The Logbook

Peter Sachs, a member of the IMRRC Historians Council, remembers the 1962 French Grand Prix, a race in which Dan Gurney collected an unexpected win. Reposted with permission from the Klemantaski Collection.

William Edgar, a member of the IMRRC Historians Council, relates the story of his personal connection with the Alfa Berlinetta that won the very first race through the streets of Watkins Glen in 1948, and how he was reunited decades later with the very same car.

Dick Barbour's IMSA team decided to attack the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time in 1978 - and they won! Here's the inside story of how it happened.

Watkins Glen seminar examines motorsports culture. By Larry Edsall, published October 31, 2018.

The fight for control of sports car racing between USAC and the SCCA reached a boiling point in the late 1950s. Read about it in this excerpt from the upcoming book on the history of IMSA authored by Mitch Bishop and Mark Raffauf: "IMSA 1969-1989" available in January 2019 from Octane Press.

"Workers Appreciated Through History" Appearing in SportsCar November 2018 by Jeff Jacobs

Lee and Jeannette Apostale of Hornell, N.Y., were the winners of the 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S raffled by the International Motor Racing Research Center.

The fight for control of sports car racing after WWII was fierce. Read about it in this excerpt from the upcoming book authored by Mitch Bishop and Mark Raffauf: "IMSA 1969-1989" available in January 2019 from Octane Press.

The International Motor Racing Research Center is again partnering with the Society of Automotive Historians to present "The First Turn Meets the Cultural Turn - History on the Eights," an academic symposium on racing history.

Lee and Jeannette Apostale of Hornell, N.Y., were the winners of the 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S raffled by the International Motor Racing Research Center.