Charles combined his passion for racing with the successful resurrection of the famed 12 Hours of Sebring. Under his guidance, with racing partner Dave Cowart, in 1978 the Sebring tradition was returned to international prominence with official FIA listing and the return of major corporate sponsors, auto manufacturers and the media. In recognition of his […]
While Bruce has not raced over the years per se, his leadership of the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles plus his leadership in the Historic/Vintage automobile world qualifies him as an Honorary member. His personal collection of cars includes many of the greatest ever designed (D-Type Jag, Ferrari 250 SWB, Ferrari Testa Rosa, and the […]
Steve began his racing career in hillclimbing in 1969. He then moved to the Formula Ford series…started competing in rally cars in the mid 1970s… switched to off-road racing in the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG) stadium series in the early 1980s. He won the 1986, 1988, and 1989 Mickey Thompson Off-Road Grand Prix Grand […]
Joined SCCA in 1964 at age 19, running his first drivers’ school at Las Cruces, NM in a borrowed Austin Healey. Ran SCCA club races mid-’60s and early ’70s, also sharing a Corvette then a Camaro with brother Kenper in Trans-Am and IMSA competition. Raced a Porsche 934 in ’76 with Milt Minter; then ran […]
Eddie won the 1975 Professional Super Vee Championship driving a Bertil Lola 324. He also won the SCCA National Formula Ford Championship. Went on to drive Indy cars, but his career was curtailed by a crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
In his over 40 years in the racing industry, Tom developed successful programs in a variety of racing venues, including IMSA, SCCA, NASCAR and Grand-Am. In an early partnership with Bill Scott Racing, Tom helped produce 10 Formula Vee, Super Vee and Formula Ford championships from 1964-1984. Campaigning a Ford Mustang in 1981, Tom’s Performance […]
Doug attended his first race, a New Jersey board track event, in 1949 at age nine but didn’t become involved in the business until he was out of high school and began crewing for a neighbor…Mark Donohue … Mark went one way in racing while Doug went another…working with Westinghouse Broadcasting on its race broadcasts […]
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Allan Moffat raced Cortina and Cougar in ’60s Trans-Am, then moved to Australia, where he won more than 100 Touring Car races from ’65-’71, including three Bathurst 500 victories, one leading from pole to flag. Co-drove with Brian Redman to ’75 Sebring 12 win, and co-drove with Bobby Rahal in […]
Montoya is unique among drivers in the late ’90s and early millennium. He won races as a rookie in Formula 1, CART, IndyCar, GRAND-AM and NASCAR. Only driver to compete at Indianapolis in IndyCar, NASCAR and F1 with best finishes of first, second and fourth respectively. After winning numerous junior titles, was International F 3000 […]
John was just another talented West Coast SCCA Club racer with big aspirations and little money to make them happen until the 1970 season when the merger of John’s talents and personality and Peter Brock’s new affiliation with import car newcomer Datsun put both men and Datsun on the racing radar … The results were […]
Lothar was on of the top USRRC and Can-Am drivers in the sixties and seventies. A native of Germany, he came to the US in 1958 and began his racing career four years later behind the wheel of the ex-Ken Miles Dolphin Formula Junior…soon switched to a Lotus 22 – winning 34 races in 54 […]
French-born rally driver competed in the FIA World Rally Championship in ’74-’86, winning ’81 Rallye Sanremo, the first…and so far only…woman with a WRC win. Followed in ’82 with victories in Portugal, Greece and Brazil and finished a close second for the WRC title. Won Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in ’84 and ’85, setting the […]
One of IMSA’s most-dominant drivers during the 1970s and 1980s .. Scored his first pro win at VIRginia Int’l Raceway in 1971 in AMC Gremlin with Amos Johnson. 1979 champion in IMSA Champion Spark Plug Challenge. 1983 IMSA Camel GTU titlist, and 1984 IMSA Camel GTO champion. Three-time GTU winner at 12 Hours of Sebring. […]
Alfa Romeo fanatic who began racing them in 1971. Won his first SCCA National Championship in 1983, then backed it up with consecutive repeat wins in 1988-89.
IMSA GTU, GTO and Camel Lights racer in ’80s and ’90s, Won Daytona 24 and Road America and earned eight other podiums in ’85. Set two Bonneville land speed records in Mazda 323GTX in ’91 and ’92. Active vintage racer since 1977.
Burdie began his career in hot rod racing in 1946 and went on to compete in midgets on the dirt ovals and in hydroplane races. In 1950, however, he began a long association with the Sports Car Club of America as a road racer. He then became active as an official with the SCCA and […]
Dan primarily competed in CASC North American Atlantic Championship competition from 1981 to 1984 and won the series title in 1984. He also drove in the SCCA Single-seater Can-Am Series and later drove in IMSA Camel Lights, winning several class victories in 1992 with teammate Parker Johnstone and finishing third in 1993 for Comptech Racing.
