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The 1966 McLaren M1B was a lightweight, fiberglass-bodied sports prototype developed for the Can-Am series, featuring a spaceframe chassis and typically powered by a big-block American V8 engine. As an evolution of the M1A, the M1B marked McLaren’s growing presence in North American racing, showcasing Bruce McLaren's engineering ingenuity and competitive ambition.

Christina Lam is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in electrical engineering. She currently works for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, co-founded the Hi-Speed Motorsports racing team, and currently the only Chinese American woman driver in IMSA. She is so on competing in the Michelin Pilot Challenge event on Saturday of IMSA weekend.

Just in time for the 2025 Le Mans, Jordan Taylor stopped by for an “Evening With A Legend” podcast episode discussing his previous 8 attempts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and what it means to be back this year with Cadillac and Wayne Taylor Racing at the front of the pack!

Save the Date! Society of Automotive Historians - 2025 Annual Awards Banquet; Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the fabulous Durant-Dort Factory One building in Flint, Michigan

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.