RACING TO END ALZHEIMER’S

Posted on September 11, 2023 by MartynL

Over 180 names will adorn the RACING TO END ALZHEIMER’S No. 43 Porsche in the weekend’s Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America doubleheader at the Brickyard. Driver Mark Kvamme leads the series’ Am class - part of IMSA’s TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks - with six wins in 10 races behind the wheel of the No. 43 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. But for Kvamme, the most important part of the season is the chance to make a difference in the fight to end Alzheimer’s. “I’ve been fortunate to b...

2019 INDY 500: WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE AND DO!

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by MartynL

Motorsports Maven Jim Donnelly’s quick and handy Indy 500 survival and 'to-see-and-do' guide for all you road warriors out there. Let’s say you’re making an oft-discussed, long-planned and much-anticipated journey out to Indianapolis for the first time this week, to take in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing on the most hallowed weekend in motorsport. Maybe you were already in town for the big Mecum auction that took place over the past weekend. The point here is there’s a ton to see, do, and eat ...

INDY: USAC MIDGET RACING AT THE BRICKYARD?

Posted on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 by MartynL

Stephen Cox blogs about a new event designed to draw short-track fans back to the mecca of motorsports. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced a new event that will be held in the first week of September and hopefully pump up sagging attendance at the Brickyard 400 stock car race. A quarter-mile dirt track will be constructed inside Turn 3 for a USAC midget race, Speedway president J. Douglas Boles told the Indianapolis Star, “The short track community in a lot of ways is the heart an...

’17 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT: INDY 500 PACE CAR!

Posted on May 6, 2017May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Track-honed model is 14th Corvette to pace the iconic race. The Corvette Grand Sport is the official pace car for the 2017 Indianapolis 500 and will lead drivers to the green flag on May 28 at the 101st running of the legendary race. It marks the 14th time a Corvette has served as the official pace car, starting in 1978, and the 28th time a Chevy has led the field, dating back to 1948. The first Chevrolet Indy 500 pace car was a '48 Fleetmaster Six convertible. No other vehicle has paced th...