Tim was a regular competitor on the IMSA circuit in the 1990s often co-driving with Jim Downing in the GTP/Lights Kudzu-Mazda. Tim won class at the Daytona 24 (GT-92) and the Sebring 12 Hours (GTP/Lights-93). In 1994, he was SCCA Trans-Am Series Rookie of the Year. McAdam first raced in 1983 in Formula Fords.
Denise was a race car driver from the 1940’s to the 1960s, and was a sports reporter for the New York Herald Tribune during the 1950s. She received the International Automotive Media Conference’s IAMA Recognition of Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000, was enshrined in the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2001, and inducted into the […]
John won the 1975 SCCA National Championship driving a TR-6 Triumph for Group 44. Went on to enjoy a successful pro career.
The ultimate ‘been there, done that’ driver. Began racing in 1945 at Portland (Ore.) Speedway in what would now be a NASCAR Nextel Cup-type car. Won the fabled 1950 Pan-American Road Race in an Oldsmobile. Competed in 86 Winston Cup races in three stints (1950-54, 1971-78, 1980-93). Finished sixth in 1954 season points after winning […]
Scottish born, and racing since the age of 11 in karts; six-time Scottish champion and three-time British champion. Then progressed through Formula Junior, F3, F3000 (second in British championship) en route to sports car racing, LeMans 24-Hour and F1. Factory team driver for both Porsche and Audi. Twice LeMans 24-Hour winner (’98, ’08); four-time Sebring […]
Rick Mears dominated Indy car racing in the 1980s – winning the Indy-500 a record four times. He won a total of twenty-nine Indy car races for Team Penske- seven of which were on road courses. He won the coveted pole position forty times and he drove more miles during that decade than any other […]
Never a driver, but the best friend many racers, series or sanctioning bodies throughout the world ever had during his 1959-1996 tenure as Director of Worldwide Racing for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. His tireless (sic) work truly made Goodyear the ‘Number 1 name in Racing’ for many years. After retiring from Goodyear, became […]
IMSA driver/team owner from ’78 to ’90 with two victories as a driver. His Bayside Motorsports Camel GT team’s best year was ’87, scoring six victories in 11 starts…Sebring 12, Laguna Seca, Mid-Ohio, Sears Point, Columbus and Del Mar…with drivers Jochen Mass and Bobby Rahal. The team repeated at Sebring in ’88. His drivers read […]
Jeff has collected and restored historic sports, prototype and formula cars for over 30 years, including various Porsches (Spyder, 904/6, 908, 917, 962, GT3R), Ferraris (512M, 206sp, 500 Mondial) and F-1 cars (McLaren, Tyrell and Lotus.) He has driven historic races at most North American circuits, as well as most major European circuits.
Shane is widely considered one of the sport’s leading endurance racing and development drivers with race victories and Championships throughout the world. His 29 24-hour races include 13 at Daytona and three-each at Le Mans and the Nurbôrgring, including victory in the 2010 German event. He has also raced in eight 12 Hours of Sebring, […]
One of the USA’s best-ever amateur open-wheel drivers.. Won multiple SCCA National Championships in Formula Ford and S-2000 in the sport’s most competitive era. Along with fellow RRDC member Dave Weitzenhoff, Bob dominated SCCA open-wheel racing in the 1980’s. Also competed in IMSA GT racing and SCCA Trans-Am.
Patrick Long is one of America’s top young sports car talents. Here are his accomplishments: RRDC Member Since 2009 Residence Manhattan Beach, California Factory Driver Porsche, since 2003 Major Accomplishments Three-time ALMS GT2 Driver’s Champion (2005, 2009, 2010) Pirelli World Challenge GT Driver’s Champion (2011) Class 12 Winner, 2013 […]
Competed in F1, the Can-Am, F-5000, the Trans-Am and major international sports car races. Started 43 F1 races, but is best remembered for helping rescue Niki Lauda from his burning Ferarri at the Nurburgring. Brett scored a string of top finishes in the L&M F-5000 Series in the early 1970’s…took a second place in the […]
Arie is best known for his 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 victories; but throughout his distinguished career he has experienced success in many different forms of racing with victories in the 1989 12 Hours of Sebring and the 1998 24 Hours of Daytona. Arie represented IndyCar racing in the International Race of Champions (IROC) series […]
Pete began his career reporting on the North American scene for the British magazine Autosport, regularly attending great events like the Daytona 24-hour and 500-mile races, the Sebring 12-hour, the Indy 500, and the annual Formula One Grands Prix in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. A special favorite was the Can-Am and those glorious years […]
Chris started competing on two wheels at age 16 and graduated to historic racing 25 years ago. He’s an active collector, restorer, tinkerer and general gear head who runs a heavy equipment dealership to pay for his vehicular interests.
