Seventh Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History – November 3-4, 2023

The International Motor Racing Research Center and the Society of Automotive Historians presented the Seventh Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History in November, in the Media Center of the world-famous Watkins Glen International racing circuit in Watkins Glen, New York.

Presenter biographies and presentation previews can be seen in this year’s event program.

All of the presentations are available to view on Gran Touring Motorsports’ website!

New in 2023: The International Reel Wheel Film Festival was revived as a kick-off to the seventh annual Argetsinger Symposium. The IRWFF was curated by Thomas Schmeh, at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, from 1999 through 2013. The Festival celebrates the automobile and auto racing in film and was held in the Watkins Glen Elementary School auditorium, adjacent to the IMRRC, on Thursday, November 2nd, from 5:00 to 8:30 PM. The 2023 Festival theme was “Celebrating Historical Racing Documentaries.”

The Symposium has established itself as a unique and respected scholarly forum and has gained a growing audience of students and enthusiasts. It provides an opportunity for scholars, researchers and writers to present their work related to the history of automotive competition and the cultural impact of motor racing to their peers and to the motor racing community in general.