Richard Childress to be Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Motorsports
June 22, 2023
Richard Childress, famed NASCAR team owner, will join a select group of recipients of the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for Outstanding Contributions to Motorsports. Presented annually by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), this year’s gala and award ceremony will be held on Aug. 18, 2023, at the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel. Motorsports broadcast journalist Dr. Jerry Punch will be emceeing the evening’s festivities.
Read MoreOn the Grid: 1973 BMW 2002
May 18, 2023
New on the grid! The 1973 BMW 2002 currently owned by Bennie Bish from Whitney Point, NY.
Read MoreUpcoming IMRRC conversation - The Racing Legacy of A-Bay on Vintagemotorsport.com
May 9, 2023
Watkins Glen’s International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) is set to host The Racing Legacy of A-Bay on Saturday, May 20. Motorsports historian (and Lime Rock Park public address commentator) Greg Rickes will host a 90 to 120-minute presentation to re-live history when they raced ‘round the houses in Alexandria Bay.
Read MoreWatkins Glen Native Phyllisa DeSarno Joins IMRRC Governing Council
May 3, 2023
The Governing Council of the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) in Watkins Glen, New York has appointed Phyllisa A. DeSarno as its most recent Governing Council member.
Read MoreJ.C. Argetsinger Recalls Memories of Father and France Sr.
May 1, 2023
J.C. Argetsinger is the oldest son of Cameron Argetsinger and experienced first-hand, starting as a young boy, the interactions between his father and NASCAR founder, the late Bill France Sr., as plans to bring NASCAR to Watkins Glen were unfolding those many years ago. J.C. publically shared many personal remembrances of both his father and France at a recent conversation series event held at the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen.
Read MoreIMRRC Announces Sweepstakes Grand Prize: 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray
April 7, 2023
The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) will have the exciting new 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray 3LZ Convertible for its 25th Anniversary sweepstakes fundraiser.
Read MoreSummer in the English Countryside
April 5, 2023
Brands Hatch Circuit, situated in the rural county of Kent, was the venue for the eighth round of the Manufacturers' Championship for prototype cars on July 30, 1967. It was the first time that Brands Hatch had been used for the series and the drivers found that it was quite different from the other continental venues that had their long sweeping curves and lengthy straights. By contrast, Brands Hatch was shorter in length, 2.7 miles, with hills and tight corners to contend with which proved a challenge to the engineers who were responsible for setting up the cars.
Read MoreSCODA, A Concise History
January 27, 2023
The mid-1950s were witness to a change in fortunes for a few people who were lured by the growing number of sports cars coming into America from Europe. It was from this group of people that a small number of owners in and around the New York area took it upon themselves to form a club. Firstly, because they enjoyed their cars, and secondly because it was their aim to enter them into races, and hopefully win monetary prizes - something that was not possible by being a member of the Sports Car Club of America. It was decided that the club would be known as the Sports Car Owners and Drivers Association.
Read MoreResearch Center Welcomes Two New Governing Council Members
December 22, 2022
The International Motor Racing Research Center is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Dyson and Rob Roessel to the Governing Council. The IMRRC’s Governing Council guides the organization and is composed of racing aficionados, library professionals and civic and community leaders from across the United States.
Read MoreOn the Grid: Michael Argetsinger's Elden Mk10B
November 2, 2022
The staff of the IMRRC is honored to have Michael Argetsinger's Elden Mk10B on the floor of our visitor's center. Michael championed this Elden in 1973 on some of the most legendary circuits in Europe, as well as some airport circuits on USAF bases.
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