
Dan DeRusha Steps Down as Executive Director
January 19, 2021
Dan announced he is stepping back from his full-time duties for personal reasons resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kip & Rick interviewed on Break/Fix Podcast
November 24, 2020
Check out the interview with the IMRRC's front man Kip Zeiter, and SCCA Archivist Rick Hughey during Season-1 of Break/Fix Podcast
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"Big Stars and Small Occurrences" by Jenny Ambrose
September 14, 2020
Appearing in Vol. 7, Issue 3 of SpeedTour Quarterly, IMRRC Head Archivist Jenny Ambrose speaks on the "Trackside Stories: Kathie J. Meredith's Motorsports Photographs, 1968-1972" exhibit at the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, NY.
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LACar.com features 2020 Corvette Sweepstakes
August 30, 2020
"Win a 2020 Corvette Stingray from the IMRRC" by Doug Stokes
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A 1948 Road Race Circuit Ran Through this Quiet Upstate Town
August 7, 2020
"Though the suburban streets that run through the village of Watkins Glen are quiet now, they were once lined with crowds of cheering spectators and filled with the roar of race car engines." The IMRRC recently contributed images to this article by Nicole Saraniero on Untapped New York.
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Watkins Glen 1970 - A Look Back 50 Years Later
July 14, 2020
The joint World Sportscar Championship and Can-Am weekend at Watkins Glen in July 1970 was notable for the great racing, huge crowd, world-famous drivers and a fascinating mix of machinery for both the 6-Hour event on Saturday and the unlimited Group 7 show on Sunday, a race where many of the endurance competitors competed as well. World-renowned Porsche 917 author Jay Gillotti takes us back in time to a different age to remember it all.
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Senna’s Legacy Includes Improved Safety
June 8, 2020
The months of April and May bring sad reminders of three great F1 heroes lost to crashes – Jimmy Clark, Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna. All are sorely missed. We can be grateful that Niki Lauda, whose passing in May of 2019 was a reminder of a long and inspiring life, escaped from his fiery crash at the Nürburgring. Yet, it was not until the fatal crash of Senna in 1994 that a safety revolution took place. This excerpt from “CRASH!” looks at why the great Brazilian’s death made so much difference when it came to racing safety, now part of his legacy.
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The First IMSA GTP Car – It’s Not What You Think
May 25, 2020
When IMSA first published the initial Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) rulebook in 1980, it set off a flurry of activity with car builders and race teams. But who became the first to field a GTP machine in an IMSA race? This question isn't as simple to answer as you might think.
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Early Days at IMSA: Formula Cars on Ovals
May 4, 2020
When the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) started in 1969, it focused on running formula car races on a mixture of fast ovals and road courses. That idea produced fantastic racing but proved to be quite dangerous. It was also not a commercial success. These factors led to a shift in focus to GT cars in 1971. And the rest, as they say, is history.
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Brands Hatch 1970 – Pedro’s Greatest Drive?
April 12, 2020
April 12th marks the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest sports car endurance drives of all time. In horrible conditions at Brands Hatch, Pedro Rodriguez stomped the competition in his Gulf Porsche 917. Read about how it happened from world-renowned 917 author Jay Gillotti.
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