex 24 At Daytona. The RRDC members’ dinner has become the perfect venue for members and their guests to bench race, meet, and enjoy an evening filled with […]
Racer, collector, photographer and founder of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Bill Warner will serve as grand marshal for the season-opening Sebring SpeedTour, February 22-25, 2024. “We’re honored to welcome Bill Warner as the grand marshal of the Sebring SpeedTour,” said Tony Parella, CEO of SpeedTour. “A devoted motorsports and automotive enthusiast, Bill is a […]
This is a very special film for us, as it’s the first in a new series where the topic has been chosen by a guest driver editor! We are delighted that our first driver editor is Indy 500 winner and 2016 IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud, who has chosen the topic ‘How To Deal With Tough […]
Ken Squier, the legendary broadcaster, passed away Wednesday night in Waterbury, VT, at age 88. Co-founder of Motor Racing Network, Squier set the highest marks for journalistic excellence in both the broadcast booth and the printed page. He was an astute observer of motorsports and a kind and caring friend to many in the racing […]
RRDC members Anatoly Arutunoff, Bruce Foss and Vicki O’Connor are among the five-person 2024 SCCA Hall of Fame class which also includes Terry Ozment and Fred Wacker, Jr. The Induction Ceremony will be held Jan. 19, 2024, as part of the SCCA National Convention and will be streamed on the SCCA’s official Facebook page and […]
Ryan Blaney prevailed in a four-car showdown for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship by finishing second overall in the season finale at Phoenix Raceway. Blaney’s title was the second consecutive Cup championship and fourth overall for Team Penske, Of Blaney’s accomplishment, Team Penske Executive VP Walt Czarnecki said, “Clearly a breakthrough. It’s given him […]
Fellow racers, have you watched onboard laps where the driver seems more interested in their steering wheel than where they’re going? That’s because more tools than ever are now available to make set-up adjustments from inside the car to extract maximum performance. In our latest video, topflight racers – Ricky Taylor, Renger van der Zande, […]
DARTFORD, Kent, UK (October 22, 2023) – Team USA Scholarship drivers Jack Sullivan and Ayrton Houk this afternoon were embroiled in the thick of the action during an enthralling 20-lap Grand Final to the 52nd annual BRSCC Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. Sullivan ultimately finished ninth, moving up one position from the start, while Houk […]
DARTFORD, Kent, UK (October 20, 2023) – Three days of testing at the historic Brands Hatch Circuit are in the books. Now it’s time to go racing. For well over 50 drivers, including Team USA Scholarship representatives Ayrton Houk, 20, from McCordsville, Ind., and Jack Sullivan, 17, from Hamilton, Ohio, the 52nd annual BRSCC Formula Ford […]
Tom Davey, a champion race driver whose day job as writer and filmmaker produced a body of work that has enriched motorsports for decades, passed away Tuesday morning at age 81. One of his proudest achievements has been the creative evolution of SAFEisFAST.com, launched by Jim Mullen in 2010 with grants by the FIA’s Institute […]
Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH) named Connie Nyholm, majority owner and CEO of VIRginia International Raceway (VIR), the inaugural winner of the PMH Trailblazer Award as reported by Racer.com. The presentation took place during a Women in Motorsports North America (WIMNA) Fundraising Dinner at the VIR SpeedTour on Saturday night. The newly established award recognizes individuals […]
Fifteen drivers represented the RRDC at the 60th SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Virginia International Raceway owned by club member Connie Nyholm, Sep. 29 through Oct 3. It was oddly overcast Sep 25-28 – the four days of practice/qualifying – looking more like the Pacific NW than southern Virginia. The weather improved for the […]
Team USA Scholarship has chosen a pair of young racers for the annual foray to the UK to compete in the 52nd Formula Ford Festival at Brand Hatch, Oct 21-22, and the 23rd Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone, Nov 4-5. Ayrton Houk and Jack Sullivan will follow in some illustrious footsteps during the next few […]
Janet Guthrie has been selected as the recipient of the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. Guthrie will be recognized along with the Class of 2024 electees at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Jan. 19 in Charlotte. Guthrie broke barriers in the sport and was the first woman to find success […]
Beth Paretta has been named Grand Marshal for the FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park, July 21-22. Paretta is the owner/founder/Team Principal of Paretta Autosport which fields a women-driven entry in the NTT IndyCar Series. As such, she will also host the Women in Motorsports North America “Power Hour” reception on the […]
