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October 5, 1980, was a very important day at Watkins Glen International circuit. Historical research, including about motor racing, cannot be done with hypotheses or with “what ifs” but only with facts. However, it can indeed be conceived that the facts of that day affected many future things. This was going to be the last F1 GP at Watkins Glen.

This material was provided by Ford Easton, who grew up in upstate New York and was an avid fan of racing in his youth, and is now recognized as an expert on racing in this genre.  He is the author of the definitive book on the subject, "Stock Car Racing in the '50s: Pictures and Memories from Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania" (2014). 

The 1895 Horseless Carriage Contest sponsored by the Chicago Times-Herald (aka “first” auto-race in America) – a peek into the WHAT, WHY. WHEN. WHERE, WHO beyond the auto history lore of a Duryea victory on a cold and snowy, Thanksgiving Day in Chicago.

International Historic Motoring Awards also Recognize Our Best of Show Winner as the Car of the Year

Two-Day Event Provides Insights into the History of Motorsports. The Eighth Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History was held on November 1 and 2 at the Media Center at Watkins Glen International.

Over the years, the IMRRC has “come to the rescue” of devoted authors who are committed to publishing in-depth, definitive works.  Such services might include the discovery of photographs, fact checking, or filling in the gaps within a particular marque history or driver’s career.

In anticipation of the upcoming holiday season, the IMRRC has lowered prices on many items in our online gift shop.

Based on archival and biographical research and interviews with British journalists, broadcasters and communications managers, this presentation provides an analysis of the transformations in media relations in Formula One from 1960s onward.

Skip McGoun examines Formula One on-track and on-vehicle sponsorships through the post-WWII period to show the evolution of the cultural appeal of the series.

Formula One raced at Watkins Glen for 20 years, 1961-1980. This was a still early time in post-war F1, when nearly everything was smaller scale, sponsorship was just beginning, a DIY ethos ruled the paddock and US media attention was limited. Yet these 20 years mark a crucial midway point between the Glen’s original road racing and the modern, corporatized F1 that has now developed into a global media spectacle.