CRAIG BREEDLOVE, SPEED RACER!

Posted on April 9, 2023 by MartynL

American five-time World Record Setter Craig Breedlove, 86, the first person to go faster than 400, 500 and 600 mph, died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family, April 4, 2023, in Rio Vista, CA. R.I.P.: CRAIG BREEDLOVE, SPEED RACER! “He was an American treasure,” said wife Yadira Breedlove. “Our hearts are heavy today letting him go, but we also acknowledge Craig’s courage and bravery seeking motorsports honors for the United States of America. For decades, his deeds touched many,...

’49 OLDS: NASCAR ROARIN’ RELIC

Posted on August 24, 2020 by MartynL

Paul Goldsmith and Linda Vaughn welcome NASCAR's oldest racecar, ’49 OLDS: NASCAR ROARIN’ RELIC, to Daytona’s Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Museum. Ben Kennedy, Paul Goldsmith and Linda Vaughn stand with the "Roarin' Relic" at the Daytona International Speedway. Photo courtesy of Bill Warner, Amelia Island Concours. Paul Goldsmith, 94, is the only man to win on the Daytona Beach Road Course in both cars and on a motorcycle. Smokey Yunick once called him “the best pure racer I ever sa...