Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen 2019
Just like Mark Donohue’s Porsche 917-30 crushed the 1973 Watkins Glen Can-Am, Mazda crushed the competition in the 2019 IMSA Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Read moreJust like Mark Donohue’s Porsche 917-30 crushed the 1973 Watkins Glen Can-Am, Mazda crushed the competition in the 2019 IMSA Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Read moreChris Dyson took pole position and dominated the 2019 Lime Rock Trans-Am for a home track win despite a racing injury suffered just days earlier.
Read moreI’ve been to the Watkins Glen race circuit many times, in all kinds of weather. Searing hot to serious cold and drenching rain. I survived the Bog. I love the place. Here then some notes and a few photos from the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen:
Read moreThe recent conviction of Scott Tucker on numerous federal charges of fraud is not surprising. Auto racing at any level is a great way to blow through copious amounts of money. The old expression holds true: How fast do you want to go? How much money do you have? The desire to go very fast is what drives criminals and auto racing to occasionally get together.
Read moreThe 2018 IMSA Weathertech Championship will go down as one of the best seasons since the classic GTP era.
Read moreI was already addicted to auto racing by the time the LeMans movie premiered. An image in a magazine ad I’d seen showed the 1-2-3 finish by Ford at LeMans in 1966. The romance and already legend of that particular race were now etched in my mind forever.
Read moreAnother from the deep archives: A racing vacation to Europe concludes with the 2010 LeMans 24 Hours. It was an epic battle between four Peugeots and 3 Audis for the win. The food was great and it didn’t rain.
Read moreArt cars are becoming quite normal these days, the trend started by BMW long ago with an Alexander Calder BMW CSL for LeMans. Early art cars were actually painted with paint; now the “paint” is a vinyl wrap.
Read moreIt was another great IMSA 6 hour race at Watkins Glen this past weekend. The main takeaway from the weekend was this: Wayne Taylor Racing’s Cadillac did not win (although another Caddy did win), BMW led from the get-go (and won), and the Acura NSX continues to show great pace (and won).
Read moreRed Bull Global Rallycross New England was a great racing show, marred by some long breaks in the action. But when that racing was in session, it was REALLY, REALLY great!
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