The Logbook

Thanks to a grant from a generous long-time donor, the IMRRC has embarked on an ambitious digitization program, beginning with a selection of films from archives.

All that was missing were the Nitro fumes!! On Saturday, May 10 the IMRRC’s first Center Conversation program of the season was presented to a large, enthusiastic crowd of ‘Straight Line’ fans. Dean Johnson, the promoter of the track from 1964 to the track’s closing in 1974 and Jim Oddy, long time competitor at the track as well as drag strips around the country

In honor of the upcoming Indy 500 we revisit the Center Conversations with Donald Davidson about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Joseph Freeman on Indy Roadsters

In 1956 two brothers travelled to Italy intending to purchase a car to race back home. They returned with three: two Indy cars and a 1930s 6CM. The first part of this paper covers the modest race history of these cars in New Zealand.

Discover Corvette Thunder At The Glen! Watkins Glen is the birthplace of American Road Racing.  But did you know that they also have an event specifically for Corvette?

As a young boy growing up during a Western New York summertime I can recall hearing those iconic “Sunday, Sunday Niagara” radio advertisements promoting the upcoming drag racing events at the legendary and now defunct Niagara (NY) Drag Strip.

We hope that Corvette Z06 sweepstakes winner Bill Parker is enjoying the car now that the weather has improved for those of us in the northeast!

The IMRRC, in conjunction with the Society of Automotive Historians, will soon be launching a Virtual Symposium on International Motor Racing History that will provide an on-line platform for presentations on aspects of motor racing history by authors, academic motorsport scholars, enthusiast historians, and students who wish to present their research and findings to the motorsport community. 

Niagara Dragway was one of the most popular and iconic drag strips in New York State from the early 1960’s to 1974. “SUNDAY…NIAGARA” commercials boomed from superstation WKBW during that period making Niagara THE PLACE TO BE for maximum automotive excitement! “Straight Line Speed – the History of Niagara Dragway” will be the topic of the IMRRC’s first Center Conversation series of the season, on Saturday. May 10 from 1-3PM.

David Crowther, the driver, competed from the 1960s through the late 1980s in various events, including autocross, rallying, and ice racing, participating almost every weekend from January to October. The collection comprises extensive race results, news clippings, programs, and even race banquet menus, offering a remarkable glimpse into the life of an everyman driver.